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Emergency Department Technician | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 15 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,625 - £25,674 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2025 |
| Location: | Luton, LU4 0DZ |
| Company: | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7150373/418-EDT5662-DC-A |
Summary
The Emergency Department Technician role will be someone who will need a NVQ level 3 or equivalent (2x A-levels)- or NVQ level 2 or equivalent ( 5 x GCSE'S A-C, including English and Maths) with relevant experience in an acute setting or phlebotomy.
The candidate will have a Hospital Induction and then an In house Induction with our Practice Development Team. A dedicated senior nurse will be allocated to you and they will be your point of contact for training, development and any concerns.
Please note that we are unable to offer Sponsorship for this post unless you have a minimum of 2 years experience working within the NHS at Band 3 or above. Virtual interviews will not be offered for this post.
Successful candidates will be rotated throughout the Emergency Department assisting the nursing team. The job role will consist of:
Cannulation and Venepuncture
ECGs
Urinalysis
Urine pregnancy testing
Covid/ flu swabs
Observations/neurological observations
Chaperone doctors
Assisting the nurses
Basic nursing care
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job
The Emergency Department Technician role is a relatively new role that has been evolving within the Luton and Dunstable Emergency Department team for the past 5 years. Part of the Emergency department quality indicators are that patients are seen and triaged within 15 minutes, so having technicians aiding the qualified nursing staff within this role is vital for us as a department in achieving this.
Please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification documents for full details of the post.
This advert closes on Monday 28 Apr 2025