Orthotic Technician | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; Vor Ort; GBP 28.000 - 31.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Orthotic Technician to join the King’s Mill Hospital facility in Sutton in Ashfield. The role focuses on manufacturing and maintaining bespoke orthotic devices to improve patient outcomes.

The successful candidate will contribute to a supportive team and work on bespoke medical devices in a purpose-built facility. Experience in a technical or manufacturing setting is desirable, with training available.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in a technical or manufacturing environment is required.
• Interest in orthotic or prosthetic fabrication and in high‑quality products.
• Ability to work with precise craftsmanship and attention to detail.

Aufgaben

• Manufacture, modification, servicing and repair of custom‑made medical devices.
• Collaborate with team to solve problems and improve processes.
• Develop new skills and maintain high-quality standards within the orthotics service.

Kenntnisse

Technical fabrication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Tools

CAD/CAM

Thermoplastic fabrication

Plaster rectification

Jobbeschreibung

Orthotic Technician | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Company: Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 per annum

Hours: Full-time

Location: Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 8 Oct 2026

Closing date: 7 Nov 2026

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.

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This advert closes on Thursday 22 Oct 2026.

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