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Advanced Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist – Bank
The closing date is 26 May 2026
We are looking to expand our bank staffing at UHNM, and we are hoping to recruit an ambitious and proactive Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist who would like to work as part of a friendly, welcoming and experienced Upper Limb Service, who provide care to patient's post-surgery and following trauma to their upper limb, with a special interest in hands. The post sits will support in delivering outpatient rehabilitative care and involvement in the Hand Fracture clinics.
This post provides an excellent opportunity for a Therapist who would like to demonstrate their skills in a speciality area; provide clinical and professional leadership, and deliver essential assessment and treatment to patients in a progressive University Hospital, having strong links with Keele, Coventry and Derby Universities.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for staff with a highly devleped skill set within hand therapy provision that can support the service and provide an excellence of care.
If you feel you have the experience required, are motivated and want to take the opportunity to work at an acute trust then we would love to hear from you. We are happy to support candidates to come and visit our teams and the clinical areas, if you so wish. The successful candidate will be expected to fully invest in the Trust Values of Compassion, Improving, Safer and Together.
Support will be provided by Principal Therapists and Divisional Therapy Managers, as well as a network of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists within the division.
About us
The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke a large acute teaching hospital, with a Turnover of £360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations, such as Manchester and Birmingham and surrounded by rural pleasures, including the Peak District National Park. Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient‑centred clinical research facility providing state‑of‑the‑art facilities.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work‑life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.
Job responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For more details on the post, please contact Clare Johnson (see contact details).
Person Specification
Qualifications or Equivalent
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
- Registered with HCPC
- CPD relevant to hand therapy and rehabilitation
Skills & Knowledge
- Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience as an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist
- Experience of audits
- Experience gained within a hands setting
- Experience of supporting/supervising staff
- NHS experience
- Experience of splinting
- Trained clinical educator
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata
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Advanced Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist – Bank
The closing date is 26 May 2026
We are looking to expand our bank staffing at UHNM, and we are hoping to recruit an ambitious and proactive Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist who would like to work as part of a friendly, welcoming and experienced Upper Limb Service, who provide care to patient’s post-surgery and following trauma to their upper limb, with a special interest in hands. The post sits will support in delivering outpatient rehabilitative care and involvement in the Hand Fracture clinics.
This post provides an excellent opportunity for a Therapist who would like to demonstrate their skills in a speciality area; provide clinical and professional leadership, and deliver essential assessment and treatment to patients in a progressive University Hospital, having strong links with Keele, Coventry and Derby Universities.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for staff with a highly devleped skill set within hand therapy provision that can support the service and provide an excellence of care.
If you feel you have the experience required, are motivated and want to take the opportunity to work at an acute trust then we would love to hear from you. We are happy to support candidates to come and visit our teams and the clinical areas, if you so wish. The successful candidate will be expected to fully invest in the Trust Values of Compassion, Improving, Safer and Together.
Support will be provided by Principal Therapists and Divisional Therapy Managers, as well as a network of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists within the division.
About us
The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke a large acute teaching hospital, with a Turnover of £360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations, such as Manchester and Birmingham and surrounded by rural pleasures, including the Peak District National Park. Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient‑centred clinical research facility providing state‑of‑the‑art facilities.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work‑life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.
Job responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For more details on the post, please contact Clare Johnson (see contact details).
Person Specification
Qualifications or Equivalent
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
- Registered with HCPC
- CPD relevant to hand therapy and rehabilitation
Skills & Knowledge
- Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience as an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist
- Experience of audits
- Experience gained within a hands setting
- Experience of supporting/supervising staff
- NHS experience
- Experience of splinting
- Trained clinical educator
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata
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