Orthopaedic Practitioner Boa Holder - Bedford, United Kingdom - Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Bedford, United Kingdom

7 hours ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Work closely with consultants and team

Key Responsibilities:

Act as a professional role model to junior staff and demonstrate leadership qualities

Provide expert clinical knowledge and skills within the department

Work with the department manager and nursing team to develop and promote best practice

work with in their on limitations and competencies.

maintaining plaster room safety ie:
saws and equipment

maintain casting product levels

you will be required to facilitate and chaperone in clinics as required

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton.

Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff.

As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care.

The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.

We are a busy forward thinking outpatients department caring for patients aged from with a wide range of orthopaedic conditions and fractures, requiring specialist bracing and casting.

The post-holder/s are responsible for direct clinical care for individual patients and groups of patients within their area of work.

After an agreed period of time, The post holder is expected to supervise junior staff and be able to teach qualified and unqualified staff, including pre and post registration students.

The post holder will be required to work in all areas as required to meet the needs of the service.

The post holder is required to hold an up to date BOA casting certificate.

Flexible working will be required to meet the needs of the service, evenings and weekends working may be required in the future.