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Main area
Orthotics
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
214-CSTO-6424063
Employer
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kings Mill Hospital
Town
Sutton in Ashfield
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/07/2024 23:59

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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Team Leader - Orthotics

NHS AfC: Band 7

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

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Job overview

Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust is looking to recruit to its well established in-house service.  This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a well integrated team that provides clinics across sites in mid-Nottinghamshire.
The successful applicants must be motivated, confident and an experienced Orthotist.  The Team Leader Senior Orthotist will have additional responsibilities including supervision, organisation and training.

Our orthotic service provides both in and out-patient interventions, specialist clinics which include complex paediatric services, high-risk diabetes and neuro-rehabilitation clinics.  We integrate within established multi-disciplinary teams to support a wide range of specialities as well as community based podiatry and therapy teams.

The successful candidates will lead specialist clinics across sites, respond to in-patient requests as required and work as an autonomous team member.  They will contribute to providing an efficient & effective clinical orthotic service, the divisions & Trusts objectives and local health delivery plans, by completing all examinations, assessments and provisions of orthoses in a timely, appropriate and suitable manner including highly specialist technical/clinical prescriptions. 

Main duties of the job

Accept referrals from medical and healthcare professionals and undertake clinical assessment and examination of patients to provide suitable orthotic clinical technical prescriptions, including triage and prioritisation of patient need. Accept as an individual the legal responsibility for patients orthotic care.

Specify the design, componentry, materials, fabrication method and suppliers of orthoses and order individual items to meet the patients clinical needs.  Perform mechanical and technical adjustments to orthoses.

 

Will be jointly responsible for day to day running of the orthotic service across sites along with the Clinical Lead Orthotist, dealing with any informal complaints and escalating to the Orthotic Service Manager appropriate.

Will act autonomously when prescribing orthoses to maintain best practice and patient-centred care whilst providing complex and highly specialised orthotic treatment.

The Team leader will also have supervisory, mentorship and educational responsibilities for junior staff and students.

Working for our organisation

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020. 

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.             

For the last four years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.

Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities for role, please see attached job description document.

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge in all core areas of orthotics including specialist intervention
  • Communicate complex written & oral information in a clear and logical manner
  • Ability to motivate, train and teach
  • Excellent communication and listening skills with an understanding of the needs of people with disabilities and their carers.
  • Competent IT skills
  • To be flexible, empathic and reliable
  • Ability to organise, problem solve, prioritise and delegate
  • Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
  • Builds and maintain strong and effective relationships with the multidisciplinary team and external manufacturers
  • Demonstrate effective leadership and supervisory skills
  • Experience of effective delegation
Desirable criteria
  • Able to demonstrate expert knowledge of gait analysis
  • Experience of performance management.
  • Experience of organising others workload

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc (Hons) Degree in Prosthetics & Orthotics or equivalent qualification
  • Current state registration with the HCPC
  • CPD Portfolio showing evidence of reflective practice, relevant experience, and additional training.
  • Evidence of orthotic post-graduate training
  • Management/leadership course
  • Evidence of broad range of orthotic knowledge including paediatric, spinal, diabetic and MSK
Desirable criteria
  • Member of the British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists
  • Clinical Educators Course

Further Training

Essential criteria
  • Remain updated with professional practice and new research
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant post graduate ‘masters module’ level external clinical / technical courses

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience at Band 6 Orthotist level
  • Broad based Orthotic experience including paediatric, spinal, diabetic and MSK
  • Possession of specific knowledge, technical skills and experience in Orthotics
  • Experience in evaluation of practice
  • Appraisal of performance
  • Some experience of people management
Desirable criteria
  • Involvement in audit, research and understanding quality issues

Contractual Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Access to own transport

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Matt Frederick
Job title
Orthotic Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01623 676163
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