This role is for a band 5 staff nurse to come and join our dynamic JAG accredited endoscopy team. No two days are the same, you will be playing a pivotal role in delivering high quality care to all our patients in endoscopy. You will work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team, therefore require excellent communication skills . You will act as the patients' advocate, communicating and liaising with relatives and carers to ensure that their individual needs are met.

You will provide , supervision and support for junior members of staff, acting in a professional manner at all times. You will also be required to teach students in practice, acting as a supervisor/assessor.

You will be supported to achieve/maintain core competencies for endoscopy whilst training in the procedure rooms in line with JAG accreditation standards. You will be part of a very supportive, progressive team who will help you to achieve your full potential and flourish in your career.

we operate a 7 day service which includes weekend and bank holiday working.

Main duties of the job

As described in the full job description, please refer to this as an attachment to this advert.

You will be assessing, planning and delivering care to our patients from arrival to discharge. You may be required to act as the nurse in charge/shift co-ordinator to ensure the safe delivery of care to our patients. This role requires moderate computer skills/confidence as a lot of our systems are now progressing on to a digital platform. As our systems evolve you will prioritise and implement changes effectively in response to clinical and organisational demands.

You will be required to demonstrate up to date clinical knowledge and proactively seek out opportunities develop your knowledge and skills on a continuous basis.

This is an exciting time to join endoscopy as we expand our service on two of our sites. We have just opened a second room on our Louth site and have a brand new 5 room unit under development at Lincoln. We offer a great working environment where we are all driven to deliver excellent patient care. Our teams are motivated to progress and are supported to do so. We have a structured career development pathway and work closely with upper and lower clinical nurse specialists and the bowel screening teams. We consistently receive high praise from our patients in our monthly patient feedback reports which motivates us all to carry on the good work!

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of �643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - Outstanding Care Personally Delivered - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated

Job description

Job responsibilities

please refer to the job description attached .

As described in the full job description, please refer to this as an attachment to this advert.

You will be assessing, planning and delivering care to our patients from arrival to discharge. You may be required to act as the nurse in charge/shift co-ordinator to ensure the safe delivery of care to our patients. This role requires moderate computer skills/confidence as a lot of our systems are now progressing on to a digital platform. As our systems evolve you will prioritise and implement changes effectively in response to clinical and organisational demands.

You will be required to demonstrate up to date clinical knowledge and proactively seek out opportunities develop your knowledge and skills on a continuous basis.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current first or second level registered nurse

Desirable

• Flips, Teaching & Assessing

Previous experience

Essential

• Committed to on-going personal development.

Desirable

• Endoscopy experience

Evidence of particular knowledge, skills, aptitudes

Essential

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Able to demonstrate good leadership skills.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
• IT skills
• Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
• Flexible in approach to work

Desirable

• Demonstrate initiative to develop changes in line with the needs of the Endoscopy unit.

Specific Requirements

Essential

• Able to demonstrate evidence of commitment to own professional development
• Patient-centred
• Show Compassion and respect for patients
• Demonstrated the Trust's Dignity and Care Pledges

Employer details

Employer name

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Grantham Hospital

Grantham

NG31 8DG

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357-GR-715-24