Urgent Treatment Centre Technician

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A large healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Technician for its busy Urgent Treatment Centre at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford. The role involves working with emergency care practitioners to provide urgent care, requiring strong customer care skills and a good command of English. Candidates must be willing to work shifts, including nights and weekends, and have completed the necessary competencies for the post. This position offers an excellent opportunity to join the National Health Service and contribute to healthcare improvement.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work with children and adults.
• Willingness to undertake shift work, including nights, weekends, and public holidays.

Responsibilities

• Work with emergency care practitioners in the Urgent Treatment Centre.
• Provide urgent care in a busy environment.

Skills

Customer care experience

Good command of written and spoken English

Basic IT skills

Caring attitude

Education

Completed competencies and training for the post

Job description

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 based at the William Harvey Hospital.

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 the National Health Service, one of the world\'s largest healthcare providers. Currently we have a Technician post available within the UTC at the WHH. This post is for a band 3 Technician; the applicant must have completed their competencies and training required of the post to be considered for interview. Applications from Band 2s will be considered if for trainee posts. The post holder must have a willingness to work with children and adults and must be aware of the need to undertake shift work to cover the needs of the service, which includes working nights, weekends and public holidays.

About the Trust

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 Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs) at Canterbury and Dover, and two co-located UTCs, one at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital in Margate and the other at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford. We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. 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.