Plaster Technician

Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join our team of plaster technicians. We are a very busy orthopaedic outpatients department at Mid Yorkshire NHS Teaching Trust. We have clinics Trustwide at Pinderfields, Pontefract and Dewsbury hospitals.

You will predominantly be based at Pinderfields which is our busiest site, providing a wide range of plaster services for adults and children. We have trauma (fracture) and elective clinics for both the adult and paediatrics.

The ideal candidate will have experience as a qualified plaster technician and be competent in carrying out all aspects of the plaster technician role.

Main duties of the job

• To work with the multi-disciplinary team to provide a patient centred casting service.
• To remove and apply a wide range of plaster casts and orthosis to adults and children
• To undertake uncomplicated wound care and serial casting in a wide range of settings including the outpatient clinics, wards and theatres, also supporting the emergency department when required
• Able to manage own time and workload effectively and proactively engage with professional development to maintain their skills and expertise

About us
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Job responsibilities

• Registered holder of the British Casting Certificate (BCC) SCQF Level 8 Diploma (formerly BOA(SON)/AOT qualification) or equivalent
• Able to demonstrate continuing professional development
• 5 GCSE grade C or equivalent
• Experienced in the application of a wide range of plaster casts
• Experienced in the application of orthotic devices
• Able to work in the multi-disciplinary team
• Experienced in giving appropriate advice to patients regarding their plaster cast / orthosis
• Up to date knowledge of current casting issues and practise
• Knowledge of trauma and orthopaedic conditions and treatment options
• Kowledge of casting techniques
• Awareness of own limitations
• Excellent level of knowledge of musculo-skeletal system
• Excellent understanding of patient care needs
• Able to plan, assess, implement and evaluate patient care
• Priortise tasks appropriately
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• promotes patient education
• Ability to work under pressure.

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.