Clinical Specialist Orthotist

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are shortlisted, you will be contacted via the email account you used to apply, so please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment-related correspondence via the email registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top-up for Bands 2 and 3 reflecting the incorporation of the top-up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour (£24,638 per annum). This top-up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time if filled via the internal redeployment process.

Job Overview

Would you like to be part of a team delivering high-quality, patient-focused orthotics services for the population of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in South East Wales?

The successful candidate will be responsible for autonomously providing expert orthotic management for children and adults with complex needs, focusing on clinical effectiveness to improve patient outcomes.

Autonomously conduct expert management of patients with complex needs.

Promote a clinically and cost-effective service on behalf of ABUHB.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist orthotic assessment and treatment for a range of highly complex patients within ABUHB.

Proficiency in Welsh is desirable; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally encouraged to apply.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation committed to caring. We offer an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. We provide opportunities for career development, flexible working, and promote a healthy work-life balance, including occupational health support and a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence.

Our Clinical Futures strategy aims to enhance care closer to home and provide high-quality hospital care when needed, including the Grange University Hospital, which opened in November 2020.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc Hons Prosthetics and Orthotics (or equivalent)
• HCPC Registration

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant clinical experience

Skills And Abilities

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills
• Specialist clinical knowledge