Orthopaedic Practitioner

4 weeks ago

Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) Full time
Job Title: Orthopaedic Practitioner

Job Summary:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in the plaster room at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW). This is a fixed-term position to cover maternity leave, with full-time hours available and part-time hours considered.

The Successful Applicant:

Will possess excellent communication skills and have the ability to work autonomously with excellent time management, organisational, and interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic, patient-centred, hardworking, and enthusiastic individual who is able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Main Duties:

  • To be competent in the application, adjustment, and removal of all types of casts as prescribed by a clinician.
  • To participate in the assessment, planning, and evaluation of care for patients requiring casting or splinting, referring to the clinician as required.
  • To assess different initial conditions and provide advice to clinicians on appropriate courses of action and materials to be used.
  • To obtain informed consent from patients when carrying out programmes of care.
  • To promptly alert the nurse in charge of any issues or risks within the clinical setting.
  • To provide expert specialist technical support and advice and a casting service for the Trust, covering Fracture and elective clinics, Theatre, Wards, and Emergency Departments across adult and children services.
  • To use evidence-based practice to assess, develop, and implement care.
  • To provide advice on the application of casts for specialist conditions, total contact casting, and wound care for diabetic patients and hip spicas for paediatric patients.
  • To instruct clinical staff on the use and application of splints and braces and maintain competency records.

About Us:

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston, and beyond.

Person Specification:

Qualifications and Training:

Essential:

  • Qualified Practitioner British Orthopaedic Association Registration with the BOA.
  • Work towards relevant university accredited post-basic study programmes.

Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

  • Extensive experience of Trauma and Orthopaedic casting, functional bracing, and musculoskeletal anatomy and physiology.
  • Broad knowledge and experience of clinical practice within a hospital environment and specialist clinical and technical knowledge in the application and removal of all types of casting and bracing.
  • Significant and relevant experience post-qualification.
  • Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team covering various departments within adult and children services.
  • Experience of teaching.

Skills and Abilities:

Essential:

  • Making, adapting, and applying specialist braces and to support the provision of Orthotic service.
  • To manage wound care in accordance with theoretical and practical elements based on Trust policies and procedures.
  • Ability to recognise symptoms relating to threat to life/limb and intervene as necessary.
  • In the area of specialist practice, assess and make clinical judgements to determine correct intervention and demonstrate competence in clinical skills relevant to clinical area.
  • Teaching and supervisory skills.
  • Ability to work unsupervised.
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate effectively with patients, carers, relatives, and other members of staff.
  • Computer skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.

Aptitudes:

Essential:

  • Supportive.
  • Respectful.
  • Innovative.
  • Collaborative.

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