Orthopaedic Technician

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a compassionate Orthopaedic Technician. Join a collaborative team dedicated to delivering high-quality orthopedic patient care. Key responsibilities include providing casting services, expertly guiding fellow professionals, and ensuring a welcoming environment while maintaining safety standards.

Qualifications

• Qualifications in English and Maths are essential.
• Certification from the British Orthopaedic Association is necessary.
• Experience in trauma and orthopaedics is required.

Responsibilities

• Support the orthopaedic technical service across hospitals.
• Assess and plan patient care for casting and splint application.
• Provide leadership in the plaster room while ensuring safety.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Ability to manage workload

Education

GCSE's level A-C/4-9 in English and Maths

British Orthopaedic Association casting Certificate

Diploma/degree qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Orthopaedic Technician

The closing date is 27 June 2025

The Orthopedic and Trauma Clinic in Outpatient Department at North Manchester General Hospital, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust are 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 provide high quality, safe and effective care is essential.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support on the provision of the orthopaedic technical service for North Manchester General Hospital with cross site working at Trafford General Hospital. This would include 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.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & 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 & staff experience, operational effectiveness & 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 & 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, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE's 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 truma 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 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 access the affect of cast application on patients physical and mental well-being
• Stock control

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£29,970 to £36,483 a yearper annum (pro rata)