Advanced Prosthetist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 7 Prosthetist to join the NHS prosthetic service based in Rookwood Hospital, Cardiff.  This role involves delivering a high quality prosthetic service across both adult and paediatric caseloads including those with complex needs.  The successful candidate will also provide a highly specialised service for war veterans, utilising advanced techniques and state of the art prosthetics.

The Prosthetic and Amputee Rehabilation Centre ( PARC)  in Cardiff provides care and support for approximately 1700 users. The service provides individualised assessment, the issue, maintenance and repair of prosthetic devices and ongoing clinical patient care. The prosthetic team currently consists of 9 Prosthetists and 11 technical staff offering a clinical service to a large and varied caseload supported by a full multidisciplinary team. The multidisciplinary team consist of consultants, prosthetists, psychologists, physiotherapists, specialist nurses, occupational therapists, admin and technical support, all working together in a patient focussed service. The prosthetic clinical service is supported by onsite manufacture by a highly skilled technical workforce.

Main duties of the job

• To deliver a high-class prosthetic service for an adult and paediatric caseload, including those with complex needs and provide a highly specialised prosthetic service for war veterans utilising advanced techniques and state of the art prostheses.
• To assist in the clinical and managerial leadership of the prosthetist team and with the development and implementation of clinically effective and efficient prosthetic service protocols and policies.
• To undertake highly specialised prosthetic assessment and treatment of patients with a wide variety of routine and highly complex needs.
• To assist the Clinical Lead Prosthetist in providing clinical leadership and supervision to prosthetists and prosthetic technicians.

To assist the Orthotic and Prosthetic Services Manager and Clinical Lead Prosthetist in the strategic development of efficient and effective evidence based Prosthetic Services within the Health Board.

Detailed job description and main 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