Orthopaedic Practitioner

The post holder will be directly involved in patient care across the plaster room, theatres, Emergency Department, and wards. This includes the application, adjustment, and removal of casts and related orthopaedic appliances. They will liaise closely with clinicians to ensure correct positioning of limbs before, during, and after casting procedures. The post holder will be expected to raise concerns promptly with the clinician in charge if any issues are identified. Working autonomously, the post holder will formulate and deliver high-quality care, seeking guidance where required when situations fall outside defined standards. They will ensure that patient safety is maintained at all times, reporting and documenting adverse or potentially adverse events and supporting investigations, ensuring lessons learned are shared across the team. The role includes responsibility for identifying and escalating any difficulties in achieving expected plastering standards to the Lead Orthopaedic Practitioner, Consultant, or Registrar, and taking appropriate action. The post holder will work collaboratively with the wider departmental team to deliver outpatient services in line with Trust policies, procedures, and protocols, ensuring effective use of allocated resources. They will promote a positive, professional, and approachable image at all times when interacting with patients, colleagues, and visitors within the Outpatients department. Additionally, the post holder will contribute to both formal and informal teaching within the multidisciplinary team, supporting staff development and acting as a specialist resource within the service. We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidates individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role. All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.