Emergency Medical Technician - Emergency Department
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a motivated Emergency Medical Technician to join the Emergency Department team. The EMT will work under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, delivering high-quality, compassionate care to patients and their families. Responsibilities include assisting nursing staff, performing baseline observations, ECG recording, venepuncture, and basic life support. The post holder will also undertake Care Certificate training and potentially a Level 2 Apprenticeship in Clinical Healthcare Support.
Essential criteria
- Care Certificate
- GCSEs (or equivalent qualification or standard) in English and Maths
- Previous Experience
- Experience of healthcare or care work
- Experience of working with the general public or a range of different people
Desirable criteria
- Experience in EMT role or equivalent
- Ability to communicate effectively in a variety of settings with patients, relatives, carers and other members of staff of varying levels of understanding
- Evidence of being self-motivated
- Evidence of working effectively as part of a team
- Basic IT skills - ability to use keyboard or willingness to develop
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to use them to communicate effectively with patients within a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to work in a busy, sometimes pressurized environment
- Ability to work to deadlines Ability to use judgement on when to escalate issues and problems
- Venepuncture and cannulation
- Wound care
- Basic computer skills
- Understanding of patient confidentiality
- Health and safety understanding
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Qualifications/Training
- Care Certificate
- GCSEs (or equivalent qualification or standard) in English and Maths
- Previous Experience
- Experience of healthcare or care work
- Experience of working with the general public or a range of different people
- Experience in EMT role or equivalent
- Ability to communicate effectively in a variety of settings with patients, relatives, carers and other members of staff of varying levels of understanding
- Evidence of being self-motivated
- Evidence of working effectively as part of a team
- Basic IT skills - ability to use keyboard or willingness to develop
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to use them to communicate effectively with patients within a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to work in a busy, sometimes pressurized environment
- Ability to work to deadlines Ability to use judgement on when to escalate issues and problems
- Venepuncture and cannulation
- Wound care
- Basic computer skills
- Understanding of patient confidentiality
- Health and safety understanding
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Role model our Trust values every day
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Emergency Medical Technician - Emergency Department
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
We are recruiting for motivated Emergency Medical Technicians to join our Emergency Department team, who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) role is a vital and valued role within the nursing team. The EMT post holder will work collaboratively and co-operatively under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, compassionate care to patients and their families/carers.
EMTs are required to undertake Care Certificate training, which comprises a set of standards developed for the health and care support workforce that underpin the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate care.
Post holders are required to undertake the Level 2 Apprenticeship in Clinical Healthcare Support, unless they have already obtained a recognised qualification or experience at a comparable level.
This post is based in the Emergency Department, the post holder may be required to work across the Urgent & Emergency care services at Lister Hospital including: Acute Medical Unit (AMU), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC).
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