An exciting opportunity has arisen for4thYear medical Students at Birmingham Medical Schoolto gain clinical experience as a Medical Assistant in the Emergency Department of Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
You will gain experience of carrying out procedures such as phlebotomy, ECG, cannulation, catheterization and urine dip, act as a chaperone supporting patients undergoing examinations or procedures, assisting senior staff in the department with patient management, as well as other duties described in the full job description.
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You will be employed flexibly to work between 0-37.5 hours per week, with support establishing a rota to fit with your study commitments.
This is the second year of running this programme, with excellent feedback from our outgoing cohort of students as well as from the ED service as a whole. For more information on answering any questions you may have, please contact Dr Kate Edgworth onkate.edgworth@nhs.net, and/or apply directly on NHS jobs.
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families.
Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
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