Endoscopy Decontamination Assistant

4 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Barts Health NHS Trust Full time

Job overview

The Mile End Early Diagnostic Centre (MEEDC) is a brand new service for North East London (NEL), which opened in March 2021, hosted by Barts Health NHS Trust, to support early diagnosis of cancer for the local population, and the first of its kind nationally.

The MEEDC will operate as a system resource for the three main providers within NEL, covering the 7 CCGs, providing additional capacity in hours, consisting of two endoscopy rooms, two ultrasound rooms and a decontamination unit. This capacity will be used primarily for cancer surveillance; however any remaining capacity will be used to support urgent referrals.

The key aim for the MEEDC is to provide person-centred care, reducing variation across NEL and ensuring a high-quality diagnostic service for the local population. An opportunity has arisen within this brand new service at Mile End Hospital, for decontamination/nursing assistants to join this new Endoscopy team to run the service.

You should have excellent communication skills and be able to work as part of a large team.

You should be flexible and approachable with a positive attitude, as this is the ethos of the unit. You will be working in the decontamination area, working alongside colleagues delivering endoscopy procedures, and then also supporting the work in the recovery area, as well as working within a cross-site trust, when service provision is needed.

Main duties of the job

Prepare, maintain and clean endoscopic equipment and to work in the decontamination areas at the Mile End Early Diagnostic Centre. This includes but is not limited to, the 
following: 
 Assist the registered nurse to provide nursing care for endoscopy patients. 
 Demonstrate the department / directorate philosophy of care. 
 Respect patient confidentiality. 
 Work under the supervision of the registered nurse with continuing responsibility for the department.
 Work as part of the endoscopy Team.
 To work as part of the decontamination team on a rotational basis, working on the clean and dirty side of the unit.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

General Education to include English (written and oral) and basic Maths GCSE (2 grades A-C) or equivalent

Desirable criteria

Relevant endoscopy study days completed Current NHS online decontamination training certificates in relevant endoscopy modules

Experience

Essential criteria

Work experience to include dealing with people on a regular basis Experience in a caring role Experience of caring for patients Experience in caring for patient’s relatives, family members and public.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Expert knowledge of dealing with broken equipment and liaising with clinical engineering/ companies to facilitate minimal down time. Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge Ability to take an active role in agreed learninig activities and keeps a record of them

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