Technician - Children's Emergency Department

Job overview

Do you have an interest in, or passion for working with children and young people  and would you like to develop your skills and knowledge in paediatric emergency medicine?

We are seeking a highly motivated technician with good attitude and willingness to learn and who is committed to working with and supporting children, young people and their families.

We are on an exciting improvement journey and can offer you a rewarding and supported role with our care group.

To provide effective patient care whilst working as a member of the nursing team across East Kent Hospitals University  NHS Foundation  Trust. To ensure the maintenance of high standards of patient care in response to service needs.

Main duties of the job

Work under the supervision of a registered nurse in implementing plans of care to ensure that patients’ physical, social and psychological needs are met.

• Ensure privacy and dignity of patients is maintained at all times.
• Minimise the risk of harm to patients, staff and visitors by working according to risk management policies.
• Participate in the orientation of new staff to their duties and the ward routine.
• Assist in measurement of care by contributing to data collection for quality metrics.
• Work to eliminate avoidable infection by working according to infection control policies.
• Demonstrate consistent high standard of hand hygiene practice and promote standards to staff, visitors and patients.
• Undertake and accurately record vital signs, eg temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure.
• Assist with collection, labelling and dispatching of specimens.
• Assist patients to meet their personal and oral hygiene needs ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained.
• Escort patients.
• Assist in response to cardiac arrest.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.