RM215607 - Orthotist

NHS National Services Scotland; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS National Services Scotland is seeking an Orthotist to join the mobility and rehabilitation service at Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen. This permanent full-time position requires a candidate with at least 2 years of post-qualification experience across various specialties to enhance the delivery of patient care. The successful candidate will benefit from a supportive, multidisciplinary team environment and opportunities for CPD.

Benefits

Relocation allowance up to £8,000

Opportunities for personal development

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of post-qualification experience in orthotics.
• Experience across all specialties including paediatrics, MSK, neurology, and diabetic foot care.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical expertise to the Orthotic Service in NHS Grampian.
• Support the delivery of the highest standards of patient care.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Patient care

Education

Orthotic qualification

Job description

MOBILITY AND REHABILITATION SERVICE (M.A.R.S.)

Orthotist

Band 6

Full time 37 hours per week

Permanent

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, experienced, self-motivated individual to provide clinical expertise to the Orthotic Service in NHS Grampian. The service is looking for an individual with at least 2 years post qualification experience, across all specialities including paediatrics, MSK, neurology and diabetic foot care.

Based at Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen, the successful candidate will join an experienced multidisciplinary team to provide support to deliver the highest standards of patient care in the most responsive, flexible and efficient way possible across NHS Grampian. The successful candidate will be benefit from onsite manufacturing facilities.

The post is an exciting opportunity to allow the right candidate to develop their clinical and technical skills

Opportunities for personal development (CPD) are encouraged with access to support, peer review and clinical supervision within protected time.

Aberdeen is an affluent, friendly and vibrant city, combining all the amenities of a large city with easy access to spectacular surrounding countryside. This, along with a track record of excellent secondary and further education, makes it an attractive place in which to live and an ideal base for those with families. The city offers easy travel links to other UK and European cities with daily flights to London taking just over one hour.

Informal enquiries are encouraged, and should be directed to Lynn McEwan, Lead for Prosthetics and Orthotics on 01224 556843.

Relocation Package -

An attractive relocation allowance of up to £8,000 is available to successful candidates

Interview Date: 3rd July 2025

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

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