Band 5 Prosthetist (1 permanent, 1 fixed term)
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Band 5 Prosthetists – 1 permanent and 1 twelve‑month contract. The successful applicants will have the opportunity to work with highly experienced Prosthetists and develop their skills in a specialist Prosthetics centre. You will be given time and support to develop your Prosthetic skills whilst covering a caseload of prosthetic patients.
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 also provides an enhanced service to veterans who have lost a limb in service of their country.
The service is delivered at the West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and at two secondary centres located in Wolverhampton and Stoke‑on‑Trent, plus a small number of satellite clinics 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 prosthetic care to patients with amputations or congenital limb loss, working within the prosthetic team. To support the multidisciplinary team, the prosthetist will deliver evidence‑based care and ensure the best possible outcomes for patients.
The post holder will have 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- BSc Honours Degree in Prosthetics/Orthotics or equivalent qualification
- Current registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC)
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Member of British Association of Prosthetist and Orthotists (BAPO)
Experience
- Relevant experience of Adult and/or Paediatric Amputee Rehabilitation, Complex Trauma and Orthopaedics experience
- Experience in measuring, fitting, assessing and evaluating the function of a broad range of consumables, prosthetic components bespoke and stock prostheses
- Experience of working both as part of a multidisciplinary team and autonomously
- Can deal with conflict and use negotiation to manage patient expectations
- Participation in clinical audit
Skills/ Knowledge
- Communication skills for conveying sensitive and complex information to patients, carers, colleagues and other agencies including children and patients with learning difficulties, mental illness or distress
- Evidence of assessment skills with reference to patients with complex disability
- Knowledge of procurement of appropriate best‑value prosthetic consumables, components and prosthesis using accurate prescriptions based on stock & custom prosthetic supply
- Knowledge of clinical and technical information of available orthoses
- Knowledge of up‑to‑date evidence base in specialist area
- Experience of problem solving related to prosthetic products
- Ability and experience of assembling, adjusting and fine‑tuning prosthetic products utilising appropriate tools and instruments to ensure safe and optimal fit and function
- Ability to demonstrate individual responsibility in respect of Health and Safety
- Understands risk assessment and applies it to all areas of practice advising others as necessary
- Knowledge of and ability to apply relevant legislative frameworks and policies relating to care e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Safeguarding, Consent to Treatment
- Can prioritise own workload/caseload and has insight into own coping strategies in stressful situations
- Excellent interpersonal skills, listening and counselling skills
- Ability to maintain legible, accurate, legal clinical records
- Problem solving skills for rare or unique disabilities/deformities or specific rehabilitation goals
- Knowledge and experience of Digital scanning Technologies
- Basic workshop and machine skills
- Experience in Mentorship for undergraduates and other learners
Personal
- Highly self‑motivated
- Can deal with conflict and use negotiation to manage patient expectations and changes within a team
Other
- Independently mobile across the Trust
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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