Specialist Prosthetist — Complex Care & Caseload Lead

Bidvane; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Bidvane is seeking a Specialist Prosthetist to join the prosthetic service at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board's Rookwood Hospital. The role covers assessment, prosthetic prescriptions, caseload management and ongoing care for adults and children, with an Annex 21 pathway for candidates not meeting all Band 6 competencies.

The post is a full-time position requiring a relevant degree and current HCPC registration, with opportunities to advance along the pathway and care for patients with

Qualifications

• BSc honours degree in Prosthetics/Orthotics or equivalent qualification.
• Current HCPC registration.
• Significant post-registration clinical experience across a broad range of prosthetic service provision.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat patients with routine and complex prosthetic needs.
• Manage a prosthetic caseload, prioritising work effectively in line with clinical needs and departmental skill mix.
• Take professional and legal responsibility for own work and manage patients as an autonomous specialist practitioner.
• Use suitable measurement and data acquisition methods to record information accurately for prosthetic prescriptions.
• Use medical devices safely and competently in line with Medical Device Regulations.
• Provide individualised assessment, issue, maintenance and repair of prosthetic devices, and ongoing clinical care.

Skills

Clinical prosthetics

Autonomous practitioner

Patient assessment

Education

BSc Honours in Prosthetics/Orthotics

Job description

Bidvane is seeking a Specialist Prosthetist to join the prosthetic service at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board's Rookwood Hospital. The role covers assessment, prosthetic prescriptions, caseload management and ongoing care for adults and children, with an Annex 21 pathway for candidates not meeting all Band 6 competencies.

The post is a full-time position requiring a relevant degree and current HCPC registration, with opportunities to advance along the pathway and care for patients with