Staff Nurse - Endoscopy unit

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare institution in Lancashire is seeking a dedicated individual for an Endoscopy role. Your responsibilities will include patient assessment, management of care standards, and supporting junior staff training. Commitment to patient care and excellent communication skills are essential. Full training is provided, making it an ideal opportunity for both new and experienced candidates.

Qualifications

• Commitment to patient care and continuous professional development.
• Willingness to participate in education and training of junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to meet patients' needs.
• Support and provide patient education and health promotion.
• Deliver and coordinate care through appropriate practice and supervision.
• Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Teamwork

Ability to work within local and national standards

Management of patient safety

Job description

Overview

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 centered, clinically effective and compassionate care, which will ensure the patients have a positive Endoscopy experience.

Across both units, we carry out a wide range of both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures to both outpatients and inpatients.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Working with us

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area and give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria. You\'ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet great people and do things you\'d never have done. You\'ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills and enhance your career path. You\'ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold and help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Role details

• Assessments and procedures for Endoscopy units at Royal Preston Hospital and cross-site cover at Chorley District Hospital Endoscopy unit when needed.
• Two JAG accredited Endoscopy units within the Trust.

Additional information

• Procedures at Royal Preston Hospital include GI procedures (OGD/Colonoscopy/Flexible sigmoidoscopy/Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)/Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)/Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)); digital collaboration with the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP).
• Procedures at Chorley District Hospital include GI procedures (OGD/Colonoscopy/Flexible sigmoidoscopy/EMR/ERCP/Breath Tests), diagnostic bronchoscopies and BCSP involvement.
• Previous Endoscopy experience is desirable but not essential; extensive training and an 8-week supernumerary period with a mentor and Clinical Educator are provided.

Qualifications and requirements

• Commitment to patient care, teamwork, and continuous professional development.
• Evidence-based practice and ability to work within local and national standards.
• Willingness to participate in education and training of junior staff.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply. Our Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders is available.

Additional notices

• We recognise recruitment barriers and will provide personal adjustments to enable participation in the recruitment process upon request.
• All staff are required to comply with Trust Infection Prevention and Control processes, including mask wearing and social distancing at Trust sites.

Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we look forward to receiving your application. The vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received. We will contact you by e-mail to update you on the progress of your application. Please check the e-mail account used to apply (including spam/junk) regularly.