Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
We deliver plaster room services across a range of our hospitals at North Tyneside, Northumbria Emergency Care Hospital, Cramlington, Hexham and Wansbeck Hospitals working across a 7 day service.
To support the plaster room service and team in delivering cast care and support to patients and to support the Outpatient Department team with healthcare duties in main out patients.
To assist the plaster technicians in all aspects of the plaster room environment and the Clinic nurse in all aspects of Clinics/predominately Orthopaedics.
There will be an 18 month training programme provided that the post holder must complete within the time period.
A car driver is essential as the role involves multiple site working on a regular basis.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once sufficient applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
1. To assist the plaster technicians in all aspects of the plaster room environment and the Clinic nurse in all aspects of Clinics/predominately Orthopaedics.
2. Makes judgments involving straightforward job related facts or situations.
3. Able to recognise triggers on NEWs chart and act accordingly as per algorithm.
4. Able to recognise signs of the deteriorating patient and alert qualified staff accordingly.
Job responsibilities
1. To assist the qualified nurses in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing/plaster technician care.
2. To provide basic nursing care, e.g. assistance with personal hygiene, eating and drinking, mobility needs under direct or indirect supervision.
3. To report accurately perceived changes in a patient’s manner, observation, eating habits, etc.
4. To prepare the clinical area for procedures.
5. Provide appropriate delegated clinical care appropriate to area of work, i.e. non-complex wound dressings.
6. To assist in the co-ordination of the workload of the plaster room/Clinic.
7. To remove casts, splints, clips, and dressings under supervision/guidance.
8. To apply various casts within the plaster room under supervision/guidance.
9. To apply splints.
10. To perform phlebotomy.
11. To assist in clinic preparation and management.
12. To relay verbal and written information to the patient/medical staff with regards to cast care.
13. To demonstrate and give instructions on walking aids.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 3 in Health/Health & Social Care/Direct Care or a portfolio of equivalent Orthopaedic experience/qualifications.
* Course and experience that demonstrate transferable skills, i.e. previous care experience or education relevant to Orthopaedic or Outpatient Clinic.
Experience and Knowledge
* Previous experience in healthcare, preferably within an orthopaedic setting.
Other
* Driving Licence.
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.
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