# Senior Prosthetist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Opcare.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Opcare
- **Location:** Cambridge
- **Profession:** Prosthetist and Orthotist
- **Salary:** Depends on experience
- **Contract type:** Fixed-Term
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-10T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-22T12:22:56.030Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0053-26-0004?employerCode=E0053
- **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/E0053-26-0004/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=E0053-26-0004
- **Employer website:** https://opcare.co.uk/

## Job Content

### Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Prosthetist to join our team in Cambridge. This role is a fixed term contract (FTC) of 12 months for maternity cover.

You would be joining a friendly and motivated team, with Prosthetists, Orthotists, Physiotherapists and a Rehabilitation consultant on site; allowing collaboration and comprehensive patient-centred care. Working within a multidisciplinary team encourages knowledge sharing, professional development, and innovative problem-solving for complex clinical cases. Our clinicians benefit from a supportive environment that enhances efficiency, learning, and quality of care.

### Main duties of the job

- Demonstrates sound clinical experience across a diverse range of patient groups and conditions and applies expert problem-solving skills and clinical reasoning to provide evidence-based care.
- Provides expert second opinions and clinical guidance, leading multidisciplinary team (MDT) decision-making and supporting complex case management.
- Works independently within established protocols, adhering to prescription guidelines with minimal supervision.
- Supports and advises colleagues on cost-effective clinical solutions, ensuring alignment with prescription guidelines and service standards.
- Leads training and development initiatives, mentoring less experienced clinicians, overseeing student placements and supporting graduate and work experience programmes.
- Delivers professional training and presentations to internal teams, external stakeholders, and at clinical or academic forums.
- Engages in regular CPD activities, including reflective practice, to maintain and develop clinical knowledge, and shares learning to enhance team-wide clinical knowledge.
- Actively leads audits, service evaluations, and local or cross-centre research providing guidance to colleagues on accurate documentation, data integrity, and effective written communication.
- Demonstrates strong awareness of key performance indicators (KPIs), ensuring practice aligns with service expectations and supporting colleagues to meet performance standards.

### About us

### Details

- Date posted: 10 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 12 months
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: E0053-26-0004
- Job locations: Opcare, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5LD, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Highly developed interpersonal skills including formal and informal communication
- Proven record of working within an active, fast paced clinical environment
- Evidence of involvement in specialist clinical focus within discipline through teaching, research or demonstrated skill
- Experience of having an active, leadership role in an MDT environment
- Working proactively and collaboratively in the team and wider trust
- Interest in service development and/or evidence of involvement
- Able to prioritise, plan and organise efficiently and work with multiple conflicting priorities

**Desirable**

- Published evidence of specialist work within clinical field.
- Sound working knowledge of Rehapp.
- Experience mentoring students or graduates
- Knowledge or experience with CAD/CAM

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- BSc (Hons) in Prosthetics and Orthotics, or equivalent
- HCPC registered

**Desirable**

- Full driving licence
- Relevant MSc, or postgraduate qualifications in a clinical area.
- Practice educator training
- BAPO member
- ISPO member

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