Job summary
Employer heading
Emergency Care Technician
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available to recruit Emergency Care Technicians to work within The Emergency Department. We have full time or part time positions 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
Essential criteria
- 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
Essential criteria
- 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)
Desirable criteria
- Previous hospital experience
Skills and ability
Essential criteria
- Communication skills including verbal, non verbal and written
Desirable criteria
- Venepuncture and Cannulation skills
- Plaster training
- Blood culture training
- ED HCA competencies
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lynette Eardley
- Job title
- Senior Sister PRH Emergency Department
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01952 641222
- Additional information
Emergency Department Senior Sister's Office - Ext: 4222
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Shrewsbury Business Park
1 Douglas Court
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6LG
- Telephone
- 01743 492402
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