The States of Guernsey are looking for a Senior Orthopaedic Practitioner to join the Outpatients Department based at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital.
The post holder has management responsibility for staff within the plaster room on a daily basis, prioritising the workload and delegating appropriately under the guidance of the Outpatient Manager.
The post holder is responsible for delivery of the casting/splinting service provision across a wide and varied patient group via referral, throughout HSC and its peripherals.
Will be responsible for the skilled application and removal of casts and braces, including complex applications in Theatre i.e. Scoliosis jackets, hip spicas.
Provide optimum quality of care to patients, offering support to the MDT and required to take management responsibility for the plaster room on each shift.
To practice in accordance with HSC standards and statutory requirements, and operate within the boundaries of the role and assessed competencies.
The post holder has management responsibility for staff within the plaster room on a daily basis, prioritising the workload and delegating appropriately under the guidance of the Outpatient Manager.
The post holder is responsible for delivery of the casting/splinting service provision across a wide and varied patient group via referral, throughout HSC and its peripherals.
Will be responsible for the skilled application and removal of casts and braces, including complex applications in Theatre i.e. Scoliosis jackets, hip spicas. Provide optimum quality of care to patients, offering support to the MDT and required to take management responsibility for the plaster room on each shift.
To practice in accordance with HSC standards and statutory requirements and operate within the boundaries of the role and assessed competencies.
The Island of Guernsey is in the English Channel in the Bay of St Malo, 50km off the north-west coast of France and 120km from the English coast.
Guernsey has a population of around 63,000 and in Alderney just under 2,000. Working in a relatively small Health and Social Care Service like ours means you can effectively work with colleagues across the services, health and social care professionals can collaborate not only with each other but also other agencies, the third sector and the community.
We offer an attractive relocation policy and competitive salaries with great career opportunities, modern facilities, excellent training, revalidation and registration support and a healthy work-life balance.
As a health or social care professional who chooses to join our team, you can look forward to working in an environment that gives you the time to care that you hoped for when choosing this career.