Band 5 Prosthetist (Maternity Leave Cover)
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustAlready thinking ahead to interview?
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Job overview
***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Prosthetist to cover maternity leave until 31.08.2027. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work with highly experienced Prosthetists and to develop their skills in a specialist Prosthetics centre. You will be given time and support to develop your Prosthetic skills whilst covering a caried Prosthetics caseload.
If you need any help or advice about how to complete the application forms or NHS interview processes, please call Claire Doherty (Service Clinical Manager) on 07974 913 441.
Main duties of the job
West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre is a tertiary prosthetic centre, providing a full range of advice and prosthetic rehabilitation for all levels of upper and lower limb loss including paediatric services. The centre is also one of the Veteran service centres, providing an enhanced service to veterans who have lost a limb in the service of their country.
The service is delivered at West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and at two secondary centres located in Wolverhampton and Stoke –On-Trent, plus a small number of satellite clinics located across the region.
The prosthetist will facilitate the provision of safe, high-quality care and will ensure prosthetic prescriptions for adults and children following limb loss are suitable and cost effective.
The prosthetist is responsible for providing high quality specialist lifelong prosthetics care to patients with amputation/s or congenital limb loss, in a clinical environment, working within the prosthetic team. To support the multidisciplinary team, deliver evidence-based care and ensure the best possible outcomes for patients.
The post holder will have a responsibility for a prosthetic caseload, working within the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO) professional guidelines and standards for prosthetists and orthotists.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details on the job description and main responsibilities, please see the attached documents.