Band 3 Emergency Care Technician

The Emergency Department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital is a fast paced and dynamic department. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated compassionate individuals to join our team to work in conjunction with the wider hospital team to deliver a high standard of care to all our patients.

We are looking for kind, highly motivated individuals with a passion to provide excellent patient centred care to those admitted following an emergency. Your role will see you working hands-on alongside nurses, doctors and other team members to provide outstanding emergency care

This post provides the opportunity to learn and develop additional clinical skills to work in the fast paced areas of the department such as triage and majors B. The individual will need to be motivated and act as a role model delivering high standards of care, supporting new initiatives and continuously striving to achieve an outstanding Emergency department.

If you are dynamic, proactive, compassionate and caring with excellent clinical skills and interested in the challenge of embarking on a career working as part of a large team in a fast pace environment, we would love to hear from you.

The emergency department continues to grow and morph into the Emergency Department of the future and with your help we will continue to be a centre of excellence., Applicants should, as a minimum, have current experience as a healthcare assistant within an acute hospital setting. Phlebotomy is a required skill as this makes up an important part of the role. However, in addition, Emergency Care Technicians are expected to routinely record observations and ECGs, assist with wound closure and plastering, and assist patients with all activities of daily living as required.

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.