Job overview

The Main Outpatient Department at Oldham Hospital holds clinics for many different specialities within several different locations

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.

Main duties of the job

• 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

Working for our organisation

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.

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.

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.

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