This role requires the post holder to provide specialist orthotic clinical care to patients. The post holder will have clinically autonomous input into the management of complex and rare clinical cases.
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, formulation and implementation of individualised treatment plans to facilitate patient goals and monitoring outcomes as required. They will use advanced clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of evidence-based practice to treat a range of patient groups.
Hold a broad caseload including adult and paediatric patients work across hospital sites including inpatients and outpatients and within multi-disciplinary teams e.g. high-risk diabetic foot clinic, spinal trauma, paediatrics.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will join a growing team to provide advanced orthotic clinical care to patients in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB).
The post holder will ensure a patient-centered approach whilst working within professional guidelines to ensure clinical effectiveness for optimal care pathways.
The post holder will be responsible for the safe provision of stock and bespoke orthotic devices.
They will be responsible for ensuring prescription decisions are made with best clinical judgments in a cost-effective manner to provide high quality and best value orthotic care.
They will ensure risks are minimised and documented appropriately.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
* We listen, learn and improve
* We treat everyone with respect
* We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Appropriate post graduate experience
* Experience of supervising students and graduates
Desirable
* Welsh speaker
* Experience of research and clinical audit
Qualifications
Essential
* BSc (Hons) Prosthetics & Orthotics or equivalent qualification
* HCPC registered
Desirable
* Postgraduate qualification in relevant subject
Employer details
Employer name
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address
Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Llantrisant
CF72 8XR
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