1663 - Plaster Technician

Job summary

The plaster room is part of the Fracture clinic at Barnsley hospital, its main role is to support the daily clinics within fracture clinic but also to support the wider hospital including ED, Wards, other outpatient areas such as paediatrics by offering a high standard specialised service in the application of casts, manipulation of limbs, wound checks and much more.

Main duties of the job

The efficiency and appropriate staffing of this service allows many of the lesser known services to continue to have a positive impact on the patients within the Trust.

The workload is varied and can be extremely complex in nature and regularly includes supporting the fracture clinic, walk-in appointments for patients who are experiencing issues with their casts, emergency admissions through ED, often for patients in the RESUS area needing the manipulation and application of a cast and supporting ward-based patients either by facilitating them in the clinic or by a staff member attending the ward to review a patient. The volume of work from outside the routine fracture clinic appointments is unpredictable but consistent.

The team also support the diabetic services along with the podiatry service and complete specialised, time consuming casting for patients with pressure ulcers and diabetic neuropathy and the demand for this service is already increasing.

Specialised paediatric casting is also a large part of the workload within plaster room, from physio requesting serial casting to paediatric consultants requiring Ponseti casting for new-born babies with talipes.

The technicians also support the surgeons when they are in theatre often being called to apply complex casts directly post-surgery, this can be time consuming and often difficult to negotiate timewise when in the middle of a busy clinic.

About us

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close a position early.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust achieving a Good rating in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives. We are proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a strong and sustainable future for this organisation which is highly valued by our local communities.

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation, where staff are engaged for change and committed to being part of the journey to sustainability and growth.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles only will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

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Employer details

Employer name

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pogmoor Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2EP

Employer's website

https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pogmoor Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2EP

Employer's website

https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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