Orthotist/ProsthetistNHS

Job summary

Are you early on in your P&O career, working in orthotics but still wanting to practice in prosthetics? Are you keen to work and develop in the NHS with all the benefits that brings? If so, a role in our integrated in-house P&O service on the beautiful Isle of Wight may be for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the right individual to join our dedicated team of clinicians, technicians and support staff working across orthotics and prosthetics. You will initially be focusing on providing care to patients in orthotics, working alongside our experienced orthotists, assistant practitioner, technicians and apprentices but you will also join our Prosthetic Rehabilitation Team and Prosthetic Team Lead in the care of new amputees.

Our service has full manufacturing capabilities, a full MDT in Prosthetics and close working relationships with services in both the community and the acute hospital.

Our aim is to provide excellent patient care according to clinical need and you can expect to have a high level of prescription freedom, a wide range of orthoses available to provide on the day and support from our experienced technical team.

We are a small specialised multidisciplinary team with plenty of opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge into more senior roles.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will provide orthotic and prosthetic care for patients of all ages with a wide variety of presentations where provision of an orthosis or prosthesis can improve function and mobility, reduce pain and enhance quality of life.

*To provide routine orthotic care to patients with long term conditions or short-term incapacity, prescribing, fitting and supplying the most appropriate orthosis to meet patients' needs.

*To provide routine prosthetic care to patients working closely with the Prosthetic Rehabilitation Team.

*To provide information and training to patients, carers and healthcare professionals involved in the care of service users.

*To provide clinical supervision and support to extended role technicians, assistant practitioners and students, working closely with senior clinicians.

*To deliver care in a variety of settings including outpatient clinics, patients' own homes and in-reaching into St. Mary's Hospital in-patient wards.

Job description

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence