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Assistant Practitioner Endoscopy

1 month ago

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

Job summary

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated, dynamic nurse who can demonstrate commitment to the provision of high-quality person-centred care, within our Endoscopy department.

As an Assistant Practitioner will work as part of a team, delivering health and socialcare that focus on the direct needs of the service users. Workingautonomously within the clearly defined boundaries of their Assistant Practitioner role and carry out specific clinical tasks and responsibilities that may cross professional demarcations of care and therapy.

To participate in the care, maintenance and use of endoscopes that are used inendoscopic and non-endoscopic procedures, providing technical assistance duringprocedures.

If you are passionate about providing high quality individualised patient care, enthusiastic about supporting patients' rehabilitation and increasing their independence and quality of life we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Preparation for the delivery of endoscopic procedures Positioning individuals for endoscopic procedures Assisting colleagues during endoscopic procedures Admit, discharge and care planning of patients undergoing colonoscopy andflexible sigmoidoscopy. Recovery of patients following endoscopic procedures Utilise excellent communication skills with other members of the multidisciplinary team to include the endoscopist. Knowledge of reprocessing of endoscopic equipment

About us

The Endoscopy Unit at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust sees both cancer and benign patients in the outpatient setting, running nurse and consultant led procedures and investigation clinics daily.

Torbay is a regional Endoscopy training centre and bowel cancer screening centre serving areas beyond its immediate catchment. The department is one of two centres in the newly formed South West Endoscopy Training Academy and there are great opportunities to become involved in steeringregional and national training opportunities.

The department has recently completed on the build of a new Endoscopy Suite, boasting brand new equipment, and up to date facilities. We offer support and advice to patients and other professionals within the acute and community setting and work alongside other departments to enhance the patient's pathway of care.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Assistant Practitioner Qualification ? Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care Practice

Desirable

Experience of working in a health care setting

Knowledge

Essential

Ability to undertake and interpret a range of patient observations as required in clinical area. ? Ability to provide nursing/therapeutic care for a group of patients. ? Ability to prioritise and organise own workload ? Excellent written and verbal communication skills ? Following training, ability to function as an assistant practitioner without direct supervision in an Endoscopy setting.

Desirable

Able to undertake detailed patient assessments within agreed protocols ? Familiar with the admission and discharge of day case patients ? Experience of recovering patients following sedation Specific skills ? Provide high quality patient centred care, appropriate to patient need Requirements due to work environment/ conditions ? Ability to work as part of a team and work under instruction, able to develop good relationships with colleagues, patients and carers. ? Standard keyboard skill

specific skills

Essential

Provide high quality patient centred care, appropriate to patient need

Requirements due to work conditions and environement

Essential

Ability to work as part of a team and work under instruction, able to develop good relationships with colleagues, patients and carers.

Desirable

Standard keyboard skills

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