Job Summary
As an experienced, HCPC registered Orthotist, you will continue to develop your career within Opcare by delivering exceptional, patient-centred care to a diverse caseload, including both routine and complex, multifactorial needs. You will work autonomously undertaking comprehensive assessments, prescribing and fitting orthoses, and developing treatment plans tailored to individual patient goals. The role works closely with the NHS administration team and it is a requirement to build and maintain good relationships with key stakeholders in the service.

Main duties of the job

• Demonstrate extensive clinical experience across a wide range of patient groups and conditions, using advanced problem solving and clinical reasoning to deliver evidence based care.
• Work independently within established protocols, adhering to prescription guidelines with minimal supervision.
• Provide expert second opinions and clinical leadership, contributing to multidisciplinary team MDT decision making and supporting the management of complex cases.
• Maintain a strong awareness of key performance indicators KPIs, ensuring clinical practice aligns with service expectations and supporting colleagues to achieve performance standards.
• Positively and proactively contribute to service development and identify improvement opportunities within area of responsibility

About us
We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and skilled Senior Orthotist to join our Opcare team in Gloucester. This role is an excellent opportunity for an Orthotist who wants to progress to a Senior Orthotist, it will provide clinical development through exposure to a wide range of orthotic clinics across the Gloucestershire region, making it ideal for clinicians who want to progress their clinical knowledge, thrive on variety, autonomy and professional growth.

Details
Date posted: 01 April 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: Depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: E0053-26-0003-Glouc
Job locations: Gloucestershire Royal Nhs Trust, Great Western Road, Gloucester, GL1 3NN

Job responsibilities

• Demonstrate extensive clinical experience across a wide range of patient groups and conditions, using advanced problem-solving and clinical reasoning to deliver evidence based care.
• Work independently within established protocols, adhering to prescription guidelines with minimal supervision.
• Provide expert second opinions and clinical leadership, contributing to multidisciplinary team MDT decision making and supporting the management of complex cases.
• Maintain a strong awareness of key performance indicators KPIs, ensuring clinical practice aligns with service expectations and supporting colleagues to achieve performance standards.
• Positively and proactively contribute to service development and identify improvement opportunities within area of responsibility

Skills and Experience
Essential:

• Highly developed interpersonal skills including formal and informal communication
• Proven record of working within an active, fast paced clinical environment
• Working proactively and collaboratively in the team and wider trust
• Interest in service development and or evidence of involvement
• Able to prioritise, plan and organise efficiently and work with multiple conflicting priorities.

Desirable:

• Published evidence of specialist work within clinical field.
• Sound working knowledge of REHAPP Opcares clinical management system.
• Experience mentoring students or graduates
• Knowledge or experience with CAD CAM

Qualifications
Essential:

• BSc Hons in Prosthetics and Orthotics, or equivalent
• HCPC registered
• Full driving licence

Desirable:

• Relevant MSc, or postgraduate qualifications in a clinical area.
• Practice educator training
• BAPO member
• ISPO member

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential:

• BSc Hons in Prosthetics and Orthotics, or equivalent
• HCPC registered
• Full driving licence

Desirable:

• Relevant MSc, or postgraduate qualifications in a clinical area.
• Practice educator training
• BAPO member
• ISPO member

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Opcare under Ability Matters Group
Address: Gloucestershire Royal Nhs Trust, Great Western Road, Gloucester, GL1 3NN
Employer's website: https://www.opcare.co.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Souz Ahmad
recruitment@am-healthcare.com