Graduate Prosthetist Portsmouth

The Methodist Church in Britain; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Steeper Group is seeking a graduate prosthetic clinician to join its clinical team. The role focuses on assessing patients with limb loss due to congenital conditions, amputation or injury, and collaborating with technicians to design, fabricate and fit prostheses.

You will provide follow-up care to ensure proper fit and function, help patients regain mobility and independence, and develop experience across specialist areas of practice.

Qualifications

• BSc Hons in Prosthetic and Orthotics or equivalent.
• HPCP registration desirable.
• Some clinical experience and prosthetic prescribing experience preferred.
• Good computer skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients who have lost a limb due to congenital conditions, amputation or injury.
• Design, fabricate and fit artificial limbs (prostheses).
• Work with technicians to create custom-fit devices.
• Provide follow-up care to check fit and function.
• Help patients regain mobility, function and independence.
• Provide high quality prosthetic care.
• Develop knowledge across distinct areas of practice, including specialist topics.

Skills

Communication skills

Clinical assessment

Prosthetic care knowledge

Education

BSc Hons in Prosthetic and Orthotics

Tools

CAD system

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Steeper Group is recruiting a graduate prosthetic clinician to join its existing clinical team. The work centres on assessing patients who have lost a limb through congenital conditions, amputation or injury, working with technicians on custom-fit devices and following up to check fit and function. Building experience across distinct, sometimes specialist, areas of practice is central to the post. A BSc in prosthetics and orthotics or equivalent is essential, as it leads to HPCP registration, which is itself desirable.

What the job involves

• Assess the needs of patients who have lost a limb through congenital conditions, amputation or injury
• Design, fabricate and fit artificial limbs (prostheses)
• Work with technicians to create custom-fit devices
• Provide follow-up care to check proper fit and function
• Help patients regain mobility, function and independence
• Provide high quality prosthetic care
• Develop knowledge and experience across distinct areas of practice, some of which may be specialist

What’s required

Qualifications

• BSc Hons in Prosthetic and Orthotics or equivalent

Nice to have

• HPCP registration
• Some clinical experience
• Experience in lower limb prosthetics prescribing
• Experience in upper limb prosthetics prescribing
• Experience with a CAD system
• Good computer and presentation skills, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Good communicator