Band 7 Senior Orthotist

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Orthotist to deliver advanced orthotics assessment, advice, and treatment, leading in complex cases and service development. You will supervise staff, contribute to audits, and work across sites to meet 18-week targets.

You will collaborate with consultants and MSK leads, driving research and evidence-based practice while ensuring high-quality patient care and staff development within the orthotics service.

Qualifications

• Essential HCPC registration and CPD including recent postgraduate training
• Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy with HCPC registration
• A Levels or equivalent qualification
• Evidence of CPD including recent postgraduate training relevant to clinical speciality

Responsibilities

• Lead within the Orthotics Team under the MSK Therapy Lead.
• Provide specialist assessment, treatment and management of patients with complex presentations.
• Manage diverse caseload balancing service delivery and patient needs.
• Lead evidence-based audit, research and service improvement activities.
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers, teams and external agencies.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, supervision, appraisal and staff development.

Skills

Orthotics

Staff management

Audit

Research

Communication

Education

Physiotherapy degree

HCPC registration

A Levels

Job description

Job Summary

To deliver advanced orthotics assessment, advice and treatment of patients and act as a source of expertise to fellow clinicians, Trust managers, Healthcare Professionals and other services internal and external to the Trust as required.

To lead in the advanced therapeutic assessment, management and treatment of orthotics patients, possibly with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions including pain and rheumatology to develop and deliver an individualised specialist treatment programme.

To work under the supervision of consultants in clinic settings as and when or/if required and to assist in the 18 week targets. Site of working will be flexible based on the service need (A main site will be identified)

To lead in the training and service development of clinical practice. To undertake clinical audits and evaluation of evidence-based practice, initiating/participating in research within specialist area.

To use a high degree of analytical skills and judgment to plan, develop and implement strategic and operational management and delivery of the orthotics service, in collaboration with Lead therapist and Managers.

To manage, supervise and appraise staff and students within the specialist area

Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required

To lead within the Orthotics Team under the direction of the MSK Therapy Lead, providing specialist assessment, treatment and management of patients with complex physical and psychological presentations. Effectively manage a diverse caseload, balancing service delivery, patient needs and professional priorities.

• Lead, supervise and participate in evidence-based audit, research and service improvement activities
• Use advanced communication skills, including persuasion, negotiation and motivation, to address concerns, manage informal complaints and overcome barriers to communication
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers, multidisciplinary teams and external agencies to maximise rehabilitation outcomes and ensure understanding of conditions, treatment plans and the therapeutic process. Demonstrate empathy, reassurance and sensitivity when supporting patients, families and colleagues.
• Promote awareness of Orthotics through presentations, conferences, education events and partnership working. Lead and contribute to multidisciplinary meetings and case conferences, resolving complex or conflicting issues through effective verbal and written communication.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, negotiating priorities and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, management and professional support within the specialist area, including staff supervision, appraisal, development and participation in recruitment processes.

About Us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job Description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A Levels or equivalent qualification
• Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy
• Registered with HCPC
• Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality

Desirable

• Fieldwork Educator's certificateor attendance at ClinicalEducators Course

Experience

Essential

• Significant Experience in Orthotics withinvarious settings of the Orthotics field e.g.Acute / Specialist clinics Neuro/In patients
• Highly developed professional clinical skills.
• Experience of effective staff management andleadership
• Interdisciplinary working.
• Team/service development.
• Implementation of change managementprinciples.
• Experience of dealing with people who displayinappropriate behaviours e.g. verbal orphysical aggression, in sensitive andpotentially hostile situations.
• Demonstration of specialist knowledge acrossa range of Physiotherapy procedures,practices and treatments, routine and nonroutine, requiring expertise within theparticular field.
• Appropriate Theoretical and practicalexperience
• An ability to cope with a range of complexoptions, find solutions, analyse, compare anddecide on an appropriate course of action.
• Understanding of current legislation andapplication to Orthotics.
• Attendance at postgraduate courses relevantto the clinical work.
• Attendance at mandatory training
• Evidence of in-service training
• CPD portfolio

Desirable

• Experience of conductingrecruitment and selectionprocedures
• Experience of producing reports/ data analysis
• Experience of conductingappraisals.
• Team Leadership experience
• Evidence of audit / R&D activityon a regular basis

Additional Criteria

Essential

Demonstrate enthusiasm and a desire toachieve

• Demonstrate an interest in developing furtherexpertise within physiotherapy
• Demonstrate a professional attitude
• Demonstrate an interest in promoting

Orthotics to health professionals and otheragencies.

• An ability to prioritise and organise ownworkload
• Proactive, innovative, creative, enthusiastic
• Flexible
• Ability to manage time and stress
• Car driver. Able to meet the travelrequirements of the position
• Flexible to work between sites
• Participation in extended hours working

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For Help With Your Application, Contact

Maria Westwood

[e-mail]

0121424093

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49387.00 to £56515.00 Yearly

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working

Reference number

304-9018219

Job locations

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR

Attachments

Band 7 Orthotist NEW JDPS September 2026.pdf – 484KB Opens in a new window