MSK Physiotherapy Services at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit a full time dynamic and experienced therapist to join our team as Clinical Lead in Hand and wrist therapy.

The post-holder will contribute to the management of a team of out-patient physiotherapy staff and play a key role in shaping out-patient hand and wrist therapy services, in line with latest guidelines. They will provide support and training to the wider physiotherapy team.

We seek an individual who is proactive, well organised and with strong communication and problem-solving skills. CHFT will offer support for training and development as required for this post.

NHS experience and experience of splinting is essential to this role.

Interview date: 21st August 2025

To act as the Clinical Lead for the Hand and Wrist Therapy Outpatient service, which includes Trauma and Elective surgical patients.

To advance clinical practice in this area of work and take a
lead in evolving and embedding best practice.

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

·To perform highly specialist assessment and treatment of hand and wrist patients, to facilitate a smooth, efficient and effective patient pathway

To determine a clinical diagnosis and develop, deliver, evaluate and modify individualised treatment programmes and/or provide highly specialist advice, ensuring appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required.

To manage own highly specialist caseload in this area.

Establish relationships with other stakeholders and services involved in the care of hand and wrist patients.

To educate and train Physiotherapists and qualified and non-qualified healthcare / social services / education staff including medical staff.

To work autonomously within Trust policies and standards of professional practice, maintaining accurate and comprehensive up to date records.

To assist the Team Leader in the daily operational management of the Out-Patient Physiotherapy Team

Previous NHS physiotherapy experience either as an undergraduate or postgraduate is essential to role.

This advert closes on Sunday 24 Aug 2025

Clinical Lead Therapist - Hand and Wrist | Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust