Band 5 Orthopaedic Practitioner

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for an experienced plaster technician to join our friendly outpatient team in the plaster room and fracture clinics, providing a comprehensive orthopaedic and trauma plaster service for UHB NHS Trust.

The successful candidate will be a skilled plaster technician, having completed the British Casting Certificate (BCC) plaster technician course or equivalent, and work according to the Association of Orthopaedic Practitioners (AOP) and British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) code of professional practice.

If you are successful in your application to this post, you will be expected to manage and deliver on the responsibilities outlined below as well as those not included here.

To be independently responsible for the application of routine and specialist casting and select and issue appropriate walking aids, including hip spicas, functional bracing and splinting.

To advise and educate patients and their carers on all aspects of caring for their casts/splints and use of walking aids, in relation to their injury both with verbal and written information.

To give advice and information for patients seeking telephone advice and record where appropriate.

To attend wards and meet patients who are unfit to attend clinic for treatment.

To apply specialist casts in theatre following surgery as requested

Main duties of the job

Orthopaedic practitioners work in trauma and orthopaedic clinics. They may work with patients of all ages and conditions or they may specialise in, for example, children or older people

As an orthopaedic practitioner, you need to be:

confident and reassuring

able to deal with people who are upset

happy to be hands-on with patients

willing to work with messy materials

able to follow procedures

able to work quickly and carefully

able to work alone or in a team

You'll also need:

good manual (hand) skills

organisation skills

good communication skills

the ability to explain treatment to patients and to offer advice as appropriate

advise patients after the splint or cast has been fitted, sometimes over the phone

apply dressings to wounds

remove dressings and stitches from wounds

remove casts and splints

order supplies

update patients' records

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

23 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-52162DH

Job locations

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Hold the British Casting Certificate BOA/RCN/(SON)AOT
* Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
* Specialist Post-Certificate Casting qualifications GCSE or equivalent Pass in English and Maths. NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social care or equivalent

Desirable

* Degree/Diploma or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

* Minimum 2 years' experience working in a plaster room setting.
* Ability to read x rays correctly.
* Competent and experience of basic wound care including suture/staple removal, K wire removal, wound dressings etc.

Additional Criteria

Essential

* Competent IT skills
* Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
* Effectively prioritises, plans and manages own and other's activities/tasks
* Able to make safe and effective decisions relating to patient treatment when presenting with cast problems.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Hold the British Casting Certificate BOA/RCN/(SON)AOT
* Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
* Specialist Post-Certificate Casting qualifications GCSE or equivalent Pass in English and Maths. NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social care or equivalent

Desirable

* Degree/Diploma or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

* Minimum 2 years' experience working in a plaster room setting.
* Ability to read x rays correctly.
* Competent and experience of basic wound care including suture/staple removal, K wire removal, wound dressings etc.

Additional Criteria

Essential

* Competent IT skills
* Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
* Effectively prioritises, plans and manages own and other's activities/tasks
* Able to make safe and effective decisions relating to patient treatment when presenting with cast problems.

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).

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