Main area Emergency Department Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (part time hours also available) Job ref 223-ECT-136
Employer The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Town Shrewsbury Salary £24,071 - £25,674 per annum/ pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/03/2025 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available to recruit Emergency Care Technician to work within The Emergency Department. We have full time or part time position available.
You must have good communication skills and be able to work well as part of a team. You must be flexible in your approach as you will be required to work days, nights and weekends to meet the needs of the service. In return we offer you a strong commitment to teaching and education, whilst working within a friendly and supportive working environment and a team who are committed to providing and maintaining high standards of patient care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an integral part of the multi professional team.
You will provide support to the registered nurses as part of a team.
The post holder will be accountable to registered nurses for their nursing practice.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* To provide support in the effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patients and the management of their care.
* To provide clinical support as part of the nursing team in the Emergency Department.
* To provide evidence- based holistic patient care for this group of patients using acute nursing knowledge and skills acquired as part of an in house training package.
* To be an effective and efficient member of the nursing team in ED. To be a role model and resource to other health care assistants, students and visitors to the department.
Working for our organisation
The Emergency Department is a 24-hour service provided to the surrounding community, including minor and major illness / injury for adults and children.
We are looking for people who are caring and compassionate and who have strong communication and observation skills to deliver excellent patient-focused care in a challenging environment. As a Trust, our guiding principle is “Putting Patients First” and that means giving our patients the best care and experience we can.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSE's in English and Maths at grades 9 - 4 (or equivalent)
* Evidence of continuing professional development sufficient to demonstrate the ability and willingness to study at a level equivalent to NVQ Level 3
Experience
* Sufficient experience in an Emergency / Acute healthcare setting to demonstrate a good understanding of clinical care in such an environment
* Previous experience of undertaking clinical skills as highlighted in job description (minor treatments / plastering / phlebotomy, ECGs etc)
* Previous hospital experience
Skills and ability
* Communication skills including verbal, non verbal and written
* Venepuncture and Cannulation skills
* Plaster training
* Blood culture training
We are committed to removing barriers for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions in recruitment, training, and career progression. We will offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible. In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.
Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.
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