Senior Orthopaedic Practitioner

Applications are invited from suitably experienced and qualified Orthopaedic Practitioners to join the busy Orthopaedic Outpatient team at the major health facility on the beautiful Island of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands. Applicants must be experienced Orthopaedic Practitioners or Registered Nurses and hold the British Casting Certificate as essential.

The Hospital's Orthopaedic service treats a wide variety of elective and trauma conditions in both Inpatient wards and the Orthopaedic Outpatient department.

Responsibilities

• Take management responsibility for staff within the plaster room on a daily basis, prioritising the workload and delegating appropriately.
• Delivery of the casting/splinting service provision across a wide and varied patient group.
• Be responsible for the skilled application and removal of casts and braces, including complex applications in Theatre (i.e. Scoliosis jackets, hip spicas).