Trainee AAA Screening Technician | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

The Five Rivers AAA screening programme are looking to recruit a trainee AAA screening technician to join our small, friendly team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, friendly individual to provide the appropriate information, advice and reassurance to patients for their screening appointment.

The role is 22.5 hours per week, Working days to be agreed. The team are based at Colchester Hospital.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to further their professional development and be part of a small, supportive, patient centred team.

The primary purpose of the Screening Technician role is to undertake abdominal ultrasound scanning as part of the community AAA screening programme. You will ensure abdominal ultrasound scanning is undertaken to a high standard and in accordance with national standard operating procedures.

You will reassure men attending the community AAA screening and surveillance clinics and explain the screening test to them. You will ensure that the men attending clinics are informed and aware of the implications of AAA screening. The role may include administrative duties in the Screening office part of the week.

The NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme has been rolled out across England. The aim of the Programme is to reduce deaths from AAA through early detection, appropriate monitoring and treatment.

One of the largest Trusts 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 thatTime Mattersto 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.

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