Plaster Practitioner

Job overview

Come and join our dynamic, friendly, supportive team in The Rowley Bristow unit an Orthopedic Outpatient Unit    We are looking for a Part- Time  (20hr per week) Plaster Practitioner at  St Peter’s Hospital, Rowley Bristow team. We have a positive approach to development and value our staff, supporting regular training, supervision and appraisal.  Are you motivated, a good communicator and team worker, with Orthopedic or Outpatient experience plus organisational and prioritisation skills? If you’re enthusiastic and committed to providing high standards, do get in touch.

We are a Monday to Friday service, however flexibility is essential as Weekend clinics can be offered to patients at short notice. We have extensive health and wellbeing support, including a recently opened wellbeing hub - free staff gym and excellent catering facilities. We support work/life balance and are happy to discuss flexible working at interview.

Main duties of the job

To work as a member of the Orthopaedic team demonstrating an expertise in plaster and casting techniques. To provide technical and professional to other clinical areas within the trust. The post holder will be for the provision of a high standard of care including undertaking specialist casting and splinting procedures. The post holder will work unsupervised using their own initiative and make appropriate clinical decisions.

You must be a Certified Orthopaedic Technician holding a British Orthopaedic Association certificate or British casting certificate

To assist in providing and developing good practice  with patients in an Outpatients setting, be the Patients advocate when required ensure patients and the families are and feel included  in their care  ensuring that said practices are in accordance with department and hospital policy.

To assist in the establishment, monitoring and evaluation of agreed standards of patient care and quality service.

To establish an effective communication system with patients, their careers, and all staff working in the multidisciplinary team.

To assist with the clinical and housekeeping practice and compliance with policy and procedures to prevent hospital acquired infection.

To Provide advice on application of cast for specialist conditions I.E Total contact casting and it’s wound care for diabetic patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A Plaster practitioner will work closely with all nursing staff and the wider team, which includes administration staff, surgeons, anaesthetists, theatre staff and colleagues from other departments such as Pharmacy, Radiology and Pathology. This list is not exhaustive and it is expected that there will be other key relationships which will develop within this role