Orthotics Assistant

Job overview

We have an opportunity for a Band 3 Orthotic assistant to join our Orthotics team at Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The position will be at the Warrington site, however occasional cross site working may be required.

You will work in a small administrative team to provide comprehensive clerical support to the clinical team who provide a specialist orthotic service across the Warrington and Halton area. In addition, the post holder will be given the opportunity to develop basic clinical skills, providing simple orthotic products and to advance this new Orthotic assistant role with support and competency-based learning.

Main duties of the job

Your key responsibilities will include: -

• Referral, appointment and waiting list management.
• Resolving telephone enquiries from patients, staff, and other health/social care professionals
• Orthotic product ordering and ensuring all products arrive in a timely manner.
• Fitting of simple orthotic products, following agreed plans of care.
• Providing orthotic product advice to the patients under the supervision of the clinical team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• This job description outlines the current main responsibilities of the post. However, the duties of the post may change and develop over time and this job description may, therefore be amended in consultation with the post holder.