Senior Hand Therapist

Job Summary

Band 6 Senior Hand Therapist

CQC RATING: GOOD

Are you a dynamic individual with hand therapy experience? Are you passionate about patient‑centred care and do you value working in a positive team environment focused on peer support and development? We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to come and join our team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. We are a GOOD rated hospital following CQC inspection and are looking to employ a highly skilled, forward‑thinking, dynamic individual as a Band 6 Hand Therapist.

We welcome applications from both Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists for this role. Please contact us if you would like further information or to arrange an informal visit.

Please note:

this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received.

• To be responsible for the efficient, effective and safe therapeutic management of patients within RBFT.
• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical practice for patients under your management and to support more junior staff to do likewise.
• To receive referrals and independently assess and treat own caseload of patients, ensuring evaluation and progression of treatment programmes to a high standard, and in line with National and Trust clinical guidelines, protocols and pathways where they exist.
• To have clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and prioritise that work efficiently taking into account clinical and service priorities, using clinical knowledge to underpin decisions.
• To manage clinical risk within own clinical caseload and identify and report any risks witnessed.
• To formulate and deliver specialist individual therapy treatment programmes based on clinical knowledge of current practice, evidence based practice and treatment options, using clinical assessment and reasoning skills.
• To have knowledge of a range of treatment skills relevant to the management of patient's conditions, including transfer assessments, function, and provision of advice, education and support. To provide therapy to patients individually, or as a group.

We are one of the largest general hospital foundation trusts in the country – serving a population of more than 500,000 people – and the main provider of acute and specialist care services for West Berkshire. Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, play, and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good. Our “CARE” values: C, A, R, E reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Date posted: 12 February 2026

Pay scheme:
Agenda for change

Band:
Band 6

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Full‑time

Reference number: NCG

Job locations:
Royal Berkshire Hospital, Craven Road, Reading, RG1 5AN

Essential:

• NHS Experience across all core clinical areas
• Minimum 6 months experience in a Hand Therapy role
• Understanding of current evidence base
• Degree or other recognised qualification in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Registered

Desirable:

• BAHT L1
• 2 years of Hand Therapy experience
• Post‑graduate Hand Therapy course

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer name:
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address:
Royal Berkshire Hospital, Craven Road, Reading, RG1 5AN

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