orthopaedic casting technician or Nurse Associate

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A large health provider in Greater Manchester is seeking an orthopaedic casting technician or Nurse Associate to join their Trauma & Orthopaedic clinics. The role requires a British Orthopaedic Association Plaster Certificate and recent experience in plastering. Successful candidates will demonstrate a range of casting skills and the ability to operate autonomously under pressure. Flexible working hours are necessary, including potential weekend and evening shifts. This role supports patient care and staff education within an NHS Trust committed to diversity and excellence.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Recent experience in a demanding plaster room environment.
• Knowledge of Fixed Rigidity Casts and various casting materials.
• Flexibility to work different hours as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction to patients/carers about plaster care.
• Maintain patient safety, comfort, privacy, and dignity.
• Support and supervise clinic staff in the Plaster Room.

Skills

Casting techniques

Ability to work under pressure

Independence

Education

British Orthopaedic Association Plaster Certificate

Job description

Responsibilities

• To provide instruction to patients/carers regarding plaster care and encourage patient/carer involvement.
• To ensure practice in casting and bracing techniques throughout the Trust is underpinned by best practice/evidence-based practice incorporating current advances in casting care.
• To ensure patients safety, comfort, privacy, and dignity are always maintained.
• To contribute to the effective structure of clinics.
• To maintain a professional attitude in approach and appearance.
• To network effectively with similarly qualified colleagues to ensure best practice.
• To keep appraised of current advances in casting care and facilitate their implementation for the benefit of the patients.
• To support, supervise and provide educational direction to clinic staff working within the Plaster Room environment.
• Knowledge of incident reporting and requirements for root cause analysis
• To maintain all equipment and consumables required for the Plaster Room to function effectively and safely.
• To assist in controlling stock limits, requisitioning departmental stores and equipment.
• To ensure all equipment is functional and meets service requirements.
• Undertake risk assessments on the environment and the use of all associated equipment
• To work as directed in an appropriate clinic environment should there be no requirement for the post holder's specific skills in the plaster room, As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

Benefits

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work‑life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)

The Trauma & Orthopaedic clinics at The Royal Oldham Hospital are looking for an established orthopaedic casting technician or Nurse Associate who holds the British Orthopaedic Association Plaster Certificate and has recent experience of working in a demanding plaster room environment providing support to Trauma and Orthopaedic clinics as well as trauma in‑patients.

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate their skills and knowledge in a range of casting techniques including Fixed Rigidity Casts and have a wide range of casting skills with Plaster of Paris and Synthetic materials.

The ability to work under pressure, independently and autonomously and in a timely manner to avoid patients waiting unnecessarily must be evidenced.

Candidates need to be mindful that the post will require flexibility of hours across the working week between the hours of 8.30am and 6pm to meet ever changing service. Increasingly weekend and evening working up to 8pm is also required on an ad‑hoc and additional basis.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives., To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

The NCA is proud to serve a diverse population and is committed to delivering inclusive, accessible care. We value individuality and aim to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and beliefs.

We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex‑personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact [email protected]

Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications are received, or if an internal redeployee has been identified.

For fixed‑term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed‑term contracts will be offered to external (non‑NHS) applicants.

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