Emergency Care Technician

jobs24.co.uk; Smethwick; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking enthusiastic Emergency Care Technicians to join their Same Day Emergency Care Unit. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment focused on providing high-quality, patient-centered care. You will support the nursing team by performing essential clinical tasks and ensuring a positive patient experience. Join a forward-thinking organization that values its staff and is committed to improving health outcomes for the community. With a strong emphasis on work-life balance and professional development, this position is perfect for those looking to make a real impact in emergency care.

Benefits

Health & wellbeing support

Bespoke training and development programmes

Flexible working opportunities

Real Living Wage

Live and Work scheme

Qualifications

• Proven clinical and communication skills in an emergency care setting.
• Experience in acute medicine and supporting nursing teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the nursing team and ensure timely patient investigations.
• Carry out skills such as cannulation, phlebotomy, and ECG.

Skills

Clinical skills

Communication skills

Cannulation

Phlebotomy

Electrocardiogram (ECG)

Interpersonal skills

Acute medicine experience

Education

Relevant healthcare qualification

Job description

We are seeking enthusiastic, driven Emergency Care Technicians with excellent clinical and communication skills to join the Same Day Emergency Care Unit. The SDEC department is an acute area currently based at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, which aims to provide specialised acute service to treat those with varying medical conditions, enabling a significant number of our patients who require emergency care to be managed safely the same day and without the need to admit into hospital.

We are redesigning our services to ensure they are streamlined and consistent with safe, effective patient-centered care. Medicine Same Day Emergency Care (MSDEC) forms an integral part of the redesign. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the nursing team, ensuring that patients have timely investigations by carrying out specific skills including, but not limited to: cannulation, phlebotomy, collection of blood cultures, and electrocardiogram (ECG).

Supporting all fundamentals of care required, ensuring all patients have a positive experience of the MSDEC process. The successful candidate will have proven interpersonal skills and acute medicine experience. You will be able to demonstrate clinical expertise and knowledge to support the team to deliver a high-quality, effective, and safe patient journey.

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care are at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), provides care to our local population from first-class, purpose-built premises. The development of the new hospital plays an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

1. Our People: to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff.
2. Our Patients: to be good or outstanding in everything we do.
3. Our Population: to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives.

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region, we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

NHS AfC: Band 3

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.

Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As "People" is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.

Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.