Band 7 Senior Orthotist Sutton Coldfield

Meeveem Limited; Sutton Coldfield; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Orthotics leader to oversee advanced assessment and treatment of complex orthotics patients within the MSK Therapy service. The post involves leading a skilled team, delivering specialised care and driving service improvement across departments.

You will manage a diverse caseload, mentor staff, and engage in audits, research and professional development to enhance rehabilitation outcomes.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and maths grade C or above
• 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

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, management and professional support within the specialist area, including staff supervision, appraisal, development and participation in recruitment processes.

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

Details

Date posted: 11 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year

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, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good standard of general education including GCSE English and maths grade c or above
• 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

• Evidence of leadership training
• Fieldwork Educator's certificate or attendance at Clinical Educators Course

Experience

Essential

• Substantial and relevant post-registration experience, providing a broad range of experience in core areas within a healthcare setting.
• Significant Experience in Orthotics within various settings of the Orthotics field e.g. Acute / Specialist clinics Neuro/In patients
• Highly developed professional clinical skills.
• Experience of effective staff management and leadership
• Interdisciplinary working.
• Team/service development.
• Implementation of change management principles.
• Experience of dealing with people who display inappropriate behaviours e.g. verbal or physical aggression, in sensitive and potentially hostile situations.
• Demonstration of specialist knowledge across a range of Physiotherapy procedures, practices and treatments, routine and non routine, requiring expertise within the particular field.
• Appropriate Theoretical and practical experience
• An ability to cope with a range of complex options, find solutions, analyse, compare and decide on an appropriate course of action.
• Understanding of current legislation and application to Orthotics.
• Attendance at postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical work.
• Attendance at mandatory training
• Evidence of in-service training
• CPD portfolio

Desirable

• Experience of conducting recruitment and selection procedures
• Experience of producing reports/ data analysis
• Experience of conducting appraisals.
• Team Leadership experience
• Evidence of audit / R&D activity on a regular basis

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Demonstrate enthusiasm and a desire to achieve
• Demonstrate an interest in developing further expertise within physiotherapy
• Demonstrate a professional attitude
• Demonstrate an interest in promoting Orthotics to health professionals and other agencies.
• An ability to prioritise and organise own workload
• Proactive, innovative, creative, enthusiastic
• Flexible
• Ability to manage time and stress
• Car driver. Able to meet the travel requirements 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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.