Trainee Plaster Technician

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Trainee/ Trained plaster technician to join our existing plaster technician. Your base will be North Tyneside General Hospital but will be expected to work trust wide. Successful candidates will start in a band 4 trainee post, with progression to a band 5 on successful completion of the British Orthopaedic Association casting certificate., The trainee plaster technician will actively work along side other practitioners in the orthopaedic team. To provide high quality, efficient and effective care within trauma and orthopaedics.

To apply for this post you must have a minimum of 12 months experience of working as a plaster technician assistant, carry a valid driving license and have access to a car for multi site working. This is a seven day service as a result there is an expectation to work the weekends.

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, team player and committed to deliver a high standard of care.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes'