Main area: Orthotist
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Fixed term: 14 months (Full time)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 days a week)
Job ref: 224-PA20240601649-C
Employer: The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital
Town: Oswestry
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/10/2024 23:59
Senior Orthotist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Here at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Trust, we are very proud of our reputation for providing outstanding care to our patients. Our continued success is accomplished through the skills and expertise of our staff, which is underpinned by our values: Friendly, Caring, Excellence, Professional and Respect. If your values align to ours, and you would like to join us in aspiring to deliver world-class patient care, we would love to hear from you.
Job overview
The Dept. of Orthotics at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital, Oswestry, is looking for an experienced senior Orthotist to join our large clinical team. We are looking for a motivated and engaged Orthotist looking to work as part of a forward-thinking clinical team. The applicant needs to have extensive experience in all areas of clinical Orthotics including spinal, gait, and diabetic management. The position is fixed term for 14 months.
Additional experience supporting areas including audit and teaching would also be desirable.
Main duties of the job
This role is fully clinical, managing their own caseload of complex patients in all areas of Orthotics. They must have evidenced experience and be fully competent in all areas of Orthotic clinical treatment. They must have worked as part of MDT teams as well as independently. They must also be able to work across the different clinical sites where we provide clinics.
They will also assist in education of graduate Orthotists, apprentice Orthotists, undergraduate students as well as more formal teaching and lecture presentation to other departments and professional groups outside of Orthotics.
They will assist in Dept. governance, risk management, policy adherence, and clinical audit, ensuring compliance but also forward-thinking and progression for the team.
They will also engage and participate in Dept. meetings both clinical and general and also link in with specialist clinical groups as required.
Working for our organisation
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic NHS Trust (RJAH) is one of the leading orthopaedic hospitals in the country, with some of the highest levels of staff and patient satisfaction, as well as a strong reputation for research and innovation. Joining RJAH is more than just a job – we want our people to have the best opportunities to thrive in their role.
We have a range of fantastic staff benefits on offer to everyone who joins RJAH and you'll have access to outstanding professional development opportunities and state-of-the-art facilities – including our recently-opened £6 million Headley Court Veterans’ Orthopaedic Centre (the first unit of its kind in the UK).
RJAH has strong links with a range of universities including Staffordshire, Keele, Glyndwr, Chester, and Birmingham.
The hospital is located on a site outside Oswestry just off the A5. The nearest train station is in Gobowen, approximately two miles from the hospital. The station is part of the Chester to Birmingham line.
We are based in North Shropshire, close to the border with North and Mid Wales. It is one of the most attractive parts of the country, with a rich historic culture and excellent transport links. It offers outstanding opportunities for anyone who enjoys an outdoor lifestyle or is looking to raise a family.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full details of the job description covering all aspects are documented within the attached job description. The person specification is also detailed in full within the attached person spec.
Applicants must be HCPC registered and preferably a member of BAPO and have a full driving license.
Person specification
Knowledge
* Demonstrates willingness to further knowledge
* Previous teaching experience
Skills
* Skilled in all areas of clinical Orthotics
* Excellent communication skills and ability to work within and manage a team
* 5 years clinical experience
Qualifications
* Current State Registration HCPC certification
* BAPO member
Important
Your application form must include a complete record of your employment history. Please explain any gaps in your employment/education history and reasons for these gaps. The Trust maintains the right to withdraw an employment offer or terminate employment if it is later found that an application for employment contained false, misleading, or inaccurate information. For the avoidance of doubt, this would include omissions of previous periods of employment or reasons given for gaps in employment.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
For Information
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHSFT embraces diversity, equality, and inclusion and our aim is to be diverse in age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, and ethnicity.
We are committed to ensuring disabled workers aren’t disadvantaged when applying for and doing their jobs and offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised post. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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