Job overview

The Royal London Hospital Endoscopy Centre and St Bartholomew’s Bronchoscopy Centre are looking for full-time Band 2 nursing assistants / decontamination staff, to join the existing team.

The main hub at royal london, runs a six-day service from Monday to Saturday between the hours of 08:00 - 19:00hrs.

We are looking for people with commitment to Endoscopy and Gastroenterology. 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.

The department opened in 2011 and is a purpose-built centre with 4 endoscopy rooms and a dedicated x-ray room, along with a 17 bedded recovery area with step down facilities. We also have a dedicated team of nurses who practise team nursing and rotate to all areas of the department.

The decontamination unit sits within the endoscopy unit; with a satellite unit at Bart’s hospital, which all staff will rotate to, once trained and occasional cross-site cover to Mile End Early Diagnosis Centre too.

We undertake all Endoscopy procedures including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, EUS, EBUS, Spy Glass, ESD, bronchoscopy and capsule endoscopy. The unit processes all the flexible endoscopes for the Royal London on-site.

We have an active clinical governance group which has been running for over 10 years and which you would be expected to attend and contribute.

We have well attended staff meetings and regular in-house training on a monthly basis as well as external training as identified.

Applicants should ideally have some experience in decontamination and a basic knowledge of endoscopy, but is not essential, as internal training is provided.

Main duties of the job

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 MEEDC unit, RLH and at St Barts.

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.

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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.

Desirable criteria

Expert knowledge of cold disinfection/decontamination of endoscopic equipment. Expert knowledge of different types of endoscopes and equipment. NHS Supplies processes. Expert knowledge of Automated Endoscope reprocessors