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Trainee Plaster Technician | North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 13 March 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,460 - £31,909 per annum inc of HCA Outer London |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 April 2024 |
| Location: | London, N18 1QX |
| Company: | North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6045538/393-NMUH-1258 |
Summary
The fracture clinic forms part of the outpatient’s department and deals with both acute fractures and orthopaedic conditions. Each consultant and their team have a specific morning or afternoon for their fracture clinic. There are daily clinics from Monday to Friday, for trauma patients who have been directly referred from the emergency department and in patient. We have a Matron and department Manager in post who are passionate and committed to the staff and improving patient experience.
The department is part of a multi-disciplinary team working under the Trauma and Orthopedic directorate. It is responsible for most of the casting services within the Trust.
The post is for a Band 4 Assistant/Trainee Technician. After working within the Plaster Room for a minimum period of 18 months, there will be a view to attending a 5-week Musculo-skeletal Casting and Splinting course at The Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Stanmore. Following successful completion of this course, examination and written assignment, the candidate will work as a Qualified Orthopedic Technician at Band 5 level.
Trainee Technicians assess, plan, implement and evaluate care episodes under the direct supervision of the Senior Practitioner.
To contribute towards the effective running of the Plaster Room.
To be responsible for assessing individual patient care needs in relation to and developing, implementing, and evaluating plans of care for patients in accordance with agreed policies and professional guidelines.
To support the plastering service for the orthopedic wards, clinics, theatres, fracture clinics and Emergency Department.
To work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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It is an essential requirement that you take reasonable care of the cleanliness of your working environment and always adhere to infection control policies and procedures ensuring you use hand cleansing agents appropriately.
Infection prevention is the responsibility of everyone. Employees are required to strictly adhere to the infection control policy and should actively encourage other staff and visitors to comply.
The post holder is responsible for the management of risk in all the areas for which they are responsible. They are required to ensure they are compliant with the Trust’s Health and Safety Policy.
Ensure duties are carried out in accordance with health and safety regulations.
The post holder should not endanger the health and safety of him/herself or others whilst at work.
The post holder is expected to always behave in a professional manner, comply with Trust policies, values and to act as an ambassador of the Trust.
This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Mar 2024
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