Have you successfully completed the British Association Casting course and looking to enhance and further develop your experience with both adults and children in clinic and theatre settings? If this is you, then an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced orthopaedic practitioner (Plaster technician) to join the orthopaedic outpatient team at LGI. If you are dedicated and passionate about developing your professional practice and the service, we would welcome your application for this post.
The post holder will be responsible for providing a high quality and compassionate service to all patients, and they will be accountable for escalating any complications to the multi-disciplinary team that may impact on the patients' agreed plan of care.
The post holder will provide a casting service to all wards at Leeds Teaching Hospital including major trauma wards and theatres for specialised casting. The post holder will advise and support adult/paediatric patients and families in relation to managing their cast/splint/brace, ongoing positioning, and post-intervention complications.
You will be based at LGI but with a requirement to provide service across all 5 sites working autonomously. The current service is delivered between the hours of 08.00-18.00hrs Monday to Friday but may include some evening and weekend working to cover service demand.
Qualifications: Recognised Orthopaedic Casting Certificate (BOA/SOTN)
Main duties of the job:
1. The post holder will be accountable for all aspects of direct & indirect care of patients requiring casts/splints/bracing and wound care providing high quality care and assistance to patients and their carers during their attendance to the department.
2. The post holder will escalate to medical staff any complications or issues that may impact on the patients' agreed plan of care.
3. The post holder will work autonomously within Trust and National casting guidelines reporting to Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.
4. The post holder will be required to direct/instruct/supervise trainee orthopaedic practitioners and other clinical staff as appropriate, demonstrating high standards.
5. The post holders will work together to plan workload ensuring effective and efficient utilisation of resources on a daily basis supported by department manager/Sister/Charge nurse.
About us:
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.
WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Job description:
Job responsibilities:
1. Deliver effective levels of communication to all members of the MDT, offering expert specialist advice to clinicians pertaining to fracture and casting management verbally and in writing using highly developed interpersonal skills.
2. Provide specialist advice pertaining to fracture and casting management including condition-related information for patients and other clients.
3. Work in theatres alongside surgeons to apply moulded, children's spinal jackets (EDF Cast), Hip spicas and specialist children clinics for Ponsetti casting.
4. Provide advice to patients on potential complications of casting and take remedial action to rectify any complications/problems including referring to clinician if required.
5. Mould, apply cast, wedge cast and manipulate displaced fractures depending on patients' individual needs for adults or children.
6. Deliver high standards of patient care and experience at all times.
7. Maintain a safe working environment, reporting incidents, accidents & complaints.
8. Provide wound care including managing open wounds, removal of pin and pin site care, removal of sutures.
9. Understand the need to maintain & respect patient confidentiality.
10. Share knowledge and skills around safe casting techniques with other professional staff as appropriate.
11. Record accurate information in electronic records regarding care and treatment in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines.
12. Facilitate specialised training in LTHT for staff groups such as ED and supervise clinical support workers/trainee orthopaedic technicians that are not on the orthopaedic technician register.
13. Participate in annual mandatory training and performance appraisal.
14. Ensure continuous personal and professional development.
15. Undertake duties in different wards/departments as required by service demands.
16. Undertake clinical audits and report findings back to MDT.
17. Review and utilise x-rays for safe removal of metal work/K-wires.
Person Specification:
Other Criteria:
Essential:
* Excellent manual dexterity
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements
Skills & behaviours:
Essential:
* Motivated
* Caring
* Reliable
* Trustworthy
* Team working
Qualifications:
Essential:
* The BCC/BOA Course (60 SCQF level 8 Diploma points)
* 4 GCSEs including English and Maths
* 2 years post BOA course completion experience
Desirable:
* Teaching Certificate
Experience:
Essential:
* Highly developed clinical skills and underpinning knowledge of all aspects of wound care, casting, splinting and orthotics within orthopaedics and recognised orthopaedic technician qualification.
* Knowledge of all types of plastering materials.
* Knowledge of application of splints, braces and frames.
* Knowledge to provide technical advice to patients, relatives and other healthcare professionals regarding ongoing care and treatment of their affected limb.
* Knowledge and ability to recognise complications following orthopaedic interventions and appropriate escalation to the medical team of life-threatening complications.
* Knowledge of Infection prevention and care principles and practice.
* Knowledge of wound healing process and choice of appropriate dressings.
Desirable:
* Advanced Wound care module
Employer details:
Employer name: Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address: Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX
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