Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Newly qualified or registered / Caring and compassionate ..... We would welcome you to join our friendly Endoscopy team at CDH!
Our specialty makes us exciting, ambitious and forward-thinking and we are looking for a committed, enthusiastic, motivated and resilient individual to join our nursing team.
This exciting opportunity will allow you to work as part of our dedicated, hardworking and friendly team in one of our two JAG accredited Endoscopy units within the Trust. Although you will initially be based at the Chorley Hospital, you will be expected to provide cross site cover at Royal Preston Hospital Endoscopy unit to assist with the weekend GI Bleed list and when needed during the week.
Previous Endoscopy experience would be desirable; however, this is not essential as support and extensive training will be given to an excellent standard, including a 7 week supernumerary period with a dedicated mentor.
Main duties of the job
You will have excellent communication skills, be forward thinking and well organised, with a positive attitude towards flexibility and change. Your role will be to work as part of a team providing patient centred, clinically effective and compassionate care, ensuring patients have a positive Endoscopy experience.
In return for demonstrating commitment to your own personal professional development, we will provide extensive ongoing training and personal development with annual appraisals.
Job responsibilities
Duties to include but not be limited to:
* Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to meet patients needs in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence-based guidelines.
* Support and provide patient education and health promotion.
* Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care, through appropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision of duties carried out by junior staff.
* Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
* Assist in setting, monitoring and maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
* Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required, to ensure seamless care.
* Maintain accurate and complete records of all care activities, in a timely manner, adhering to local and professional standards for documentation.
* Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organisation.
* Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals.
* Ensure the environment of care is safe, well equipped and compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness.
* Participate in education and training of junior staff.
* Maintain and develop own professional competence and seek to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills within the scope of role and professional practice.
* Proactively engage with Trust wide or local changes and developments in nursing practice e.g. alcohol screening.
* Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager.
Across both units, we carry out a wide range of both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures to both outpatients and inpatients, these include:
Procedures at CDH include:
* As part of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) we are part of the team in the north west, who undertake the FOBt screening lists.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
* Registered Nurse with appropriate NMC Registration.
* Diploma or degree (Nursing).
* Student nurse working towards a degree.
* NMC recognised Mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards following 18 months of commencement in post.
* Student nurse who has undertaken a placement on an Endoscopy unit.
Knowledge and Experience
* Knowledge of the speciality - Endoscopy; with evidence of and an understanding/knowledge of JAG.
* Evidence of clinical competencies in area of speciality - Endoscopy, including basic nursing competencies - cannulation.
* Knowledge of relevant Trust policies and procedures, clinical governance and the relevance to practice including Audits & Quality Assurance.
* Knowledge of Leadership and Management.
* Knowledge of Research and Development and awareness of changes within nursing practice.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: £29,970 to £36,483 a year, pro rata.
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