Nursing Associate or Assistant Practitioner

3 days ago

Bristol, United Kingdom North Bristol NHS Trust Full time

- Passionate and empathetic with patients
- Dynamic individual who is able to work flexible to cover all clinics
- Knowledgeable, understands and adheres to policy and procedures
- A team player able to work effectively within a team in a busy environment
- Supports colleagues to provide the best care for the patients

Deliver clinical and therapeutic care to patients as required within set protocols/policies and within the scope of the Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate remit.

To include;
- Support patients to meet personal care needs
- Support patients to eat and drink
- Support patients to manage continence and teach pelvic floor exercises
- Ensure patients are comfortable and free from pain
- Move and position patients in accordance with their plan of care
- Prepare and support patients prior to, during and following healthcare activities such as flexible cystoscopies and prostate biopsies
- Chaperone patients in accordance to policy
- Prepare clinical area prior to, during and following a clinical session
- Observe patients general condition and report any changes or concerns to the Registered Practitioner
- Support and maintain the safety of the distressed patient and their relatives
- Undertake Point of Care testing
- Green card training to carry out observations and department specific equipment
- Obtain and test specimens
- Undertake dressings and with training more complex dressings
- Remove sutures and clips
- Undertake measurements of patients vital signs
- Undertake venepuncture and cannulation
- Carry out wound drainage care
- Remove wound drains
- Undertake tissue viability risk assessments and treatment
- Access and act upon patient results
- Ordering tests and making referrals within their scope of practice

Urology Outpatients and Diagnostics is a small, dynamic team of nurses who not only run Dr-led clinics but also a large amount of Nurse-led activity in this Outpatient department. We work alongside a much wider and growing team team including Urodynamics.

We predominantly care for patients with urology conditions this include continence, urinary tract symptoms and infections, cancer of prostate, testicular, penile and bladder. Pre and post operative education and support for patient having urological procedures. We offer lithotripsy for kidney and uretic stones, changes of complex catheters, Catheter removal(TWOC), erectile dysfunction, diagnostic procedures such as flexible cystoscopies and prostate biopsy's, urodynamics including video Urodynamics and urinary flows. Bladder installations for bladder cancer, urinary tract infection and bladder pain. We participate in clinical trials and research.

After a period of training and supervision if required, you will be expected to:

- To assist with flexible cystoscopies including cystodiathermy, stent removal and diathermy (formal competency assessment).
- To carry out ‘flows’ clinic and TWOC (trial without catheter) clinic autonomously.
- Enhanced recovery education clinic and telephone follow-up calls post patient discharge.
- Assist practitioners with Prostate Biopsy clinics.
- To carry out ‘difficult catheter change clinic’ including urethral and suprapubic changes with some support.
- To carry out ISC (intermittent self-catheterisation) teaching and follow up calls.
- Confident to work independently and as part of the team.

See attached Job description and Personal Specification.

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