Paediatric Orthotic Rehabilitation Technician

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this post is: Monday - Friday, 07:30-17:30 or 08:30-16:30

The Paediatric Orthotic service based in the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow is currently recruiting for the position of Paediatric Orthotic Rehabilitation Technician. We invite applications for suitably qualified persons.

The post of Paediatric Orthotic Rehabilitation Technician is part of the team within the Paediatric Orthotic and Short Term Loan Wheelchair Service based within the Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow (RHC).

The successful applicant will be required to provide skilled technical expertise and specialist knowledge in the manufacture of a comprehensive range of highly specialist Paediatric Orthotic Devices. The technician will work in conjunction with the Paediatric Orthotist on varied and highly complex patients. The work may include RGOs, Standing shells, Spinal, HKAFO, KAFO, AFO, Foot Orthoses and others as required for many differing medical conditions.

The post requirements will include manufacture, fabrication and maintenance of Orthoses to meet with the required quality standards and appointed time scales of the service. Componentry knowledge, stock control, ordering, team working, problem solving and innovation are all aspects of the post.

The successful applicant will also be required to provide skilled technical expertise and specialist knowledge in the assessment, maintenance, adjustment and supply of short term loan wheelchairs in Glasgow's Children's Hospital. They will be required to have excellent communication skills and be comfortable with face to face patient contact and direct working with members of the multi-disciplinary team including medics, AHPs, Nurses and administrators. Training for this will be given in post.

We will consider trainee's for this post dependant on relevant skillsets.

The post holder will operate at Band 5 level (trainee's would be paid in line with the Annex 21 policy for their 3 years of training) and will require, as a minimum, a relevant HNC or equivalent qualification or commensurate relevant experience. For example:

• An HNC in mechanical and production engineering with relevant Orthotic technical experience.
• A Level 3 NVQ in Providing Technical Services/Orthotics
• A PDA in Rehabilitation Technologies at SCQF 7 from SQA.
• Several years of Orthotic Technical experience over a broad range of treatments.
• Other transferrable skills.

If you wish to work in a progressive team that puts the patient first always, are willing to be patient centred, flexible, and adaptable and like to be challenged in your working life, then your application would be welcomed. The interview dates are planned for 5th and 6th of November and will be face to face interviews.

Applicants to this post will require PVG certification for working with children and vulnerable groups.

Informal contact: Edward Wardlaw, Senior Technician, ,

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