Clinical Support Technician

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Ipswich Hospital are looking for a highly motivated individual to join us as a Clinical Support Technician.

You will become part of our friendly and well established Clinical Support Technician Team. You will provide excellent support to our medical and nursing staff in supporting the flow through our surgical assessment unit and surgical division at Ipswich Hospital.

We are looking for an individual who is keen to develop and deliver excellent clinical care. You must be motivated to drive forward and improve the services for the population of Ipswich and surrounding area. In turn, we are keen to give you the opportunity to develop your skills whilst supporting you in your career development.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will have excellent communication skills and the ability to learn the clinical skills required to undertake a number of procedures to facilitate patient care and treatments, including venepuncture. You will assist registered nurses in delivering high quality patient care including assisting patients to perform activities of their daily living in accordance with their plan of care. You will assist with clinical procedures, including the preparation of the patient and equipment. You will be a member of the core Cardiac Arrest Team and attend cardiac arrests and emergency situations.

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. Overnight you will be responsible to the site matron.

About us

One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if 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. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Date posted

04 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR981-23

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the clinical health care team in maintaining an efficient environment
To undertake clinical skills efficiently that will in turn enable patients to have appropriate investigations and the means to receive treatment
To work effectively, as a Clinical Support Technician (CST) who can plan and prioritise workload.
To be responsible for effective communication with CST team members and the wider healthcare team
To work flexibly to meet the demands of the service
To support patients, relatives/carers in a variety of settings
To work within Trust, Divisional and Unit Guidelines and Competencies
To contribute to the continuing development of clinical practice through participation in a Clinical Specialist Nursing Team

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the clinical health care team in maintaining an efficient environment
To undertake clinical skills efficiently that will in turn enable patients to have appropriate investigations and the means to receive treatment
To work effectively, as a Clinical Support Technician (CST) who can plan and prioritise workload.
To be responsible for effective communication with CST team members and the wider healthcare team
To work flexibly to meet the demands of the service
To support patients, relatives/carers in a variety of settings
To work within Trust, Divisional and Unit Guidelines and Competencies
To contribute to the continuing development of clinical practice through participation in a Clinical Specialist Nursing Team

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Recent Health Care Assistant experience
Working within health care

Desirable

Qualifications

Essential

Care Certificate/ESNEFT HCA competency programme achieved

Desirable

Venepuncture & cannulation

Knowledge

Essential

Basic Computer Skills
Infection control procedures

Desirable

Competence in Basic Life Support

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Recent Health Care Assistant experience
Working within health care

Desirable

Qualifications

Essential

Care Certificate/ESNEFT HCA competency programme achieved

Desirable

Venepuncture & cannulation

Knowledge

Essential

Basic Computer Skills
Infection control procedures

Desirable

Competence in Basic Life Support

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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