Job overview

We are seeking enthusiastic, driven  Emergency Care Technicians with excellent clinical and communication skills to join the Same Day Emergency Care Unit  . The  SDEC  department, this  is an acute area currently  based at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital  which aims to provide specialised acute service to treat those with varying medical conditions, enabling  a significant number of our patients who  require emergency care to be managed safely the same day and without the need to admit into hospital.

We are redesigning our services to ensure they are streamlined and consistent with safe, effective patient centered care, Medicine Same day Emergency care (MSDEC) forms an integral part of the redesign.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the nursing team ensuring that patients have timely investigations by carrying out specific skills to include amongst others;  cannulation, phlebotomy, collection of blood cultures, electrocardiogram (ECG). 

Supporting all fundamentals of care required, ensuring all patients have a positive experience of the MSDEC process.

The successful candidate will have proven interpersonal skills and acute medicine experience.

You will be able to demonstrate clinical expertise and knowledge to support the team to deliver a high quality, effective and safe patient journey.  

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow. 

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.  

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.   
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.  

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.  When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.  

Multi-site working 

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond". 

To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.