This Band 5 staff nurse post sits in the Endoscopy department at University Hospital Lewisham, run by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The work runs from pre-assessment through to discharge for patients having endoscopic procedures, including assisting endoscopists, monitoring sedation and recovery, and keeping to infection control standards. The four-room unit covers diagnostic and therapeutic work such as ERCP, colonoscopy, gastroscopy and bowel screening, and its 5-day service means full-time hours are usually worked over four days. Applicants need NMC registration and a year's post-qualification experience.
What the job involves
- Assess, plan and deliver patient care before, during and after endoscopic procedures
- Assist endoscopists in procedure rooms and manage specialist endoscopic equipment
- Monitor vital signs and conscious level, and give sedation and medication in line with policy
- Monitor recovery, provide discharge advice and manage care from admission to discharge
- Act as Named Nurse, taking responsibility for care planning, implementation and evaluation
- Manage a group of patients, and the unit in the absence of senior staff
- Ensure infection control and COSHH compliance and keep accurate records
- Work to JAG standards and identify competencies for the area
- Act as clinical role model, mentor junior staff and students, and take part in orientation of new staff
- Take part in on-call rotas
- Work as a key member of the multidisciplinary team to ensure a positive patient experience
- Take part in evaluation, audit and research of nursing care
What’s required
Qualifications
- Qualified nurse
Registration & licences
- NMC registration with PIN
Experience
- Not newly qualified, with at least one year's experience as a qualified staff nurse
Nice to have
- At least one year's experience
What’s offered
- Access to four staff networks
- Equality, diversity and inclusion training and development programmes
- Support for clinical development from an experienced team
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
