We are seeking a flexible and caring individual to join our dedicated team on The Endoscopy Unit at Trafford General Hospital and help provide high quality care to our patients.
The Endoscopy Unit is open 7 days a week and delivers diagnostic procedures to patients.
You will take responsibility for ensuring that the patient environment is fully prepared for the patient to receive care. This requires a flexible, calm approach and the ability to follow direction when needed. You will have the chance to work with a diverse patient group, meaning that the role can be very rewarding.
Included within your duties is to check and put away stock deliveries, maintaining stock rotation and checking of expiry dates, and collect patient supplies as and when needed.
You will have:
* Good communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills
* A genuine interest in patient care
* A friendly, open, empathetic and compassionate attitude
You will be:
* Able to relate well with patients, clients, relatives, visitors, colleagues, the multi-disciplinary team, and the wider trust staff.
To provide support to trained nursing staff in order to deliver a more timely and efficient service as part of the pathway for patients in Endoscopy. The post holder will undertake duties that will allow more effective use of nursing time and will also contribute to the efficient running of the service.
You will take responsibility for ensuring that all medical equipment is clean and well maintained and liaise with the domestic supervisors and staff to ensure cleaning is of a high standard. Waiting areas must be well maintained for patient and visitor use. You will also ensure the endoscopy unit has adequate equipment and stock and undertake reporting any estates work.
In addition, you will be responsible for assisting the team in continuous quality improvement work by undertaking audits on the Department. The role also entails keeping ward information boards up to date, and maintaining friends & family feedback.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
For further details or informal visits, contact:
Name: JULIA PRESCOTT
Job title: Unit Manager
Email address: julia.prescott@mft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 0161 746 2900
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