Job overview

Come and join our dynamic, friendly, supportive team in The Rowley Bristow unit an Orthopedic Outpatient Unit    We are looking for a Part- Time  (20hr per week) Plaster Practitioner at  St Peter’s Hospital, Rowley Bristow team. We have a positive approach to development and value our staff, supporting regular training, supervision and appraisal.  Are you motivated, a good communicator and team worker, with Orthopedic or Outpatient experience plus organisational and prioritisation skills? If you’re enthusiastic and committed to providing high standards, do get in touch.

We are a Monday to Friday service, however flexibility is essential as Weekend clinics can be offered to patients at short notice. We have extensive health and wellbeing support, including a recently opened wellbeing hub - free staff gym and excellent catering facilities. We support work/life balance and are happy to discuss flexible working at interview.

Main duties of the job

To work as a member of the Orthopaedic team demonstrating an expertise in plaster and casting techniques. To provide technical and professional to other clinical areas within the trust. The post holder will be for the provision of a high standard of care including undertaking specialist casting and splinting procedures. The post holder will work unsupervised using their own initiative and make appropriate clinical decisions.

You must be a Certified Orthopaedic Technician holding a British Orthopaedic Association certificate or British casting certificate  

To assist in providing and developing good practice  with patients in an Outpatients setting, be the Patients advocate when required ensure patients and the families are and feel included  in their care  ensuring that said practices are in accordance with department and hospital policy. 

To assist in the establishment, monitoring and evaluation of agreed standards of patient care and quality service.

To establish an effective communication system with patients, their careers, and all staff working in the multidisciplinary team.

To assist with the clinical and housekeeping practice and compliance with policy and procedures to prevent hospital acquired infection. 

To Provide advice on application of cast for specialist conditions I.E Total contact casting and it’s wound care for diabetic patients.

Working for our organisation

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On-site Nurseries
• On-site staff cafes
• On-site parking
• Support in career development
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:
www.asph-careers.org