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The Orthopedic and Trauma Clinic in Outpatient Department at North Manchester General Hospital, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, is currently looking to recruit a Band 5 Plaster Technician to our team. Join our team where you’ll have the opportunity to care for patients requiring a number of orthopedic treatments.
We are looking for a Plaster Technician who is compassionate and caring with an ability to focus on the delivery of high caliber patient-centered care. To join us, you should have the ability to motivate, inspire, and support each other while providing fantastic care to our patients, who are at the heart of all we do. A calm, diplomatic, and caring approach and a commitment to providing high quality, safe, and effective care is essential.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the provision of the orthopaedic technical service for North Manchester General Hospital with cross-site working at Trafford General Hospital. This includes the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for patients requiring a variety of casting materials and splint application. The post holder will possess a wide range of skills and knowledge associated with this area of practice autonomously, as well as providing leadership within the plaster room. The post holder will provide expert support and guidance to other relevant professionals, departments, and services. The post holder is responsible for ensuring the plaster room is a safe and welcoming environment for both adults and young people while maintaining adequate health and safety requirements associated with practice. The post holder is expected to have a flexible approach.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate, so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive, our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits, and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSEs level A-C/4-9 or level 2 key skills in English and Maths.
* British Orthopaedic Association casting Certificate.
* Evidence of continuing professional development within trauma and orthopaedic specialist.
* Diploma/degree qualification or equivalent experience and training.
* Relevant safeguarding training and experience.
Knowledge
* Evidence of multidisciplinary agency working.
* Understanding of equality and diversity and how to apply it to self, patients, and managed staff.
* In-depth knowledge of anatomy, physiology of hand and orthopaedic conditions and commonly seen hand trauma conditions.
* Knowledge of infection control principles and tissue viability.
* Sound working knowledge of casting materials.
* Knowledge of improving quality and change implementation.
Training and experience
* Experience of application of casting and splints.
* Able to prioritise own workload and that of others.
* Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role.
* Experience of working with a multidisciplinary team.
* Evidence of being able to lead in and assist others in audits, surveys, and research.
Skills and abilities
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Able to manage own workload.
* Proven ability to problem solve.
* Awareness of clinical governance.
* Ability to apply, adjust, and remove orthopaedic devices.
* Able to assess the effect of cast application on patients' physical and mental well-being.
* Stock control.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Reachel Ovieriakhi Job title: Unit Manager Email address: Reachel.ovieriakhi@mft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01617202331 Additional information
For an informal discussion or visit, please contact Reachel Ovieriakhi, Unit Manager on 01617202331, or email Reachel.Ovieriakhi@mft.nhs.uk
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