Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Department
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-MIC-1633
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £27,948 - £29,468 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Emergency Team Assistant
Band 3
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
*This role does not attract Certificate of sponsorship**
As an Emergency Team assistant you will work closely with the MDT to provide high quality care to patients within the emergency environment. This is an essential role to the department, undertaking patient observations, phlebotomy and cannulation, ECGs and escalating concerns.
You will need good communication skills and enthusiasm for providing the best patient care possible in a challenging environment.
Main duties of the job
- To assist and support the registered nurse, under supervision, with the delivery of direct patient care, with the needs of the patient at the centre of care delivery.
- To improve the patient experience.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Numerate
- care certificate
Desirable criteria
- QCF Level 3 in Health or equivalent (NVQ3, Advanced Apprenticeship)
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to perform venepuncture and cannulation
Desirable criteria
- Plastering competency
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate a clear insight into the role
- Up to date experience; worked within an acute care setting within the last 18 months
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in an acute care setting
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Hill
- Job title
- Line Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020331 25451
- Additional information
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