Orthopaedic Technician

NHS Professionals Limited

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Job summary

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality care in a fast-paced and dynamic environment? Join our dedicated the at Royal Oldham Hospital as an Orthopaedic Plaster Technician and play a crucial role in providing specialised musculoskeletal casting and bracing services to patients.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide expert casting and bracing services on instruction from clinicians.
  • Educate patients and carers on plaster care, ensuring safety, comfort, and dignity.
  • Stay up to date with advances in casting techniques and implement best practices.
  • Maintain and manage plaster room equipment and supplies, ensuring safety and functionality.
  • Participate in patient care planning with the multidisciplinary team, and apply appropriate casts following consultations.
  • Supervise and mentor staff, providing education on casting techniques and standards.
  • Maintain accurate patient records using the Trust's Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Date posted

22 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£14.67 an hour

Contract

Locum

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0042-77719

Job locations

Suites 1A & 1B, Breakspear Park

Breakspear Way

Hemel Hempstead

Hertfordshire

HP2 4TZ


Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Road

Oldham

OL1 2JH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide expert casting and bracing services on instruction from clinicians.
  • Educate patients and carers on plaster care, ensuring safety, comfort, and dignity.
  • Stay up to date with advances in casting techniques and implement best practices.
  • Maintain and manage plaster room equipment and supplies, ensuring safety and functionality.
  • Participate in patient care planning with the multidisciplinary team, and apply appropriate casts following consultations.
  • Supervise and mentor staff, providing education on casting techniques and standards.
  • Maintain accurate patient records using the Trust's Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system.

What are they looking for?

  • Essential: Qualified Orthopaedic Technician with a British Casting Certificate or a Nurse Associate with casting certification.
  • At least 12 months of experience in a plaster room.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure.
  • Commitment to professional development and willingness to undertake further training.
  • Ability to problem-solve and work flexibly in response to service demands.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide expert casting and bracing services on instruction from clinicians.
  • Educate patients and carers on plaster care, ensuring safety, comfort, and dignity.
  • Stay up to date with advances in casting techniques and implement best practices.
  • Maintain and manage plaster room equipment and supplies, ensuring safety and functionality.
  • Participate in patient care planning with the multidisciplinary team, and apply appropriate casts following consultations.
  • Supervise and mentor staff, providing education on casting techniques and standards.
  • Maintain accurate patient records using the Trust's Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system.

What are they looking for?

  • Essential: Qualified Orthopaedic Technician with a British Casting Certificate or a Nurse Associate with casting certification.
  • At least 12 months of experience in a plaster room.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure.
  • Commitment to professional development and willingness to undertake further training.
  • Ability to problem-solve and work flexibly in response to service demands.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Essential: Qualified Orthopaedic Technician with a British Casting Certificate or a Nurse Associate with casting certification.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Essential: Qualified Orthopaedic Technician with a British Casting Certificate or a Nurse Associate with casting certification.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Suites 1A & 1B, Breakspear Park

Breakspear Way

Hemel Hempstead

Hertfordshire

HP2 4TZ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Suites 1A & 1B, Breakspear Park

Breakspear Way

Hemel Hempstead

Hertfordshire

HP2 4TZ


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

katie ashcroft

katie.ashcroft@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk

03330144370

Date posted

22 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£14.67 an hour

Contract

Locum

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0042-77719

Job locations

Suites 1A & 1B, Breakspear Park

Breakspear Way

Hemel Hempstead

Hertfordshire

HP2 4TZ


Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Road

Oldham

OL1 2JH


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