Graduate Prosthetist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities

Promote high standards of care to service users across a broad ranges of amputation levels.

Act in a professional manner to colleagues, service users and their families at all times.

Assess, measure, cast, fit, deliver, supply, review and adjust prosthesis as required across a range of amputation levels, both upper and lower extremity

Cast and rectify models in a timely fashion using both traditional methods and CADCAM where appropriate.

Manage the patients case, including patient expectation, ensuring the individuals needs are respected and ensuring the patient is informed throughout the process with clear explanations of proposed interventions.

Work within the parameters of accepted "best practice" at all times using evidence-based practices to ensure that all aspects of practice conform to clinical governance.

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the most appropriate and effective treatment for service user

Support colleagues and the wider MDT through collaborative working

Support student and apprenticeship clinicians by sharing learning experiences and mentorship

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• What we are looking for
• HPCP registered prosthetic clinician with some clinical experience desirable
• Experience in lower limb prosthetics and upper limb prosthetics prescribing
• Good computer skill and presentation skill
• Experience with Word, PowerPoint, Excel and other MS Office products
• Experience with Cad system desirable
• Good communicator
• Any other relevant qualifications or professional memberships

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc Hons in Prosthetic and Orthotics or equivalent, required to qualify for HPCP registration

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Steeper Group

Address

Seacroft Hospital

York Road

Leeds

LS14 6UH

Employer's website

https://www.steepergroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)