Orthotic Technician

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

King's Mill Hospital, part of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, hosts an in-house Orthotic Service and seeks an Orthotic Technician to join the team. You will manufacture and maintain bespoke orthotic devices, applying craftsmanship to improve patient outcomes.

We welcome candidates from technical or manufacturing backgrounds with practical skills, attention to detail, and a willingness to grow. Full training is provided, with support from an experienced orthotics team.

Qualifications

• Experience in a technical or manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience in orthotic or prosthetic fabrication desirable.
• Knowledge of plaster rectification, thermoplastic fabrication techniques, and CAD/CAM processes beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manufacture, modification, servicing and repair of custom medical devices.
• Work within a supportive team to maintain high-quality orthotic devices.
• Develop skills through training and hands-on practice.

Skills

Orthotic fabrication

CAD/CAM processes

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Technical/manufacturing environment

Tools

Plaster rectification

Thermoplastic fabrication

Job description

King's Mill Hospital is proud to host a purpose-built orthotic manufacturing facility that supports our highly regarded in-house Orthotic Service. We are seeking a motivated and skilled Orthotic Technician to join our dedicated team, helping to manufacture and maintain bespoke orthotic devices that make a meaningful difference to patients' lives.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual with experience in a technical or manufacturing environment. Whether your background is in orthotic or prosthetic fabrication, engineering, manufacturing, or another related technical field, we welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate practical skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to producing high-quality products.

Working within a supportive and experienced team, you will be involved in the manufacture, modification, servicing, and repair of custom-made medical devices. We are looking for someone who enjoys problem-solving, takes pride in their craftsmanship, and is keen to develop new skills.

Experience in prosthetic or orthotic manufacturing would be advantageous; however, candidates with transferable skills from other technical industries will be considered. Knowledge of plaster rectification, thermoplastic fabrication techniques, and CAD/CAM processes would be beneficial, although full training can be provided for the right candidate.

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Role

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: James Fuller Job title: Senior Technician / Orthotic Workshop Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01623676163