Clinical Support Worker/ Critical Care Technician

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; St Leonards; Sur place; GBP 21 000 - 27 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

NHS pension

Staff nurseries

Staff restaurants

Onsite parking

Employee assistance programme

Résumé du poste

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Band 3 Technician/CSW to join the Conquest Critical Care team. The role provides essential technical support in assessment and management of critically ill patients within a 14-bed unit (6 Level 3 ITU, 4 Level 2 HDU, 4 Enhanced Care).

The post requires attention to detail, teamwork, and a commitment to high-quality patient care in a fast-paced environment. Other duties include equipment preparation, decontamination, stock management, and assisting

Qualifications

• Healthcare technician/CSW role requiring careful observation and safety checks.
• Experience supporting critical care teams and caring for patients and families.
• Ability to work well in fast-paced, multidisciplinary environments.

Responsabilités

• Performing essential safety checks within the department.
• Supporting distribution of stores and supplies and stock management.
• Preparing and decontaminating specialist Critical Care equipment per guidelines.
• Maintaining clinical equipment in liaison with medical engineering.
• Assisting staff with manual handling of complex patients and therapies delivery.
• Providing technical support in assessment and management of Critical Care patients.
• Undertaking cannulation, venepuncture, arterial sampling, ECGs, catheterisation as requested.
• Documenting care notes, diaries, observations and fluid balance accurately.
• Ensuring up-to-date compliance with Trust mandatory training; access to staff benefits.

Connaissances

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Patient care

Description du poste

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated healthcare technician/ clinical support worker with a keen interest in caring for the critically ill and their families, to join our Critical Care Team as a Band 3 Technician/ CSW. You will be providing essential technical support in the assessment and management of critically ill patients. This hands‑on role is ideal for someone with a keen eye for detail, strong teamwork skills, and a passion for supporting high-quality patient care in a fast‑paced environment. Conquest Critical Care currently is a 14 bedded unit, comprising 6 Level 3 (ITU) beds, 4 Level 2 (HDU) beds and 4 Level 1 enhanced care (Enhanced Care Unit).

• Performing essential safety checks within the department
• Supporting the distribution of essential stores and supplies throughout the department, to include contribution to the management of stock.
• Support patient care by preparing and decontaminating specialist Critical Care equipment as per manufacturers guidelines.
• Contribute to the ongoing maintenance of clinical equipment in the department through liaison with the medical engineering department.
• Assisting staff with manual handling of complex patients and where requested assist the therapies team with delivery of specific interventions, such as physiotherapy exercise and mouth care.
• Will be required to provide technical support in the assessment and management of Critical Care patients.
• Where requested to by the registered nurse, undertake cannulation, venepuncture, arterial sampling, ECGs, male and female catherisation.
• To support the registered nurse, where requested, with accurate and contemporaneous documentation, e.g. contribute to patient diaries, care plans, record observations/ fluid balance, pressure area care.
• To ensure up-to-date competence/ compliance with Trust mandatory training.
  A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation. In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year. There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.