Clinical Specialist Orthotist

Job Summary

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, with a focus on clinical effectiveness to deliver improved patient outcomes.

Main duties of the job

1. To provide specialist orthotic assessment and treatment for a range of highly complex patients within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

About Us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy, which opened in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Date posted

22 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,898 to £45,637 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

040-AHP045-0325-A

Job locations

Royal Gwent Hospital

Cardiff Road

Newport

NP20 2UB

Job Description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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

Experience

• Relevant clinical experience

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication skills
• Specialist clinical knowledge

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.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Royal Gwent Hospital

Cardiff Road

Newport

NP20 2UB

Employer's website

https://abuhb.nhs.wales/