Staff Nurse - Endoscopy

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

The closing date is 01 December 2024

Job summary

Join us on our exciting journey of expansion here at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital. Here at Southport and Ormskirk we are actively working towards securing accreditation through the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy as high-quality gastrointestinal endoscopy service. If you are looking to join an energetic and vibrant department that truly makes a difference to people's lives on a daily basis, we would like to hear from you.We are looking for an experienced Endoscopy Nurse or you are an existing Band 5 who wishes to have a career change and want to work in a more specialist area of nursing and have further career development, with a passion for learning Endoscopy.

Our focus at all times is on ensuring that our patients receive high quality treatment quickly, in clean and comfortable surroundings.

You will be working as part of a friendly, welcoming and expert Multidisciplinary Endoscopy Team who are friendly, enthusiastic and encouraging in a happy working environment.Mentoring, training and guidance will be provided to the successful candidate.

Interview Date: TBC

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applicants is reached.

Main duties of the job

Provides and receives complex information, communicating sensitively and confidentially information relating to patients/clients (for example, care plan discussions with patients).

Communicates in a compassionate and empathetic manner, using persuasion and Reassurance.

Ability to recognise barriers to communication, and ability to modify communication style as and when required.

Ability to effectively communicate whilst providing training to students.

Demonstrate effective communications skills with the wider MDT team.

Maintain appropriate levels of training for clinical skills as needed within scope of practice.

To maintain safe custody of drugs, ensuring that checking, witnessing and administration procedures are compatible with statutory and trust requirements.

In the absence of Sister/Charge Nurse effectively respond to complaints/concerns and escalate as required.

To ensure clinical incident/near misses are managed and reported and escalated in a timely manner.

To be part of the multidisciplinary team decision making, acting when required as the patients advocate in order to support the patient's pathway.

Work within the organisational policy, standard operating procedures and guidelines.

About us

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
SAFETY that is of the highest standards
COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available.

Date posted

13 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

409-6724617

Job locations

Ormskirk & Southport

Wigan Road

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY DUTIES CONTINUED...

To undertake risk assessments and implement risk reducing measures. To report and escalate to the Line Manager any deficiencies in the arrangements for minimizing risk.

Ensure that privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times.

To actively participate in the effective and efficient use of the ward/departmental resources and equipment, including stock management and care and maintenance of equipment.

Handles patients valuables, ensuring safe storage and transportation.

Sign off agency timesheets in order to verify and record the hours worked.

Liaise with the Roster Coordinator to ensure your personal roster is balanced within the roster period.

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES

To deputise in the absence of the Sister / Charge Nurse.

To manage own time and that of others, through delegations to ensure high quality service delivery.

To act as assessor/supervisor for junior staff and students.

To participate in the setting of yearly personal and professional objectives for self.

Support the departments appraisal process for junior staff, by providing feedback.

To be flexible in the delivery of safe staffing across the Trust and participate in redeployment requirements within scope of practice

RESEARCH & AUDIT

To contribute to the collection of data for research and audit purposes.

To identify audit topics relevant to the ward/department.

To critically evaluate research before applying to clinic practice in order to enhance patient care.

To identify areas for self-development, areas of interest and training requirements within individual personal performance planning and development review.

To maintain a professional portfolio and reflective diary for developmental purposes and revalidation.

Support the rest of the team by recognising own and promoting self-help and wellbeing.

Develop a culture of learning and innovation, developing high quality learning environments.
Adopt a reflective approach to own practice with a view to continually improve

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY DUTIES CONTINUED...

To undertake risk assessments and implement risk reducing measures. To report and escalate to the Line Manager any deficiencies in the arrangements for minimizing risk.

Ensure that privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times.

To actively participate in the effective and efficient use of the ward/departmental resources and equipment, including stock management and care and maintenance of equipment.

Handles patients valuables, ensuring safe storage and transportation.

Sign off agency timesheets in order to verify and record the hours worked.

Liaise with the Roster Coordinator to ensure your personal roster is balanced within the roster period.

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES

To deputise in the absence of the Sister / Charge Nurse.

To manage own time and that of others, through delegations to ensure high quality service delivery.

To act as assessor/supervisor for junior staff and students.

To participate in the setting of yearly personal and professional objectives for self.

Support the departments appraisal process for junior staff, by providing feedback.

To be flexible in the delivery of safe staffing across the Trust and participate in redeployment requirements within scope of practice

RESEARCH & AUDIT

To contribute to the collection of data for research and audit purposes.

To identify audit topics relevant to the ward/department.

To critically evaluate research before applying to clinic practice in order to enhance patient care.

To identify areas for self-development, areas of interest and training requirements within individual personal performance planning and development review.

To maintain a professional portfolio and reflective diary for developmental purposes and revalidation.

Support the rest of the team by recognising own and promoting self-help and wellbeing.

Develop a culture of learning and innovation, developing high quality learning environments.
Adopt a reflective approach to own practice with a view to continually improve

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

1st Level Registered Nurse (degree/diploma)
Current NMC Registration
Evidence of continuing professional development

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels.
Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own workload.
Ability to de-escalate complex situations
Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Awareness of the need for confidentiality at all times
Computer literacy e.g. experience of electronic patient record

Experience

Essential

Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code.
Experience of working in a clinical environment
Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
An understanding of national, regional, and local NHS issues
Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information

Other

Essential

Ability to work within highly distressing or emotional circumstances e.g. end of life care.
Ability to communicate distressing information.
Ability to communicate in a challenging environment.
Able to carry out direct clinical care as required on ward or department.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

1st Level Registered Nurse (degree/diploma)
Current NMC Registration
Evidence of continuing professional development

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels.
Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own workload.
Ability to de-escalate complex situations
Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Awareness of the need for confidentiality at all times
Computer literacy e.g. experience of electronic patient record

Experience

Essential

Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code.
Experience of working in a clinical environment
Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
An understanding of national, regional, and local NHS issues
Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information

Other

Essential

Ability to work within highly distressing or emotional circumstances e.g. end of life care.
Ability to communicate distressing information.
Ability to communicate in a challenging environment.
Able to carry out direct clinical care as required on ward or department.

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.