Urgent Treatment Centre Technician | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

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

Job summary

A large hospital trust in England is seeking a self-motivated Technician for their Urgent Treatment Centre in Margate. The role requires customer care experience, a caring attitude, and willingness to work shifts, including nights and weekends. Candidates must have completed relevant competencies and training for a band 3 Technician. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to urgent care services in a supportive environment, serving a local population of around 800,000 people.

Qualifications

• Must have completed competencies and training required for the role.
• Prepared 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

Competencies and training for a band 3 Technician

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 co‑located at an acute hospital 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 two Urgent Treatment Centres (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.

Role

Currently we have a Technician post available within the QEQM UTC. 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 2’s will be considered if for trainee posts. 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.

Qualifications & Experience

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. Candidates must have the necessary competencies and training for a band 3 Technician. Those seeking sponsorship must declare this on their application. We are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles band 5 and above.

About the Trust

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.

Application

Please note previous applicants need not apply. 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.

This advert closes on Monday 29 Dec 2025.