Job overview
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Orthopaedic Technician to complement our established team and contribute to our dynamic casting service.
You will support the Lead Technician in the day-to-day management of the department and play a key role in maintaining high clinical and operational standards.
Applicants must hold the British Casting Certificate, with up-to-date registration and evidence of ongoing continuing professional development in casting and splinting. Strong clinical expertise, particularly in plaster application, is essential.
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate enthusiasm, motivation, and excellent teamwork skills, as well as the ability to prioritise their own workload and remain calm under pressure. You will need to be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of patients and the wider service. The ability to work independently, use initiative, and manage a varied workload effectively is crucial.
In this role, you will work closely with the Lead Technician and will be expected to assume leadership and management responsibilities during periods of absence or annual leave. The casting department is a diverse, multidisciplinary environment that requires adaptable skills, a willingness to learn, and a commitment to further developing your own clinical competence.
Teaching, supporting, and developing junior or less-experienced staff is an integral part of this role.
Main duties of the job
To work as a Senior Orthopaedic Technician within a team of technicians delivering a service to Trauma and Orthopaedics, A&E, UCC, Wards, Theatres and other departments across the Trust.The post holder will provide direct and indirect care at a high standard for patients in the Fracture/Orthopaedic/Paediatric Clinics, Wards/Theatres and other areas of the Trust.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
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We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. BOA Casting Certificate with evidence of CPPD and up to date registration.
Desirable criteria
2. A recognised accredited Educate and Teach qualification.
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
3. Able to demonstrate a wide range of knowledge and experience in the field of casting and orthotics.
Desirable criteria
4. Evidence of recent and continuing professional development
5. Experience of working of Ponseti and Total Contact Casting
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
6. Effective written and communication skills.
Applicant requirements
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.
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Queen's Hospital
Rom Valley Way
Romford
Essex
RM7 0AG
Telephone 01708 435000 5936