Clinical Skills Technician - ED | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 pro rata, per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 May 2024 |
| Location: | Ipswich, IP4 5PD |
| Company: | Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6265475/432-HR195-24 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Support Technician to join our Emergency Department at Ipswich Hospital. In autumn 2024 the Emergency Department are moving to a brand new, state of the art new building!
Clinical Support Technicians are a key part of our team and support the Registered Nurses and medical teams in providing high quality care to our patients.
Do you want to be part of a team with an excellent reputation for delivering a high standard of care, ensuring we keep our patients safe and that they have a positive experience under our care?
If you like to be challenged, are able to work in a fast paced environment, enjoy working part of a team and can give our patients the dignified care they deserve, then this could be the job for you.
As part of the role you will need excellent communication skills and the clinical skills required to undertake a number of procedures to facilitate patient care and treatments. This include but not limited to;
• Venepuncture
• Cannulation
• 12-lead ECGs
You must be able to work well in a team and be flexible according to the day to day needs of the service. You will be required to work a variety of shifts including weekends and nights.
• To safely manage the basic care needs of a defined group of patients
• To work effectively as a member of the ED multi-disciplinary team
• Able to work independently, under direction of the Nurse in Charg
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Thursday 9 May 2024