Bank Hand Therapist - #1659173

Bank Hand Therapist | Competitive Hourly Rate | Flexible Working | Methley Park LS26

We have an exciting opportunity for a Bank Hand Therapist to join our Staffing Bank Team in our Physio department based at Methley Park.

Spire Methley Park Hospital situated in Methley in South Leeds, has recently completed a 7.6 million refurbishment, which included a new theatre equipped with cutting-edge technology enabling us to carry out complex surgery across a variety of clinical specialties. At Spire Methley Park Hospital caring for our patients is at the heart of what we do. We provide expert medical care in our modern, well-equipped hospital for all of our patients.

Duties and responsibilities;

• To provide a high standard of specialist hand therapy assessment, diagnosis, treatment and advice to patients within the physiotherapy department


• Management of conditions such as Trapeziectomy, Fasciotomy, Tendon repairs and wound management


• Discuss, agree and explain responsibilities for the therapy assessment of patients, including their needs and any associated risks


• Using clinical reasoning skills develop treatment plans that are appropriate to the patient taking into consideration their physiotherapy care, risks and wellbeing.

Spire Leeds Hospital is amongst Yorkshire's largest hospitals offering treatment across over 30 medical specialties including orthopaedic surgery, cardiology, oncology (cancer care) and general surgery. Treating adults and children and part of the award-winning Spire healthcare group, multi-disciplinary teams provide fast, personalised healthcare.

• Degree (BSc Hons in Physiotherapy) or equivalent


• HCPC registered


• At least 5 years post graduate experience


• Previous extensive experience is essential in specialist hand therapy (physio or occupational therapist considered)


• Experience of assessing, diagnosing and treating specialist hand cases

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly


• Access to Spire Healthcare pension


• Access to Blue Light Card discounts


• Smartspending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via Spire for You


• Wellbeing Centre access via Spire for You


• Free uniform


• Free DBS


• Full induction, including mandatory training updates


• Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts


• Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire's specialist Resourcing Team


• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence


• Doing the right thing


• Caring is our passion


• Keeping it simple


• Succeeding and celebrating together


• Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

We commit to our employees' well-being through work-life balance, ongoing development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

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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.