Trained Orthopaedic Practitioner

This is an exciting opportunity to join our lovely team in the Fracture/Orthopaedic clinic. This role is a 20 hour per week contract working in our plaster room across both sites at DRI and Bassetlaw hospital.

Working mainly with our fantastic trained Orthopaedic Practitioners within the plaster room and on a Monday to Friday basis with the occasional Saturday if the service demands.Due to the changes in our service demands the post holder must be flexible over a 5 day period if required.

To provide high quality, patient focussed service for orthopaedic patients both within the department and throughout both hospital sites as requested. Demonstrate expertise in casting and plastering techniques and to provide technical and professional support in other clinical areas within the trust. Orthopaedic Practitioners are responsible for the provision of a high standard of care to both adult and paediatric patients including undertaking specialist casting and splinting procedures.

The post holder will work unsupervised using their own initiative and make appropriate clinical decisions.

Main duties of the job

Removal and application of various casts/splints

Managing a plaster room led dressing clinic

All aspects of wound care

Assessment and understanding of mobility issues including DVT and risks associated with this.

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, it's our pledge to help you Develop, Belong and Thrive, Here.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.