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We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Orthotist to join our team in Staffordshire. As a Senior Orthotist, you will further develop your career by delivering high-quality, dedicated patient care to a broad caseload, including both routine and multifactorial needs. You will work autonomously within your team while providing comprehensive clinical assessment, prescription, fitting, and treatment planning to meet individual patient requirements. In addition to clinical practice, you will proactively lead local service development initiatives and champion quality improvement projects under strategic direction. This includes actively contributing to, and leading, protocol development and service evaluation to enhance patient outcomes. You will also act as a key resource for clinical advice within the local team, sharing knowledge to support effective decision-making and service delivery. A core part of the role is mentoring and developing others – offering guidance for less experienced colleagues, leading on student mentorship, and supporting graduates and work experience placements.
Job Responsibility:
Demonstrate sound clinical experience across a diverse range of patient groups and conditions and applies expert problem-solving skills and clinical reasoning to provide evidence-based care
Provide expert second opinions and clinical guidance, leading multidisciplinary team (MDT) decision-making and supporting complex case management
Work independently within established protocols, adhering to prescription guidelines with minimal supervision
Support and advise colleagues on cost-effective clinical solutions, ensuring alignment with prescription guidelines and service standards
Lead training and development initiatives, mentoring less experienced clinicians, overseeing student placements and supporting graduate and work experience programmes
Deliver professional training and presentations to internal teams, external stakeholders, and at clinical or academic forums
Engage in regular CPD activities, including reflective practice, to maintain and develop clinical knowledge, and shares learning to enhance team-wide clinical knowledge
Actively lead audits, service evaluations, and local or cross-centre research providing guidance to colleagues on accurate documentation, data integrity, and effective written communication
Requirements:
Highly developed interpersonal skills – including formal and informal communication
Proven record of working within an active, fast paced clinical environment
Evidence of involvement in specialist clinical focus within discipline through teaching, research or demonstrated skill
Experience of having an active, leadership role in an MDT environment
Working proactively and collaboratively in the team and wider trust
Interest in service development and/or evidence of involvement
Able to prioritise, plan and organise efficiently and work with multiple conflicting priorities
Nice to have:
Published evidence of specialist work within clinical field
Sound working knowledge of Rehapp
Experience mentoring students or graduates
Knowledge or experience with CAD/CAM
What we offer:
Competitive market salary
Incremental holiday allowance stating at 35 days, increasing to 41 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays)