Plaster Technician

+ Apply, adjust and remove all types of casts and provide information according to agree protocols
+ To detect and initiate action for problems relating to casting and record any adverse incidents and events on the internal DATIX system.
+ To document all clinical treatment and interventions on the patients EPR
+ To attend theatre to assist with splinting/casting/braces
+ To provide wound care and removal of sutures
+ To prepare treatment areas for use and to clean up as required
+ To check and maintain cupboards and storerooms in good order
+ Fitting of simple orthotics as directed
+ To run clinics within the plaster room involving consultants, registrars, podiatrists and orthotist

Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health., An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Orthopaedic Plaster Technician/Casting Technician to join the fracture clinic team at Imperial College NHS Healthcare NHS Trust based at both Charing Cross Hospital in Hammersmith and St Mary's Hospital Paddington. We welcome applications from all appropriately and relevant experienced Orthopaedic Practitioners who hold British Casting Certificate with an ability to learn and understand new techniques and respond in emergencies.
Both sites are busy, acute teaching hospitals, delivering care for adults and children across North West London. The hospital offers some of the widest ranges of theatre specialties and is nationally recognised for its reputation for providing quality services.
The fracture clinic has been expanding its clinical capacity in recent months and this new post offers an opportunity to join ICHT at an exciting stage in its development. You will have the chance to develop your skills as part of a highly capable team where you're guaranteed opportunities to learn and develop.