Healthcare Assistant in Endoscopy

3 weeks ago


Torquay, United Kingdom Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are looking for a Healthcare Assistant for 30hours per week to support with our department.

You will be working in the endoscopy department to provide care to patients coming into the department for procedures.To contribute to the assessment of patient needs and the evaluation of care within endoscopy

Varied role including some assisting consultants with endoscopy and caring for patients undergoing procedures. Organising your own workload and plan own work activities and to contribute to the assessment of patient needs and the evaluation of care within endoscopy.
- To undertake basic nursing activities for patients under the responsibility of a registered nurse.
- Participate in the development of self and others.
- Work with the registered nursing staff to maintain a clean, safe and efficient environment for patients and staff
- Assist the endoscopist on a range of procedures
- Assist the registered nurse in the recovery area of endoscopy.
- To be a flexible member of the team working in all areas of the department as and when required covering the units opening hours.

Endoscopy is a day unit and outpatient facility that provides care, endoscopy procedures for patients with multiple GI conditions.
- Provide and receive routine information
- Exchange factual information with patients and other team members
- Uses tact, persuasion, reassurance and empathy with patients and carers
- Able to overcome barriers to communication such as physical or mental health difficulties, learning difficulties, sensory impairments.
- Provide information to enable the effectiveness of care to be evaluated and records maintained.
- Record in the relevant documentation the care that has been delivered contemporaneously
- Aware of patients’ emotional, social and physical needs, reporting back to trained nurse responsible for patients’ care.
- Participate in team building/communication, and to develop a cohesive, supportive an effective team. To work towards the agreed philosophy and objectives of the ward/department.
- Ensure by clear communication a happy atmosphere, and an effective and safe working environment
- Complete and monitor patient clinical observations: ensure own documentation is completed to the unit agreed standard.
- Demonstrates own role to junior colleagues and assists with the induction of new starters


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