Plaster Room Technician

37.5 hours per week (Part time also available)

Permanent

Closing Date: 20th March 2026

Interview Date: 6th April 2026

** This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly **

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community - get in touch to find out more

• To assist the Band 4 Plaster Technician in the safe delivery of care to patients requiring casting / plaster therapy.
• To provide technical and professional support within fracture clinics as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• To assist with administrative duties including ordering equipment, accurate record keeping and the input of service data.
• To assist with teaching and competency-based training for people involved with the application and removal of casts.
• Maintain standards of professional practice and competence to assure quality care that embraces the Trust Excel Values, policies and protocols.
• Provide the appropriate care in designated and recognised places in the organisation, including other wards and departments.

Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate employees who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, on-site discounted gym, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Clinical

1.1 - To assist and provide quality care to patients as delegated & documented by the responsible plaster technician / qualified staff within agreed protocols and treatment plans.

1.2 - Work unsupervised (tasks competent to do so) to assist with appropriate treatment plans as designated by a senior qualified professional. Treatment should be delivered in the most appropriate location for the client, adjusting own clinical interventions based on the patients fluctuating needs.

1.3 - To assist and ensure methods of treatment, its frequency and review are appropriate to the diagnosis/problem of the patient and within the priorities of the Service.

• To ensure that all client intervention is documented in a timely, objective, and confidential manner via specific service records.
• To assist in ensuring that any equipment/aids/treatments/ issued are fit for purpose and safe for use, and equipment stocks are maintained by following the correct re-ordering policy.
• To ensure a beneficial and positive communication with clients, their families/carers and other professionals involved, respecting individual needs and promoting user involvement/decision making
• To ensure all necessary intervention is undertaken in accordance with departmental policy / protocols / training and advises a Senior Registered Professional / Clinical Nurse Manager of an inability to do so in a timely manner.
• To organise and prioritise own daily workload within the scope of the role.
• Use well developed communication skills (appropriate to the clients needs) to establish good working relationships with colleagues, patients and carers and understanding potential barrier.
• Encourage patients and their carers to actively participate in care (inclusive of regaining and maintaining their personal independence through the use of persuasion and motivational skills).
• Deal with sensitive situations or…