Orthotist

Job overview

The Diabetic & High-Risk Foot Service is seeking a motivated Orthotist who is looking for a unique opportunity.

The successful applicant will join our already long-established therapeutic footwear team, specialising in a complex caseload of diabetes. The post involves working alongside a dynamic team of Diabetes Specialist Podiatrists and Footwear Specialists to provide optimum care and play an essential role in a multi- disciplinary approach to patient treatment plans. The post holder will be instrumental in ensuring that our forward-thinking footwear team continues to deliver a high-quality clinical therapeutic footwear service and excellent patient outcomes.

This is a countywide post based in Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire Foundation Health Trust strive to continually innovate and make a positive difference to our community and those working for and with our Trust. We share a collective vision to provide outstanding, compassionate care to the people of Northamptonshire and surrounding areas

Main duties of the job

Assess and manage the on-going care of an agreed caseload of patients within the specialist area. In particular, care will be provided to patients with:

• Late/end stage complications arising from diabetic foot disease and inflammatory arthropathies resulting in complex deformities requiring therapeutic footwear provision.
• Circulatory and neurological deficits and reduced tissue viability (e.g. pressure ulcers), requiring specialist off loading and footwear
• Complex medical conditions, (e.g. Peripheral vascular disease), that significantly impact foot pathology.

The post holder will be responsible for a defined caseload, primarily consisting of patients with diabetes and have associated complications. They will be expected to communicate effectively with other healthcare professionals and the diabetes multi-disciplinary team.

Prescribe therapeutic stock and modified stock footwear and be actively involved in the provision of made to measure footwear.

To participate in the education, training and supervision of other staff in association with therapeutic footwear.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.