Job overview

Are you a skilled Plaster Room Technician looking for a rewarding role in a dynamic healthcare environment? Join our team and help provide exceptional care by supporting the rehabilitation process through expert plastering services.

As a Band 5 Plaster Room Technician, you will play a vital role in the care pathway by applying and removing plaster casts, splints, and other orthotic devices. Working closely with clinical teams, you will ensure high standards of patient care, safety, and comfort.

This position will not be supported for visa sponsorship.  All applicants are expected to have valid right to work document to work in the UK when applying for this position.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will carry out a full range of plaster/orthotic/splinting/bracing applications, both routine and complex, provide high quality patient focused service for trauma and orthopaedic patients including paediatric and specialised casting such as Hip spkiers and Total Contact Casts.

They will provide care in relation to all aspects of casting as well as basic wound care and the removal of K wires, clips and sutures as necessary.

The post holder will at times be required to perform a broader more demanding range of activities e.g. making and modifying casts to suit the individual needs of the patient which will include making braces, applying plaster on babies and specialist casts for diabetic patients.

On some occasions they may be required to work in A&E resuscitation and ITU when requested by the Orthopaedic team

The post holder is expected to work autonomously, but will be able to seek appropriate advice where necessary and to report to the Lead Orthopaedic Practitioner on any special problems that might occur.

Working closely with clinical teams, they will ensure high standards of patient care, safety, and comfort.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you’ll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we’ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.

We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.

If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.