Band 6 Specialist Prosthetist

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 full time Band 6 Prosthetists to join our Specialist Prosthetics service. If you are interested in applying and would like to talk through how the application and interview process works and any questions you may have, please do not hesitate to contact Claire Doherty (Service Clinical Manager) on 07974 913 441.

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 is also one of the Veteran service centres, providing an enhanced service to veterans who have lost a limb in the service of their country.

The service is delivered at West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and at two secondary centres located in Wolverhampton and Stoke-On-Trent, plus a small number of satellite clinics located across the region. This post will be based at West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre in Birmingham, predominantly seeing the Wolverhampton caseload.

The prosthetist will be a specialist clinician, who facilitate the provision of safe, high-quality care for all our patients 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 prosthetics care to patients with amputation/s or congenital limb loss, in a clinical environment. To work cohesively within the prosthetic team and multidisciplinary team to deliver evidence-based care and ensure the best possible outcomes for patients.

The post holder will have a responsibility for a specialist prosthetic caseload, working within the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and British Association of Prosthetists (BAPO) professional guidelines and standards for prosthetists.

The prosthetist, through the utilisation of specialist assessment skills and informed patient consent, will endeavour to ensure that the best possible prosthetic treatment outcome is achieved for all patients and the patient function fully optimised.

The post holder will manage and lead specific clinical and professional initiatives and service development projects within the service and will liaise with other prosthetic professionals and relevant professional groups.

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BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Doherty Job title: Service Clinical Manager Email address: claire.doherty5@nhs.net Telephone number: 07974913441

Please call 07974 913 441 rather than email.