Clinical Specialist Orthotist

Job summary

This role requires a dynamic and adaptable clinician who can work independently and collaboratively. The post holder will be responsible for delivering high-quality orthotic care across a range of clinical settings.

As part of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, the successful candidate will be expected to work across multiple hospital sites, providing services in both acute and community environments.

To meet the demands of the role, the post holder must be independently mobile, with the ability to travel between locations across the Health Board area. This includes attending clinics, inpatient visits, and home visits where necessary.

Flexibility, excellent time management, and strong communication skills are essential to ensure continuity of care and effective service delivery.

Main duties of the job

Provide an efficient and effective clinical orthotic service in line with departmental and health board delivery plans.

Accept referrals from consultants and other healthcare professionals for patients requiring orthotic management.

Undertake comprehensive clinical examinations and assessments of patients to determine their orthotic needs.

Prescribe, design, and provide orthoses in a timely and appropriate manner, including highly specialised technical and clinical prescriptions.

Ensure all orthotic interventions are evidence-based and meet professional standards.

Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to support integrated patient care.

Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to audits and service development initiatives

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

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy, which opened in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.