University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Support Worker/Scope and Porter - Endoscopy

The closing date is 22 May 2025

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Job summary

If you are looking for a new challenge, come and join the Endoscopy team you will be providing quality care for patients across the whole endoscopy pathway including pre, peri and post endoscopic procedural care.

Endoscopy is a constantly evolving area delivering a wide range of upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy, bronchoscopy and part of the Dorset Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.

You will need to be a hardworking and motivated team player, dedicated to delivering high standards of patient-centred care. Excellent communication skills are essential, as well as the ability to handle a physically demanding role. A flexible attitude is important, and demonstrate a strong commitment to your own personal and professional development.

The successful applicant will ideally have a minimum of 12 months experience in an acute setting.

Whilst previous endoscopy experience may be advantageous it is not essential as we provide training and competency assessment.

The post holder will have an important role in this large and dynamic team that includes a team of Nurse Endoscopists, Gastroenterology Consultants, Colorectal/Upper Surgical Consultants, a number of senior doctors and a large nursing and HCSW team

You will need to be flexible to work a range of shifts

Based at: Poole Hospital (This post requires frequent cross-site working across Bournemouth and Wimborne Hospital sites)

Working day Monday - Saturday

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

Details

Date posted

09 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year pa/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

153-ME04526

Job locations

University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites

Bournemouth

BH7 7DW


Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Evidence/willingness to undertake training Qualification in Math's and English
  • NVQ 3 (or willingness to undertake)
  • HCSW care certificate

Desirable

  • Care and maintenance of Olympus endoscopes.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of employment in a Healthcare setting as an HCSW.
  • Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of confidentiality.

Desirable

  • Health-care related experience.
  • Previous experience working in endoscopy

Technical Skills Competencies

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively and demonstrate excellent verbal, listening, written and telephone skills
  • Competent in/willingness to attend training for venepuncture and cannulation.
  • Willingness to learn new skills.

Desirable

  • Previous Endoscopy experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Moving & Handling skills.
  • Awareness of Health & Safety requirements
  • Awareness of Infection Control policies

Desirable

  • Care and maintenance of Olympus Scopes

Other requirements specific to the role

Essential

  • Self-awareness of own limitations and professional capabilities
  • Ability to write clearly and pass on relevant information.
  • Flexible with shift patterns/ cross site work

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Enthusiastic and motivated individual demonstrating empathy and understanding towards individuals physical, social, psychological and emotional needs
  • Good organizational skills and able to prioritise workload and have duties delegated onto them

Language requirement

Essential

  • Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Evidence/willingness to undertake training Qualification in Math's and English
  • NVQ 3 (or willingness to undertake)
  • HCSW care certificate

Desirable

  • Care and maintenance of Olympus endoscopes.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of employment in a Healthcare setting as an HCSW.
  • Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of confidentiality.

Desirable

  • Health-care related experience.
  • Previous experience working in endoscopy

Technical Skills Competencies

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively and demonstrate excellent verbal, listening, written and telephone skills
  • Competent in/willingness to attend training for venepuncture and cannulation.
  • Willingness to learn new skills.

Desirable

  • Previous Endoscopy experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Moving & Handling skills.
  • Awareness of Health & Safety requirements
  • Awareness of Infection Control policies

Desirable

  • Care and maintenance of Olympus Scopes

Other requirements specific to the role

Essential

  • Self-awareness of own limitations and professional capabilities
  • Ability to write clearly and pass on relevant information.
  • Flexible with shift patterns/ cross site work

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Enthusiastic and motivated individual demonstrating empathy and understanding towards individuals physical, social, psychological and emotional needs
  • Good organizational skills and able to prioritise workload and have duties delegated onto them

Language requirement

Essential

  • Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role

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.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites

Bournemouth

BH7 7DW


Employer's website

https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites

Bournemouth

BH7 7DW


Employer's website

https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Sister Endoscopy

Leena Joseph

Leena.Joseph@uhd.nhs.uk

03000193369

Details

Date posted

09 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year pa/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

153-ME04526

Job locations

University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites

Bournemouth

BH7 7DW


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