Senior Orthotist

With Devon's coastline and Dartmoor nearby, Plymouth offersthe perfect blend of career challenge and lifestyle. At Livewell Southwest,you'll join a progressive organisation that values innovation, collaboration,and staff wellbeing as much as patient care.

We are seeking an experienced orthotist, who in the role of seniororthotist will join a small orthotics team with strong links to a widerange of hospital and community based teams.

Manage a complex caseload withscope to expand into specialist areas

Mentor orthotists, graduates,and students

Collaborate with technical teamsand MDT colleagues to deliver patient solutions

Contribute to governance,evidence-based practice, and service development

Represent the service locally and nationally

Career development in asupportive, multidisciplinary environment

A culture that values wellbeing,growth, and innovation

An HCPC registered highly experienced orthotist

Someone passionate aboutadvancing prosthetic care and outcomes

Please find the following link to further information about relocating to work for Livewell Southwest:

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.

Please note that we may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline.

Relocation assistance may be considered.

All applicants should be HCPC registered and preferably members of BAPO.

The Orthotics Service consists of a team of orthotic clinicians, technicians and support staff providing high quality care for people living within the commissioned areas of Plymouth and South West Devon with a wide range of conditions amenable to management with an orthotic solution. As well as a base in Plymouth, the service runs satellite clinics at University Hospital Plymouth, South Hams Hospital, The Plymouth Child Development Centre and local special schools.

Although predominantly clinic based, the role includes visiting both the acute and community hospitals.

The role will work within the scope of the HCPC professional code of practice and Livewell Southwest policies. Also working collaboratively and maintain key working relationships with managers, service heads and leads.

Within the role you will be expected to work with more complex patients providing holistic evidence-based care, assessing, planning, implementing the treatment requirements of the practice population.

Participate in the management of enhanced assessments including at a variety of multi-disciplinary clinics.

Promoting and supporting people in their care and treatment to help them manage their own health and wellbeing, maximise independence.

Share knowledge and skills and empower others.

Support the audit of patient outcomes.

Prevent hospital admission.

All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across

Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, andcollaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, inshaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the righttime and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse…