Team Lead Orthotist

NHS Scotland; Stirling; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Forth Valley is seeking an experienced HCPC-registered Orthotist to join as Team Lead Orthotist. This leadership role shapes the Orthotics Service, guiding clinical delivery, governance, and workforce development while maintaining a specialist clinical caseload across diverse settings.

You will provide autonomous clinical leadership, drive quality improvement, work with multidisciplinary teams, and support strategic transformation across the service, ensuring safe, person-centred care and

Qualifications

• Degree in Prosthetics and Orthotics (or equivalent) and current HCPC registration.
• Significant post-registration clinical experience.
• Demonstrable leadership and management experience.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience of service development, quality improvement, and clinical governance activities.
• Commitment to delivering high-quality patient care and supporting colleagues to achieve their full potential.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and specialist orthotic assessment and treatment across a diverse patient population.
• Lead day-to-day operational management of the Orthotics Service.
• Support service redesign, innovation, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Lead on clinical governance, audit, and service performance monitoring.
• Manage and support staff through supervision, appraisal, and workforce planning.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, partner organisations, and regional/national networks.
• Support financial stewardship and effective use of resources within the service.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Service development

Education

Degree in Prosthetics and Orthotics

HCPC registration

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated HCPC-registered Orthotist to join NHS Forth Valley as our Team Lead Orthotist.

This is a key leadership role within our Orthotics Service, offering the opportunity to shape service delivery, influence strategic developments, and support the ongoing transformation of specialist rehabilitation services across Forth Valley.

The successful candidate will provide both clinical and operational leadership, working closely with the AHP Coordinator to ensure the delivery of high-quality, safe, and person-centred orthotic services. The post holder will lead on service improvement, clinical governance, workforce development, and performance management whilst maintaining a specialist clinical caseload.

You will be an autonomous practitioner with extensive post-registration experience and a passion for delivering excellent patient care. You will demonstrate strong leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, and a commitment to continuous quality improvement.

The role includes:

• Providing clinical leadership and specialist orthotic assessment and treatment across a diverse patient population.
• Leading the day-to-day operational management of the Orthotics Service.
• Supporting service redesign, innovation, and implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
• Leading on clinical governance, audit, and service performance monitoring.
• Managing and supporting staff through supervision, appraisal, professional development, and workforce planning processes.
• Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, partner organisations, and regional and national professional networks.
• Supporting financial stewardship and effective use of resources within the service.

We are looking for an individual who possesses:

• A Degree in Prosthetics and Orthotics (or equivalent) and current HCPC registration.
• Significant post-registration clinical experience.
• Demonstrable leadership and management experience.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience of service development, quality improvement, and clinical governance activities.
• A commitment to delivering high-quality patient care and supporting colleagues to achieve their full potential.

NHS Forth Valley provides Orthotics services across a range of community and acute settings and works closely with multidisciplinary partners to support adults and children with a wide variety of musculoskeletal, neurological, and long‑term conditions. This post offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to the continued development of innovative rehabilitation services within a supportive and forward‑thinking organisation.

A driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential as travel throughout Forth Valley is required.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

Certificate of Sponsorship

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NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

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.