Emergency Department Technician

Main area Emergency and Acute Medicine Grade Band 2 rising to Band 3 once competencies and Care Certificate are signed off Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job
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Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Basildon Town Basildon Salary £24,465 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 06/02/2026 08:00

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

We are looking for enthusiastic and energetic individuals to join our team at Basildon Accident and Emergency department

This role includes helping with the portering services within the Department transferring to other areas in the hospital and providing support where needed including transferring to imaging and other internal areas.

You will be required to complete the care certificate if not already completed.

You will be providing health care assistant duties including completing clinical observations, patient hygiene and toileting needs, along with a variety of other area specific duties.

Our department strives to meet the trust values of Excellent, Compassionate and Respectful. We support our staff and ensure that all staff receive a study day once every 5 weeks for staff development you will be supported to complete your care certificate and given opportunities for further development

Your main responsibilities will include:

• recording patient Observations,
• recording ECGs,
• basic nursing care
• patient hygiene and toileting needs, and
• transferring of patients to and from X-ray, CT and Ward areas - which involves pushing trolleys, along with a variety of other area specific duties.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Are you an enthusiastic and energetic individual, then we want to hear from you?

Please see the attached JD for further details of this exciting role.

• Good level of general education e.g. GSCE Maths and English or equivalent

• Experience of working with the public
• Experience of being in a demanding environment with changing priorities
• Previous portering or HCA experience in NHS or acute care setting

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.