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Endoscopy Healthcare Assistant - Devizes, Wiltshire

£25,146.45 per year
Part-time. 31.5 hours per week Mondays to Fridays only.
Private pension with employer contributions.
25 days annual leave up to a max. of 28 days (Pro-rata for part-time employees) + UK Bank Holidays.
Access to a wide range of wellness and discounted lifestyle activities.
Continuous Training and Developing.

As a member of the multi-disciplinary team, provide support to ensure the safe and effective delivery of a high standard of patient care throughout the endoscopy process. To contribute to the safe, efficient and smooth running of the endoscopy list

To assist the registered nurses and medical staff as appropriate to level of training and competence and to participate in the day to day co-ordination of endoscopy activity including teaching, administration, equipment maintenance and stock control.

The role has clinical, administrative, educational and personal development responsibilities

Clinical and Technical

Assists in the preparation of the endoscopy room and the day to day maintenance and cleaning of specialist equipment maintained to national decontamination standards
To work as part of the multidisciplinary team, to meet patient needs, following the Practice Plus Group Hospitals Integrated Care Pathways (ICP’s)
To ensure that all care and information provided to patients is adequately documented within the care pathway, meeting NMC requirements and National Care Standards
To provide appropriate information to patients and their relatives concerning the patient’s condition
As appropriate, following training and competency assessment, to support the qualified staff in caring for and monitoring the patient throughout the endoscopy process
Observe and report changes in patient’s condition to the qualified staff
To escort or direct patients within the endoscopy department and PACU and assist patients with transfers from wheel chairs and trolleys
To report all incidents/ accidents to the nurse in charge and assist in the completion of the relevant forms, as appropriate
To comply with and take an active part in the implementation of policies and procedures to meet the requirements of the National Minimum Standards
To ensure that care is delivered taking regard for Health & Safety and Infection Control requirements

Administrative role

To ensure that appropriate stock levels of drugs and consumables are maintained within the department
To prepare patient records prior to the procedure and contribute to updating patient records
To assist with the departmental clerical/administrative duties, to include photocopying, transporting of equipment/ paper-work to other departments
To answer the telephone in a polite manner and refer promptly all enquiries to the relevant person
To always seek to find out information for others should the information required be outside your knowledge

Job Description

Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre Devizes

HCAs

£25146.45 per annum

Permanent

Part Time

Rewards & Benefits

Flexible working

Physical and mental health support

Refer a friend scheme

Free access to Reward Gateway discount scheme

Blue Light Card, Boundless card and Costco membership eligibility

Award winning ED&I programme

Access to private health insurance

Training & Development

Training delivered via our bespoke Learning Management System Practice Plus Group Skills Academy.

Great development and career progression opportunities.

Apprenticeship pathways to study:

Healthcare Support Worker L2
Senior Healthcare Support Worker
Adult Nursing or Adult Mental Health L3

In my previous job I worked 9 to 5 and I was on the road all the time. On top of that I was on call every weekend and my time was not my own or my family’s. The job as a Health Care Assistant (HCA) at HMP Hewell had a shift pattern of three long days a week, and those days change according to the rota. I worked one weekend in three, leaving me four days during the school week to be at home when my children came home. It was ideal in the holidays.