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 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG), 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.

There are a number of exciting opportunities arising within this brand new service at Mile End Hospital, for highly skilled, knowledgeable, dynamic and innovative individuals.Junior Charge Nurse - Band 6o The provision of high standard of individualised holistic patient care to all patients attending the endoscopy unit, assist with procedures and work as part of a large multidisciplinary team.o Co-ordinating the unit on a regular basis. Supervising own team, providing appraisal, teaching and support.

Main duties of the job

The provision of high standard of individualised holistic patient care to all patients attending the Mile End Early Diagnostic Centre (MEEDC) endoscopy unit, assist with procedures and work as part of a large multidisciplinary team.

Providing line management and supervising own team including conducting staff appraisals, teaching and support.

Undertaking Coordinator duties, in the MEEDC endoscopy unit on a regular basis.

About us

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.

Job description

Job 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

• Registered Nurse, with at least 2 years' experience in endoscopy.
• Courses relevant to the speciality

Desirable

• Mentorship qualification

Experience

Essential

• At least 2 years' experience as a band 5 in an endoscopy unit.
• Experience in managing endoscopy Lists.
• Relevant previous ward experience.

Desirable

• Previous band 6 in endoscopy experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of recovery of patients who have undergone therapeutic procedure during endoscopy
• Knowledge of medication used in endoscopy.
• Able to trouble shoot problems arising in the endoscopy room and recovery, and know when to seek help.
• Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy

Desirable

• Experience of Equal Opportunity policies and procedures.
• Ability to identify and take action when own or other's undermines equality and diversity.

Skills

Essential

• Able to assist all endoscopic procedures, including colonoscopy, gastroscopy, bronchoscopy, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound.
• You must be independent with all these procedures. Use of lifting solution, glue, dye spray.
• Ability to cannulate
• Ability to work within set timeframes working to priorities and deadlines
• Ability to monitor the quality of own work and those of your team members
• Able to recognise own limits and work within those limits of competence.
• Ability to use and maintain resources efficiently and effectively and encourage others to do so.
• Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills Framework and ability to identify learning needs and interests and that of colleagues and team members.
• Ability to self-reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s/he needs to learn to able to do current job better.
• Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them.
• Acts in a way that is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures and abide by the Trust Health and Safety policies
• Ability to support others in maintaining health, safety and security.

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Mile End Hospital

London

E1 4DG

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