Job summary
A Band 3 Emergency Surgical Technician will be expected to perform tasks and help assist with the running of the Same Day Surgical Assessment unit (SDSA). SDSA is a developing unit run by a team of surgical nurses, practitioners and doctors. The role of the EST will be to promptly assist the nursing team with bloods and cannulation, ECG's, lumeira testing, bladder scans, blood glucose monitoring, observations and simple triage of the surgically expected patients admitted on to SDSA. This is a new and exciting post which is opening up opportunities within surgery at RCHT.
Main duties of the job
The Emergency Surgical Technician works as part of the SDSA/ward team under the supervision of registered nurses and surgical team:
Participates in the delivery of patient care
Contributes towards ward/department organisation
Supports registered nurses in the provision of a safe and caring environment
About us
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust is a non-smoking organisation. Smoking will not be permitted on any of the sites by staff in trust uniform and/or wearing a trust identification badge in any location, in vehicles owned or leased by the Trust or in the homes (including gardens) of any patients visited at home.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information regarding this position.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information regarding this position.
Person Specification
Band 3
Essential
Desirable
band 3
Essential
- GCSE Maths and english C and above
Desirable
Band 3
Essential
Desirable
- Cannulation and venepuncture
Person Specification
Band 3
Essential
Desirable
band 3
Essential
- GCSE Maths and english C and above
Desirable
Band 3
Essential
Desirable
- Cannulation and venepuncture
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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