Trainee Plaster Technician: Sponsorship Available

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Job 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.

 

Main duties of the job

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.

Person Specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

  • Evidence of recent clinical skills and competency working in Clinical settings.
  • Good General Education, including Math’s and English (GCSE level or equivalent)
  • Knowledge of Anatomy

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in hospital setting
  • Experience of working Within a team

Desirable

  • Experience of working in trauma and Orthopaedics

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

  • Able to work on own initiative and under pressure across competing priorities.
  • Able to work within a multidisciplinary team. Good communication skills – written, oral and electronic in English.
  • Able to work independently with established policies/procedures/guidelines

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing date: 24 July 2025

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