Urgent Treatment Centre Technician - NHS

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self - motivated technician to join our friendly Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC). You will be working with our emergency care practitioners who provide urgent care in this busy UTC, which is co- located at an acute hospital trust.

This vacancy is for Buckland Hospital.

Please note previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

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

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

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five

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.

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 note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

Person specification

Experience

• Experience of working in a care environment with individuals who may be vulnerable.

• Experience of working in an accident and emergency department.

Skills

• Completed the specialist skills competencies.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Basic IT skills
• Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively as part of a team

• Ability to undertake:
• Basic vital observations
• Urine analysis
• Assisting in the application of dressings
• Ability to assist trained staff:
• in supporting limbs during plastering
• undressing and washing of patients
• as part of the trauma team
• undertake basic life support

Knowledge

• A good understanding of clinical practice.
• Demonstrates a patient focussed approach

• Knowledge of IT patient systems including PAS and Datix.
• An awareness of oxygen therapy.
• Hospital and transfer patient paperwork and processes.

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 in care or equivalent
• Good standard of literacy and numeracy (2)

Other

• To be aware of and adhere to the Trust’s Vision, Mission and Values.

Staff and patients from across East Kent Hospitals are the feature of the biggest NHS recruitment drive in its 70 year history. https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/work-here/

Filmed in William Harvey and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother hospitals, the ‘We are the NHS’ campaign highlights the extraordinary work that staff across EKHUFT do every single day. As one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a population of over one million people, EKHUFT was perfectly placed to demonstrate the care, cutting-edge treatments, research, innovations and life-saving operations that the campaign needed.

To find out more about east Kent visit our website at. The Trust fully supports the SAS Doctors Charter and is committed to their development through its CPD Framework.

We’ll close this job advert once we’ve received sufficient applications which may be before the closing date so please apply as soon as possible. We only accept online applications. If you have any difficulty with this please contact our Resourcing Team on 01227 866450 who are happy to help.

We have a relocation policy for eligible candidates, parking available at Trust sites but we encourage other options, like car sharing or public transport.

The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.

The ability to converse easily and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for all customer facing roles.

Most positions require a Disclosure and Barring check and will be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Posts working regularly or unsupervised with children or vulnerable adults require an enhanced check.

Applicants for eligible roles requiring Tier 2 sponsorship must meet UK Visas and Immigration eligibility criteria.

We operate a no-smoking policy on all our sites and grounds.

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