Paediatrics Clinical Skills Technician

at  East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Support Technician to join our Team in the Children’s Outpatient Department 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 that offers high standards of care to Children and Young People whilst ensuring they have a positive experience within our Outpatient service?
If you like to be challenged, are able to work in a fast paced environment, working as part of a team and have experience of working with Children across the age continuum, 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

ECG

• To support the clinical health care team in maintaining an efficient environment within Outpatients.
• 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 the wider healthcare team
• To work flexibly to meet the demands of the service
• To support patients, relatives/carers attending the Children’s Outpatient Department
• To work within Trust, Divisional and Unit Guidelines and Competencies
  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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  For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description

Please refer the Job description for details