Orthopaedic Practitioner (plaster technician)

UHBW Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established health care provider is seeking an experienced Orthopaedic Practitioner to join their dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to work across two hospitals, providing essential care in out-patients, wards, and surgical theatres. You will be part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team, contributing to the care of a diverse patient population. With a commitment to excellence and innovation, this forward-thinking organization provides a stimulating environment where your skills will make a significant impact. If you are passionate about orthopaedic care and looking for a rewarding career, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Must have current British Orthopaedic Association casting qualification.
• Experience in out-patients, wards, and surgical theatres.

Responsibilities

• Competent in application and removal of casts as prescribed by clinicians.
• Participate in assessment and planning of care for casting patients.

Skills

Orthopaedic Casting

Patient Assessment

Multi-disciplinary Teamwork

Education

British Orthopaedic Association Casting Qualification

Association of Orthopaedic Practitioners Registration

Job description

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Are you an experienced Orthopaedic Practitioner (Plaster Technician)?

Would you like to work in an outstanding acute trust?

Are you looking for variety, working in out-patients, inpatients and orthopaedic theatres?

There really has never been a more exciting time to join us; University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and Weston Area Health NHS Trust have merged together to become one organisation.

What is the role of an Orthopaedic Practitioner at UHBW?

You must have a current British Orthopaedic Association casting qualification certificate and Association of Orthopaedic Practitioners registered.

Working in out-patients, on the wards and in surgical theatres, making a valuable contribution to the multi-disciplinary team looking after orthopaedic patients.

You will work across two hospitals at UHBW, the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) treating our adult patients and at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC). The BRHC is a regional centre for paediatrics, providing specialist orthopaedic service for conditions such as Development Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH), Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) as well as being a dedicated paediatric trauma centre for the South West.

You will join a team of highly experienced Orthopaedic Practitioners who will support you during induction period and any training needs you may have. As part of this team you will be working a combination of early and late shifts in order to provide a seven day a week service from 8:30am to 9pm.

To be competent in the application, adjustment and removal of all types of casts as prescribed by a clinician.

• To participate in the assessment, planning and evaluation of care for the patient who is requiring casting or splinting referring to the clinician as required.
• Assess different initial conditions and provide advice to clinicians on appropriate course of action and materials to be used.
• Obtains informed consent from patients when carrying out programmes of care.
  
  

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: michelle Gingell Job title: Clinic Sister Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01173421281

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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