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East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
About
Who are we?
We are a very special organisation. Our teams are amazing, and we are extremely proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide. We are committed to achieving our ambition of providing high-quality, compassionate care to our community in all that we do.
About our four hospitals
Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- provides a full range of outpatient, inpatient, emergency, maternity and diagnostic services
- have a designated trauma centre
- provide a 24/7 heart attack service
- have the biggest renal dialysis service in the region
- have a hyper acute stroke unit which has been established for over 5 years
- are the only robotic urology surgery training organisation in the country
Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood
- have an international reputation for providing the very highest standards of cancer care and research
- have some of the most advanced cancer treatment services in the country, investing £25 million to ensure we have some of the best equipment
Hertford County Hospital, Hertford and QEII Hospital, Welwyn Garden City
- Provides outpatient, antenatal and diagnostic services for local people.
- 24/7 urgent care centre at the QEII, where £30 million is being invested in building a new hospital with beautiful, modern facilities.
Why are we special?
Our strong links with the University of Hertfordshire and Cambridge University…
These strong links mean that our staff are supported and encouraged to further their personal development. Our relationship with the Universities allows the Trust to invest in its staff, providing fantastic training and development.
Our People Strategy sets out our ambitions to enable us to become even better than we are today and staff engagement and empowerment is key to this. We recognise our staff achievement at our annual staff awards and our clinical and corporate services and developments have also been recognised nationally.
Orthopaedic Practitioner
Accepting applications until: 02-Oct-2023 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 02-Oct-2023 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Lister Hospital
- Address
- Coreys Mill Lane
- Town
- Stevenage
- Postcode
- SG1 4AB
- Major / Minor Region
- Hertfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per auunum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- Orthopaedic Practitioner
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for an Orthopaedic Practitioner for our Fracture Outpatients Clinic who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
If you are seeking a new challenge in your career this could be the opportunity for you at this time.
In the absence of a qualified Orthopaedic Practitioner being successful at interview, we will consider taking on a trainee in a developmental role. If successful, the trainee would work under the supervision of our Orthopaedic Practitioner Lead as a band 4.
The Trainee would be trained in house for the minimum of 1 year. Once ready, the trainee would be sent on a 5 week course to complete the British Casting Certificate (BCC).
On completion of the full course, a PIN will be presented; moving the trainee to a band 5 position.
The department is busy with various learning opportunities and experiences for your career and personal development.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
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As a member of the Trauma and Orthopaedic team, you will have various opportunities in developing your skills and knowledge in the Outpatient Department.
You will become an essential part in providing a high standard of research based patient care.
You will be providing support to the team of staff in delivering a quality service that is linked to high standard of patient care.
This is an opportunity to undertake any appropriate training required to support the ongoing training and development. You will also have an opportunity to develop own personal development plans, in line with local /Trust objectives and in conjunction with your annual appraisal.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care needs of patients attending the Fracture clinic, with the involvement of patient’s and their relatives/carers.
Communicate effectively and work in partnership with patients, the Multidisciplinary Team and all other relevant personnel.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential criteria
- Has undertaken plaster technician training leading to recognized casting certificate (BCC) to become an autonomous registered practitioner
- Can demonstrate advance knowledge of anatomy and physiology related to role
Desirable criteria
- Foundation Degree in Health and / or Social Care Practice
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant and comprehensive experience in health care undertaking a full range of clinical competencies working with fracture clinic and casting patients
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding
- Ability to liaise with all members of the multi disciplinary team
- Ability to work on own initiative within protocols and remit of role without direction
- Ability to undertake assessment, planning, evaluation and delivery of care for patients in fracture setting
- Assessment skills and ability to problem solve
- Ability to prioritise care and organise workload
- Self motivated and able to work on own initiative
- Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting
- Flexibility and team participation
- Committed to delivering high standards of patient care
- Basic IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship Skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the requirements of the specialist roles in the context of the Team and Organisation
- Provide evidence of managing continuing personal development and being pro active in development of self and others
- Understanding of risk management and Infection Control
- Knowledge of clinical observation
- Understanding of NHS issues
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervising, training and developing clinical support worker
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach and ability to work shift patterns as required by the needs of service
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Role model our Trust values every day
Documents
- Applicant Pack - Orthopaedic Practitioner (PDF, 760.3KB)
- Must Read Guidance Notes - Application Forms (PDF, 54.4KB)
- Guidance Notes for Applicants - How your data is used and stored (PDF, 105.5KB)
- Policy Statement - Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 168.1KB)
- Guidance on secondments for internal applicants (PDF, 184.6KB)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Colin Rodwell
- Job title
- Lead Orthopaedic Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01438315801
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