Clinical Skills Tutor - Orthotics

Ready for a rewarding new challenge?

• Are you an experienced Orthotist looking to take the next step in your career?
• Do you want to play a key role in shaping the future Prosthetics & Orthotics and Allied Health workforce?
• Would you thrive in a collaborative team environment with excellent support and development opportunities?

If the answer is yes, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Overview

Due to staff retiring we are seeking to appoint to the role of clinical skills tutor in the Prosthetic & Orthotic department at the University of Salford. We are looking for a dynamic Orthotist to join the academic team as Clinical Skills Tutors to help shape the future P&O workforce. Working with the Head of Subject and lecturers in the team, the post holder will deliver high quality teaching and learning to deliver excellent outcomes and student experience across pre- and post-registration Prosthetic and Orthotic education, enterprise and research.

We are looking for a motivated, creative and ambitious Orthotist who is keen to develop in an academic role. The candidate will build on our strengths to meet the demands of a changing health and social care landscape. The candidate must be an excellent team player who is willing to work on a variety of activities and tasks both within the Prosthetic and Orthotic team and in the Directorate and wider School/University. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop their career within an innovative, progressive and supportive environment with a range of opportunities for development.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver a range of teaching materials and modules, marking and assessing work
• Work with the students in practical sessions to help them gain the direct skills required for the role
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to plan, design, develop and deliver a range of high-quality programmes of study at all levels.
• Support development and delivery of innovative, simulation and practice-based learning opportunities within our programmes.
• Promote equality and diversity for students and staff and sustain an inclusive and supportive study and work environment in accordance with university policy

Why Salford?

The Faculty of Health, Community and Life Sciences is one of the largest providers of nursing, midwifery, social work and allied health professional education programmes in the UK, known for our track record of collaborating with a wide range of industry partners across health and social care to produce highly skilled graduates with real work experience. Our leading P and O team provide excellent education to develop the future workforce. Come and join us and you will...

• be mentored and supported to develop your teaching and learning skills
• be given opportunities to apply and develop a range of skills to contribute to the research and enterprise profile of the directorate.
• be part of a talented, dynamic interdisciplinary team, who are committed to providing the best student experience and working environment.
• play a part in shaping the future workforce!

We are proud of our diverse student population, and it is important for us to create an inclusive culture where all our students and colleagues can bring their whole selves to the University. It is important to us that our students see themselves reflected in those who teach them, and that higher education is a place where they can thrive. We therefore welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

For an informal conversation please contact Robert Fulford, Head of Prosthetics and Orthotics r.s.fulford@salford.ac.uk.

Interviews are scheduled to take place on Friday 11th December 2026.

**Please note this opportunity may close early depending on applicant volume.**

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