Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
* An exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Registered Nurse to gain endoscopy experience based at Kidderminster Treatment Centre, providing a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and pre-assessment clinics.
* The successful candidates will join our friendly and dynamic team to deliver safe and high-quality care to patients using a patient-centred approach.
* We offer excellent learning and development opportunities, with support from a Professional Development Team. Opportunities for career progression are available.
Main duties of the job
* To work according to the NMC Code and relevant professional guidelines and frameworks including the Trust 4wards behaviour providing a holistic effective and efficient Endoscopy service to the local population.
* To participate in handling complaints in accordance with Trust policy.
* To assist in the assessment of staffing requirements and reporting problems to the appropriate manager.
* To provide high-quality nursing care and participate in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care needs for the patient group within Endoscopy.
* To deliver compassionate person-centred care and treat patients, service users, their families and their careers with consideration, dignity and the respect you would want for yourself or your family.
* To support Endoscopy Pre-Assessment team and endoscopy services across the county as required.
* To participate in preceptorship programmes as appropriate and act as a facilitator, mentor and role model to student nurses and junior staff.
* To be responsible for developing and sustaining your own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness in accordance with NMC requirements and to maintain a professional portfolio with evidence of reflective practice.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
* Best services for local people
* Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
* Best use of resources
* Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
Job responsibilities
* The post holder is required to work across sites supporting the Endoscopy Directorate and in other departments as required.
* To be able to rotate through all areas of endoscopy to include admissions, recovery, discharge, pre-assessment and in procedure rooms.
* To provide specialist nursing care and support to all patients and users of all aspects of the Endoscopy service.
* To act as endoscopy representative outside of the endoscopy unit e.g. in theatres / A&E.
* To work as part of the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective and efficient scheduling of patients/procedures occur.
* To independently manage the smooth and effective running of clinics, ensuring patients are kept informed with regards to waiting times.
* Undertake a wide range of more complex nursing procedures requiring the application of specialist expertise and knowledge and act as a source of reference.
* As part of future developments help develop and actively take part in the provision 7 days per week service.
* Ability to undertake manual handling and movement tasks and wear appropriate protective equipment.
* Prepared and able to work variable shift patterns early and late shifts over 7 days of the week.
* Awareness of self-presentation to patients and relatives.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Qualified Registered Nurse with NMC PIN.
Other Qualities
* Suitable applicant must be flexible with work schedule.
Knowledge & Skills
* Knowledge of Cannulation and Gastroenterology or a willingness to learn.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working.
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