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Clinical Skills Technician - Brantham
The closing date is 02 June 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Support Technician to join our Clinical Support Technician Team on the Emergency Assessment Unit at Ipswich Hospital.
Clinical Support Technicians are a key part of our team and support the Registered Nurses and medical teams in providing high quality care to our patients.
Do you want to be part of a team with an excellent reputation for delivering a high standard of care, ensuring we keep our patients safe and that they have a positive experience under our care?
If you like to be challenged, are able to work in a fast paced environment, enjoy working part of a team and can give our patients the dignified care they deserve, then this could be the job for you.
As part of the role you will need excellent communication skills and the clinical skills required to undertake a number of procedures to facilitate patient care and treatments. This includes but not limited to;
* Venepuncture
* Cannulation
* 12-lead ECGs
You must be able to work well in a team and be flexible according to the day-to-day needs of the service. You will be required to work a variety of shifts including weekends and nights.
Main duties of the job
* You will safely manage the basic care needs of a defined group of patients
* You will provide support to the clinical health care team in maintaining an efficient environment
* You will be able to work independently, under direction of the Nurse in Charge
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
* Recent Health Care Assistant experience
* Working within health care
* CST Experience
Qualifications
* Care Certificate/ESNEFT HCA competency.
* Venepuncture & cannulation
Knowledge
* Awareness of needs of patients, relatives, and carers in the Critical Care environment
* Basic computer skills
* Infection control procedures
* Competence in Basic Life Support.
Skills
* Good communication and interpersonal skills
* Flexible and reliable
* Awareness of self-limitations, seeking guidance when appropriate
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£24,625 to £25,674 a yearPer annum, pro rata
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