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SalaryThis post will be based at North Middlesex University Hospital (NMUH) to support the Clinical and Nursing Lead for Endoscopy in meeting the standards required by the Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (JAG).
The post holder will:
• work in the decontamination area and processing of endoscopes and other equipment.
• work with the support and direct supervision of the Registered Nurse in assisting the delivery of safe patient care.
• To contribute to the efficient running of the endoscopy unit as directed by the Registered Nurse
• To assist in the induction of new staff as directed by the Registered Nurse.
• To undertake delegated duties related to patient care that contribute to their treatment plans.
• To work in accordance with Trust policies and procedures and operate within the boundaries of the role and sphere of assessed competencies.
• To maintain standards of work and care through regular updates.
• To assist in liaising with medical staff and colleagues to ensure patients are adequately prepared for their procedure.
• To be able to answer basic queries regarding procedures to help allay patient anxiety, and refer to a registered nurse as necessary.
• The post holder will assist registered nurse in arranging discharges to the wards or home for all patients.
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Clinical Responsibilities:
• To assist in liaising with medical staff and colleagues to ensure patients are adequately prepared for their procedure.
• To be able to answer basic queries regarding procedures to help allay patient anxiety, and refer to a registered nurse as necessary.
• The post holder will assist registered nurse in arranging discharges to the wards or home for all patients.
Non-clinical responsibilities
• The post holder will be proactive in processing and decontaminating of endoscopes.
• The post holder will be experienced in IT skills as endoscopes processing is mainly recorded electronically
Communication
• The post holder will act in a professional manner at all times and will maintain an environment that is conducive to the delivery and maintenance of a high standard of care.
• The post holder will establish good communication and relationships between staff, patients, relatives and visitors.
• When involve in Endoscopy nursing documentation, this must be completed according to policies and procedures, and these records must be legible and contemporaneous
Planning and organisation
• The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that there are sufficient endoscopes available for each list and have knowledge of how to obtain loan equipment and report any systems failures.
• The post holder will have a shared responsibility for monitoring of stock levels of equipment, stores, linen and report any deficiencies to the Senior Nurse on duty.
• The post holder will be expected to refer any issues that compromise the safe running of the unit to the Senior Nurse on duty or the Manager.
• The post holder will have shared responsibility in mentoring junior staff or new starters
Training responsibilities
• The post holder will work towards completing all of their Endoscopy competencies, with the support of a mentor .
• They will be encouraged to develop skills working in all areas of the department and will be encouraged to work towards achieving all desirable aspects of the job specification including NVQ level 2/3.
• Staff will be responsible for identifying their own learning needs and for notifying these to their line manager.
• Staff will be responsible for ensuring all mandatory training is completed.
This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Jan 2024
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