Plaster Room Technician

Candino CA; Colchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Colchester is seeking a Plaster Room Technician to manage daily operations within the Fracture Clinic. The role includes assisting with clinic duties and undergoing training to qualify as an Orthopaedic Technician. The ideal candidate will be passionate about patient care and eager to develop their skills and knowledge. Join us and benefit from a range of training opportunities and generous employee perks.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts

Health and Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Undertake self-directed learning.
• Understand limitations of responsibility during training.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily activity within the Plaster Room.
• Assist in general clinic duties when indicated.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Plaster Room Technician working within the Outpatients Fracture Clinic, based at Colchester General Hospital.

You will undertake in-house supervised practice following attendance at RNOH Stanmore to undertake and successfully complete the registered casting course to facilitate qualification as an Orthopaedic Technician. (BCC)

Providing technical and professional support within clinical areas, wards, theatres and Emergency Department.

Ensuring the effective development of the casting/orthotics service within the Musculoskeletal CDG.

Band 3-4 Development Role may be considered for the right applicant.

Responsibilities

• To with the efficient daily management of activity within the Plaster Room of the Fracture and Orthopaedic Clinic.
• To undertake self‑directed learning.
• To actively take direction within the trainee role.
• To understand limitations of responsibility and right to act during training period.
• To assist in general clinic duties where indicated.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across East Suffolk and North Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what is widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.