Endoscopy Nurse

Job overview

This role is offered on a fixed term basis for 12 months. The hours are part-time, 24 hours per week.The Endoscopy Unit is based in Cirencester Community Hospital which is on the outskirts of the busy market town.

The role of the Registered Nurse is to support the efficient running of the Endoscopy Department to enable patients to receive care closer to home from visiting Endoscopists including Nurse Endoscopists, Staff will help to promote the health and well-being of the Service users, sign posting services users to additional services, providers for health and social care.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver a safe and effective patient centred care to our service users, their families and carers
• Ensure the clinical care requirements of patients are communicated effectively.
• Responsible, for supervising, developing, mentoring newly qualified staff, non-qualified staff, students, volunteers etc.
• To lead the team in the overall running of the department in the absence of a Senior Sister on duty and ensuring safe staffing levels - including informing senior staff/managers of any problems and providing solutions.
• Participate in Endoscopy lists covering various roles when competent as required.
• Undertake admissions including nurse consent and cannulation when competent.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module “Preceptorship for Healthcare” (AP7026).

Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.

• Support Sister in the appraisal of Newly Qualified Staff, & Non-Qualified Staff.
• Develop their knowledge and expertise on People Management (Human Resources) policies to support their own development.
• Responsible for their development in understanding budgetary constraints and controls.
• Responsible for the safe use, inspection, maintenance and security of all goods and equipment, ensuring appropriate stock levels are maintained at all times.
• Review and appraise processes and policies to allow for continuous improvement within the Trust which ensure delivery of best practice.
• Carry out individual risk assessments and contribute to the management of risks in line with Trust Policy.
• Implement and conform to Trust and Departmental Infection Control policies and procedures.
• Take responsibility for own development and ensuring knowledge and skills are up to date using clinical audit in order to improve the standards of patient care and reflective practice in preparation for on-going re-validation.
• To work in other departments or Hospitals to ensure levels of safe staffing are maintained across the Trust.
• Ensure the privacy, dignity and safety of people is maintained at all times.
• Demonstrate the ability to recognise changing priorities seeking advice and guidance from the Registered Nurse or other registered care professionals as appropriate.
• Report back and share information with the registered nurses on the condition, behaviour, activity and responses of people.
• Recognise issues relating to safeguarding vulnerable children and adults and report any problems or raise concerns to the appropriate registered care professionals.
• Assist in the assessment of and contribute to the management of risk across several areas within the environment where care is being delivered.
• Assist in the implementation of appropriate action to meet the specific physical, emotional and psychological, social, cultural and spiritual needs of individualsthe Senior Sister/
• To be competent in the administration of medications as prescribed by consultants/nurse endoscopists.
• Responsible for ensuring patients records are kept up to date, accurate and in line with the Trust’s Record Keeping Policy.
• Undertake clinical audits to identify and improve patient safety and care.
• To undertake Patient satisfaction surveys.
• Promote self-management of health needs and adopt a positive risk-based care approach.
• Registered Nurses can assist the endoscopists during procedures including taking biopsys and removing simple polyps once deemed competent.