Job overview

The Junior Prosthetists’ role is to assess, prescribe and treat amputees and those with limb absence through the provision of a custom-made medical devices to meet the complex prosthetic needs of severely disabled clients, using a wide variety of materials and manufacturing processes including IT systems. The role includes designing, creating working drawings for the technical team and understanding of materials specification and performance to allow appropriate prescribing.

Main duties of the job

The Junior Prosthetist will support ongoing maintenance, fault- finding and repair of these highly specialised devices.

The Junior Prosthetist will participate in multidisciplinary clinics with fellow team members and those from referring services both in BCUHB and further afield.

The Junior Prosthetist will share clinical experience and decision making with those from MDT services.

The post holder will be involved in provision and treatment for upper limb and lower limb with the necessary support for the very complex cases from Providers and their clinical specialists. Veteran treatment will always be overseen by a senior clinician as will Myoelectric upper limb and Microprocessor provision.

The Junior Prosthetist may undertake domiciliary visits to clients and visits to hospitals, schools and other establishments  in company of another team member.

Assessment, assembly, adjustment, demonstration and instruction in the use of equipment; routine administration, prioritisation of own workload and contribution to group workload planning will be necessary.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.