Urgent Treatment Centre Technician | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 29 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2024 |
| Location: | Dover, CT17 0HD |
| Company: | East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6208318/344-8318WHH |
Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, self - motivated technician to join our friendly Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) in Buckland Hospital. You will be working with our emergency care practitioners who provide urgent care in this busy UTC.
The role of the Urgent treatment Centre Technician is essentially task orientated, involving the direct care of the patients and supporting the multi-disciplinary team.
These tasks are to be performed with an understanding and awareness of the broader personal needs of both the patient and his/ her family. Care will be implemented without supervision.
It is expected that the post holder will regularly work a variety of shifts in order to fulfil the duties of the post; this will include nights and weekends.
The post may require the holder to work on other sites within East Kent Hospitals Trust, in order to meet service requirements and to ensure that staff maintain and develop their skills
Please note previous applicants need not apply.
East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust is one of the largest Trusts in England and is situated in the heart of the “Garden of England.” The Trust has two Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC), at Canterbury and Dover and two co - located UTC, one at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital in Margate and the other being at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford
Currently we have a Technician posts available within the UTC at Buckland Hospital. This post is for a band 3 Technician, the applicant must have completed their competencies and training required of the post to be considered for interview. Applications from Band 2's will be considered if for trainee posts. The post holder must have a willingness to work with children, adults and must be aware of the need to undertake shift work to cover the needs of the service; this includes working nights, weekends and public holidays.
We welcome applicants with customer care experience, a good command of written and spoken English, some basic IT skills and a caring and willing attitude; this post is a great opportunity to join employment with the National Health Service one of the world’s largest healthcare providers
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people.
If you are passionate about people, you’re the perfect fit for us as a health professional.
Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’.
We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
In return, we promise to give you all the opportunities and development we can, so you can enjoy a great career with us. We also offer a great reward package with fantastic discounts to enjoy whatever you are doing in your time off.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
This advert closes on Monday 13 May 2024