Job overview
We are currently looking for a dynamic individual to work with the gastrointestinal surgical team in the position of Clinicians Assistant. This is an exciting opportunity to try something different and the successful candidates will learn a lot from the experience. The role requires close working with doctors of all grades including the consultant, ward nursing teams, AHPs teams, departmental staff.
The purpose of the clinician’s assistant role is to provide practical support to the inpatient GI surgical team on the inpatient GI wards. The role is intended to support the Ward, the Medical Team, Departmental managers and of course the patient in the delivery of high standards of patient focused care.
Depending on experience we will ensure the successful candidate receives training for example, blood sampling and EPIC training. The role is likely to include some weekend working in the furture.
If you are interested in this unique opportunity and are considering applying for this position please ensure you contact Matron Janet Saunders first. She will explain more about the expectations of the post and able to answer any questions you may have and arrange an informal visit if wanted.
Main duties of the job
• Responsible for the ordering, chasing and communication of results from investigations as requested by the junior and senior medical staff and senior nurses on EPIC.
• Attends daily ward round and ensuring the team job list is up to date for each patient.
• Post holder is responsible for monitoring and updating the jobs list, reporting daily to the physician of the week any outstanding.
• Inform clinical staff of the results of the investigations. Make necessary efforts to obtain these results and inform the clinical staff where delays in obtaining results are likely to occur.
• Assists clinical staff with procedures and the ordering of tests for inpatients
• Undertake, venepuncture and cannulation for patients
• Attend the morning Ward Multidisciplinary Team meeting with ward nurse in charge, physio, OT, pharmacist
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
·University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
·National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
·Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
·University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
·Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
·University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
·The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
·University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.