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Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
- Knowledge
Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills Framework and ability to identify learning needs and interests
- Knowledge
Ability to self reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s/he needs to learn to able to do current job better
- Knowledge
Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them
- Experience
Experience of working with children 0 – 16 years old
- Experience
Post qualification experience in an outpatient orthopaedic setting
- Qualifications
BOA(British Orthopaedic Association Registered
- Qualifications
RCN (RoyalCollege of Nursing) Registered
- Qualifications
AOT(Association of Orthopaedic Technician) Registered
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Knowledge about Virtual Fracture clinic
- Experience
With Talipes Experience- working with children 0-16 years old
- Experience
Ponsetti experience
- Qualifications
Mentorship course
- Qualifications
Ponsetti Course
Job overview
We are looking for a dynamic Orthopaedic Practitioner/plaster technician who can work a team consisting of 2-3 technicians, providing a complete orthopaedic technical service to the Surgical and Anaesthetic Directorate and guidance to any other service group within the Trust.
Can work effectively as a member of the clinic nursing team to ensure the provision of the highest standard of patient and customer care.
You will become part of a talented, dedicated team of people committed to providing the very best in orthopaedic and orthopaedic trauma injury care.
To assist in managing, maintaining and supporting effectively all clinics that run in the Orthopaedic Outpatient Clinic (Fracture Clinic); run alongside orthopaedic surgeons, This includes assisting in planning staffing around clinic templates to ensure the smooth running of the clinics and plaster service for adult and children and help with Virtual Fracture Clinic.
Main duties of the job
- Be a part of a team consisting of 2-3 orthopaedic practtioners/ plaster technicians, providing a complete orthopaedic technical service to the Surgical and Anaesthetic Directorate and guidance to any other service group within the Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Orthopaedic Practitioner/Plaster Technician with Barts Health NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Plaster technician role. The advertised salary is £38,488 - £46,852 per annum inc. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 14 Sep 2026.
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