Job overview
Are you an enthusiastic and motivated individual looking for a decontamination role?
If so, we welcome you to join our friendly Endoscopy team!
Our speciality makes us exciting, ambitious and forward-thinking and we are looking for a committed, enthusiastic, motivated and resilient Health Care Assistant to join our decontamination team.
This exciting opportunity will allow you to work as part of our dedicated, hardworking and friendly decontamination team in one of our two JAG accredited Endoscopy units within the Trust. Although you will initially be based at the Royal Preston Hospital, you will be expected to provide cross site cover at Chorley District Hospital Endoscopy unit when needed.
Previous Endoscopy decontamination experience would be desirable; however, this is not essential as support and extensive training will be given to an excellent standard.
This is not a predominantly patient facing role so if you can work well and have attention for detail, this could be the post for you.
Main duties of the job
The Health Care Assistant's main responsibility is the decontamination of endoscopes.
They will demonstrate excellent problem solving skills as the role can be physically demanding as we strive to deliver a service with excellent standards. This is a fast paced environment with a highly skilled team who have a commitment to quality in delivery.
Across both units, we carry out a range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures to both outpatients and inpatients.
Procedures at Royal Preston Hospital include:
1. GI procedures including; OGD/Colonoscopy/Flexible sigmoidoscopy/Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)/Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)/Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) .
2. We work with the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) as part of the team in the north-west.
3. Diagnostic bronchoscopies.
4. GI Emergency Bleed rota.
5. Diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy including: Endobronchial Ultrasound/Trans Bronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS/TBNA)/Endobronchial Valves and coils and stents/Thoracoscopy/Indwelling Pleural catheter (IPC) placement/Nasal-endoscopy for Induced Laryngeal Obstruction (ILO).
Procedures at Chorley District Hospital include:
6. GI procedures including; OGD/Colonoscopy/Flexible sigmoidoscopy/Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)/Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)/Breath Tests.
7. Diagnostic bronchoscopies.
8. We work with the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) as part of the team in the north-west.
Working for our organisation
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Duties to include but not limited to:
9. Provide good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards.
10. Assist the endoscopist to take specimens during endoscopy procedures.
11. Undertake decontamination duties relevant to clinical area following achievement of appropriate competences.
12. Undertake clinical duties relevant to clinical area following achievement of competencies.
13. Assist to maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
14. Assist in maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
15. Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals.
16. Contribute to maintaining safe, clean, and productive care environment, compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness.
17. Maintain and develop own competence
18. Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager.
19. Extended duties include: monitoring patient observations, moving and handling, patient positioning, maintaining a safe and clean environment, observing patients for changes in condition, removal of cannulas, under the guidance and supervision of the nurse in charge.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
20. GCSE Maths & English - grade C/4 or above OR level 2 numeracy skills and level 2 literacy skills
21. BNCS or NVQ in Health level 2.
22. Must be willing to undertake Trust internal INCS course.
Desirable criteria
23. Level 3 QCF diploma (Qualification Credit Framework) in Healthcare/ NVQ level 3.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
24. Previous experience of working in an acute health care or related setting.
25. Understanding of health and safety issues within healthcare.
26. Understanding of concept and application of confidentiality.
Desirable criteria
27. Understanding of the role of a band 3 senior HCA working in both the decontamination room and procedure room within the Endoscopy Unit.
28. Previous Decontamination Experience.