County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
An opportunity has arisen for qualified plaster technicians to join an established team covering services across three main sites, supporting a comprehensive range of orthopaedic and trauma speciality clinics.
The applicant should have a BOA certificate.
The post holder will be accountable for all aspects of care requiring plaster casts/splints/braces.
Main duties of the job
Qualified plaster technicians will carry out and supervise prescribed treatments, while demonstrating evidence-based practice, and complying with the British Orthopaedic Association guidelines.
Provide casting and splinting support within the clinic as requested while also giving support and advice to the patient and carers to enable optimum treatment and enable self-care.
Job responsibilities
You will be working in the plaster room being able to work as an autonomous practitioner in compliance with local policies and procedures.
Workload will be allocated from clinics, A&E and theatre and the extent of this will differ daily. Therefore, it is important to be able to manage your own workload, while ensuring effective and efficient utilisation of resources appropriately.
This role involves working across three sites to cover the needs and demands of the service. Communication is an integral part of this role by receiving complex information from consultants and communicating with patients by providing advice pertaining to their fracture and casting management and to enable them to manage their own care needs.
Interpreting and recording information accurately into patient notes to ensure the correct care is given and acted upon in future is important as well as a knowledge of the IT systems.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Familiarity with trust IT systems
Statutory Registration
* Registration on BOA casting register.
* Two years post registration experience.
Special Requirements
* To be able to manage own workload
* To support other staff and recognise where support is needed
Experience
* Worked within fracture/Orthopaedic clinics
* Experience in a health care setting
Special Skills & Knowledge
* Knowledge of fractures/Orthopaedic clinics
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.
Salary: £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum, pro-rata.
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