Assistant Practitioner / Nursing Associate - Fracture clinic
The closing date is 11 September 2025
Job summary
There is the opportunity to recruit an Assistant Practitioners or Nursing Associates to work with the nursing and healthcare team in the Fracture Clinic.
The Fracture Clinic is a busy, acute clinic that cares for patients pre-operative and post-operatively, including all trauma and orthopaedic patients. We work closely with the Trauma Assessment Unit, Trauma Co-ordinators and Trauma MDT.
We are looking for a pro-active and willing Band 4 AP/NA to support the delivery of care to our Trauma and Orthopaedic patients.
As a Band 4 on the area you will be supported to nurse a cohort of patients and be responsible for their care, leading on their care, and tend to their wound care.
Must be willing to under take a Plaster cast course in Middlesex that lasts for 4 weeks is essential
Full time (37.5 hours per week) Monday - Friday.
Main duties of the job
Assist with and undertake patient assessment (under supervision andafter appropriate delegation from the registered practitioner).
Obtain requested specimens and ensure transportation to appropriatedepartment - urine, faeces, sputum, exudates e.g., swabs - nose, eye,wound site, etc.
Obtain requested routine bloods/investigations; have a basicunderstanding of normal and altered values, reporting adverse results.
Maintain patients' personal and oral hygiene, e.g., help with all wound care and changing of dressings. Knowledge in wound care would be an advantage.Assisting with pressure area care, maintaining privacy and dignity.
Assist in providing conditions to meet the patient's need for rest andsleep.
Provide and promote health education; support and encourage thepatient to meet their own health and wellbeing needs.
Maintain and improve the patient's mobility using appropriateequipment and handling techniques.
Assist the patient to be as comfortable as possible, i.e., help withmoving and positioning the patient using appropriate equipment.
Assist with checking pain levels and requesting pain relievingmedication on patient's behalf.
Involve the patient in shared decision-making and obtain their consentbefore undertaking nursing procedures.
Must be willing to under take a Plaster cast course in Middlesex that lasts for 4 weeks is essential
About us
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.
It's established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.
Website: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/clinical-schools/royal-cornwall-hospitals-nhs-trust-clinical-school
https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871231209037
Details
Date posted
04 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£27,485 to £30,162 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
156-7360381
Job locations
Royal Cornwall Hospital
Treliske
Truro
TR1 3LJ
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
Address
Royal Cornwall Hospital
Treliske
Truro
TR1 3LJ
Employer's website
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