Prosthetist

Job summary

The Specialist Rehabilitation and Mobility Centre (SRMC) consists of three core services:

o A Wheelchair service for people living within North Cumbria, who have long term restriction of walking ability because of illness, disability or advancing years. Currently serving around 8,000 users.

o A Prosthetic service. One of the nine Murrison Centre's in England and that offers specialist prosthetic rehabilitation services to army veterans, as well as the civilian population including patients in the North East and Southern Scotland. The service currently has 500 patients

o An Orthotic service catering to the needs of around 12,000 patients by providing biomechanical assessment to acute inpatients and outpatients requiring orthotic intervention in the wider Cumbria area.

The SRMC works closely with the inpatient Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Departments and other AHP's both within the Acute Trust and the Community to provide a holistic approach to rehabilitation and assist in providing a smooth transition of care between acute and community settings.

The centre operates Monday to Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm.

Main duties of the job

The post holder's focus will be to work to provide specialist Prosthetic care to service users within the Specialist Rehabilitation and Mobility Centre at the Cumberland Infirmary.

The post holder will work in co-operation with the multi-disciplinary team, with the Rehabilitation Consultant, Prosthetic colleagues including Physiotherapists and Occuptational Therapist to assess service users, plan, implement and evaluate interventions using evidence based/client centred principles.

The post holder will be expected to take an active role in the development of the SRMC within the relevant sectors of North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. Supervision and appraisal of junior staff and support workers will be required along with acting as Practice Educator for student placements.

The post holder may have to deputise as appropriate for senior members of the SRMC team to ensure continuity of service delivery.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

• 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• Flexible working Scheme
• NHS Discounts*
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
• Excellent opportunities for development*
• Competitive NHS Pension scheme
• Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
• *Subject to eligibility

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential

• BSc Hons in Prosthetics/Orthotics or historical equivalent
• Registration with Health Professions Council as a Prosthetist

Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience in Prosthetics
• Sound knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, mechanisms of disease and disability
• Sound knowledge of biomechanics relating to mobility and rehabilitation
• An understanding of physical and cognitive development and learning and communication difficulties
• Dexterity, co-ordination and sensory skills for physical assessment of patients
• Manual handling and patient transfer techniques
• Clinical note-keeping comprising accurate and detailed information
• Experience of communicating with patients and carers with complex disabilities and emotional needs

Desirable

• Understanding of budgetary constraints

Other requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel independently across Cumbria
• Willingness to be flexible

Desirable

• Driving licence

Knowledge

Essential

• Continuing professional development with portfolio
• Knowledge of legislation and technical standards such as the EU Medical Devices Directive and ISO/British Standards and the ability to interpret and implement them appropriately
• Disability Awareness
• NHS modernisation agenda
• Detailed knowledge of prosthetic equipment
• Specialised knowledge of, and application of policy relating to prosthetic services
• Health safety and risk awareness

Desirable

• Purchasing and supply protocols
• Trust policies and procedures

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good time management skills enabling work under pressure and prioritising within a complex and unpredictable workload
• Ability to facilitate the resolution of conflict
• Ability to reflect on, and critically appraise own performance and training needs
• Planning and decision making skills
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders and negotiate roles and boundaries
• Practical technical skills including competence with a wide range of hand toolds and power tools for modifying and commissioning equipment

Desirable

• Driving Licence

Personal circumstances

Essential

• Enthusiastic and self motivated
• Innovative and pro-active
• Organised, sense of humour
• Practical problem solver
• Team player
• Ability to work under pressure in a changing environment

Other requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel independently across Cumbria
• Willingness to be flexible

Desirable

• Driving licence.