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Are you looking for a motivating and rewarding career? Do you thrive on a challenge and want to make a difference to patients? Come and join our enthusiastic and innovative Gastroenterology team!
Liver cancer is the fastest-rising cause of cancer-related deaths in the UK. The most common form of primary liver cancer is hepatic cellular carcinoma (HCC), accounting for 85% of all primary liver cancers.
Main duties of the job
The role would include the following, however this is not exhaustive, as this is a new and developing role in the team:
1. Attendance on the clinical van in the community supporting the lead hepatitis nurse to identify cirrhotic patients who will need HCC surveillance.
2. Performing venepuncture and dry blood spot tests.
3. Interaction and discussion with patients who may need support to attend 6 monthly ultrasound scans and blood tests.
4. Performing Fibroscan in the community as well as in hepatology clinics in the hospital.
5. Assisting the liver nurse with the monitoring of patients who are having hepatic cellular carcinoma surveillance.
6. Running a 2-weekly report using PACS to identify patients who may need abdominal ultrasound scans for HCC surveillance.
7. Work closely with the liver nurse to identify any patients who are high risk and may need further imaging.
8. Keeping the liver surveillance databases up to date.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards.
Performs basic nursing care to a high quality standard which meets the individual needs of patients.
Demonstrates compassion by recognising and responding to individual needs in a warm, thoughtful, sensitive and helpful way.
Proactively engages with patients, relatives and carers to seek their views, and gain co-operation and agreement.
Identifies and reports patients needs not included in the care plan, to the nurse in charge.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
* GCSE Maths & English grade C or above / Grade 4 - 9 OR Functional/Key skills level 2 numeracy and Functional/Key Skills level 2 literacy
* BNCS or NVQ / Internal Level 2 training programme
* Level 3 QCF diploma (Qualification Credit Framework) in healthcare / NVQ level 3
Knowledge & Experience
* Previous experience of working in an acute health care or related setting
* Understanding of health and safety issues within healthcare
* Understanding of concept and application of confidentiality
* Understanding of the role of a band 3 senior HCA
Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we’re looking forward to receiving your application. You should be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received, so it would be best to apply as soon as you can.
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve.
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