Emergency Department Technician

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Emergency Department Technician to join the Accident & Emergency team. You will work with nursing and medical staff to provide high quality care to patients and assist with clinical investigations in a fast-paced environment.

You will rotate through all acute areas of the department, supporting the shift leader and area coordinators to meet the needs of patients and ensure safe, compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Assist nursing and medical staff in performing clinical investigations.
• Work in all acute areas of the department, reporting to the Shift leader.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care to patients in Accident & Emergency by assisting nursing and medical staff in clinical investigations.
• Work in all acute areas of the department and respond to the needs of the department.

Job description

• Please note - Once a sufficient number of applications have been received the vacancy may be closed prior to the published closing down date.*

• Please note - Once a sufficient number of applications have been received the vacancy may be closed prior to the published closing down date.*

To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to provide high quality care to patients attending the Accident & Emergency department by assisting the nursing and medical staff in performing clinical investigations set out in this job description. The post holder will work in all acute areas of the department, responding to the needs of the department. Reporting to the Shift leader, the Emergency Department Technician will be allocated tasks by the area coordinator.

Please note that we may close this advert early due to the amount of applicants we receive.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kirsty Farrell Job title: ED Matron Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07584465672