Orthopaedic Trainee Plaster Room Technician

The post holder will help to deliver quality care in cast application / removal with direct supervision and Orthopaedic Outpatient Service. The post holder will contribute to their own development by preparing to undertake the British Casting Certificate. The post holder will contribute to the development and evaluation of clinics in relation to the Plaster Room Service and trauma and orthopaedic outpatients. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Plaster Technician Team at Wye Valley NHS Trust, as a Trainee Plaster Technician. Whilst working in the post you will be supported in undertaking a British Casting Certificate, and the team will work with you to build up your competencies within the role. The team are also in the process of organising a virtual open day, the date of which is yet to be confirmed.,

• To assist the Plaster Technicians in effectively and efficiently prioritising the patient caseload within the Plaster Room, informing waiting patients of reason for delays.
• To adhere to all safe systems of work applicable to the work area.
• To ensure own learning to meet the trainee role in preparation for undertaking the British Casting Certificate.
• Assist in the assessment of care needs and Casting requirements and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
• Communicate and co-operate with all members of the multidisciplinary team, and work closely with all staff of relevant departments to ensure effective liaison.
• To assess wounds and apply minor dressings prior to the application of a cast under supervision.
• To correctly apply splints following clinical assessment.
• To identify potential problems as a result of cast application and instigate measures to eliminate / minimise the risk.
• To reaffirm the treatment outlined by the clinician in relation to the cast and what is expected of the patient and supply appropriate written material for cast care.
• To give, and record, appropriate information for patients seeking telephone advice for cast care follow-up.
• To assist clinicians in the manipulation of fractures and removal of K wires in the plaster room.
• To maintain accurate documentation of care is given in the medical notes.
  
  Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye. Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites. We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends. More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire. We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential. Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential." Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.