Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Department
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 23.5 hours per week (tech cover is required for a 24/7 period within the department. Shifts required are days, nights and weekends.)
- Job ref
- 412-MED-7422501
- Employer
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals Foundation Trust Leighton Hospital
- Town
- Crewe
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 pa, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/09/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Emergency Department Technician
Band 3
Job overview
An exciting opportunity in our Emergency Department for an Emergency Department Technician has now become available. The main duties of the role are:
To support the triage nurses with ECGs, blood tests, cannulas, catheters.
Enabling the nursing triage to operate in a timely manner.
The successful candidate will be approachable, enthusiastic & conscientious and have good communication, a good sense of teamwork and be in good health.
Main duties of the job
Main duties will be taking bloods and inserting cannulas. Insertion of catheters. Completing ECG’s.
IT and customer service skills are necessary. Previous Health Care assistant experience in any health care setting is desirable. Suitable candidates must have or be working towards an NVQ level 2 or equivalent in health care and have completed their care certificate.
Working for our organisation
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. We are also the Lead Employer for Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) which has transformed the delivery of health care services in our local community. The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ by the CQC and named as one of the Top 40 hospitals in the country by CHKS Top Hospital Awards. Our Midwifery Led Unit has been voted one of the best in the country and we consistently do well in the national NHS Staff Survey. The Trust continues to invest in both clinical expansion and a digital future to enable the best experience for both our patients and our workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role of a Technician within the Emergency Department can be demanding and challenging, but also extremely rewarding for the right individual.
You will be met with a wide scale of patient needs, from Minor injuries through to patients needing to be in the Resus department.
A band 3 Health Technician would be expected to work a 12.5 shift pattern including weekends and bank holiday, being flexible as required. We can offer both full time and part time permanent posts. You would be required to support the clinical team, providing a wide range of duties for the patient and their families and to assist in the efficient management of the department.
Main duties will be taking bloods and inserting cannulas. Insertion of catheters. Completing ECG’s. The successful candidate will be approachable, enthusiastic & conscientious and have good communication, a good sense of teamwork and be in good health.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Computer literate
Desirable
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 2 or above, trained in venapuncture, cannulation and catheter insertion.
Essential
Essential criteria
- Previous HCA experience required, completed Care certificate.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Diane Mckenzie
- Job title
- Matrons Assistant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01270 278463
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