Orthopaedic Plaster Technician

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly Orthopaedic Plaster Technician Team.

This is a full-time permanent post, and will require the cross-cover at both St Helier and Epsom Hospitals, as part of a weekly rota Monday - Friday.

You will be responsible for supporting the fracture clinics during the morning and the elective clinics / ward patients during the afternoon.

You must have completed your BOA Orthopaedic Practitioner qualification and have experience of working in an acute hospital.

Please do not apply if you do not have your BOA Orthopaedic Practitioner qualification - we are not currently accepting trainees

Main duties of the job

1. In consultation with the treating clinician select, apply, remove and maintain casts made of plaster, plastic resins or other materials in the Plaster room or within other wards or departments at Epsom and St Helier Hospital.

2. To measure and apply braces and splints according to requests.

3. To ensure that limbs are correctly positioned before, during and after the application of casts.

4. Apply and remove all plaster casts without direct supervision.

5. Provide information to patients and their carers on all aspect of care for their casts/splints in relation to their condition, both oral and written.

6. Recognise symptoms of wound infections or inflammations and report to the nurse in charge.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.