Band 3 Trainee Orthopaedic Practitioner

Job summary

This post is a developmental role, and the post holder will be expected to work within the Plaster Room service, providing support to outpatient clinics and in patients who are in plaster casts.

Orthopaedic Practitioners work in the field of Trauma & Orthopaedic Outpatients. It is your job to apply casts to patients, at the doctor's request following an accident, for elective orthopaedic conditions and following trauma surgery. You will be expected to complete the British Orthopaedic Association British Casting Course as part of this trainee role and whilst you are training, your practice will be supervised at all times.

After a minimum of one year working in the plaster service, the post holder will attend a 5-week full time residential course at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital at Stanmore, Middlesex. On completion of the course and once in receipt of the British Casting Certificate, (60 credits at University Diploma level 8 SCQF equivalent to Level 5 NVQ, in working with a variety of casting material) the post holder will become a Band 4 Qualified Orthopaedic Practitioner.

If you feel you have the character to take on this exciting opportunity please apply for this role. Further information can be found about the British Casting Certificate (BCC) via this link:https://www.boa.ac.uk/learning-and-events/casting-courses.html

As part of the application process we strongly advise arranging an informal visit as part of your application submission.

Main duties of the job

As a member of the nursing team, the Trainee Orthopaedic Practitioner will be able to work with a variety of resin based and plaster of Paris casting material. You will be able to provide highly specialised, skilled care in the application, modification and removal of a wide range of casts, to both inpatients and outpatients, as requested and directly prescribed by medical staff under the supervision of a British Casting Certificate holder.

You will be responsible for giving direct care to patients. You will carry out procedures as appropriate to patient's needs. These duties to include, but not limited to, application of simple casts/braces, x-ray requesting after achieving specific competencies within the department and maintaining accurate records of your care.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk