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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

SERVICE DELIVERY

1. Deliver safe practice by adhering to the NMC code of practice and all relevant local, national and professional standards at all times, working collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team/agencies to ensure that patient needs are met
2. Develop the assessment, development, implementation and delivery of agreed standards of endoscopy nursing care.
3. The post holder will rotate between all areas within the endoscopy Unit, providing continuity in expertise and ensuring optimum patient flow.
4. Ensure that all nursing records and documents are completed accurately and legibly
5. Develop innovative practices within endoscopy nursing using a research based approach
6. Act as an advocate for patients and protect their dignity and rights.
7. Involve patients, relatives/carers in the delivery of care, providing reassurance and support to assist their understanding and cooperation
8. Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
9. Consent patients for agreed endoscopic procedures
10. Cannulate patients as required
11. Assist with diagnostic and therapeutic work in the endoscopy procedure rooms.
12. Assist the endoscopy senior nursing team to ensure that all patients receive appropriate advice on health promotion and lifestyle changes
13. Contribute to and assist with the gathering of evidence for compliance with the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) standards

GOVERNANCE

1. Promote the individual needs of the patient, by acknowledging preferences, rights and choices, respecting privacy and dignity, and by promoting anti-discriminatory practice, alerting senior staff if patient care appears to be disrespectful or discriminatory
2. Establish and maintain effective communication, maintaining confidentiality of information
3. Lead upon improvements in care and advancing knowledge within own specialist field, by continually monitoring standards of care, and by identifying risks, benchmarking, audit and research
4. Participate in the effective management of risk, by accurate recording and reporting and correct maintenance of records and documentation
5. Contribute to the content of policies, procedures and guidelines related to own clinical area/practice
6. Ensure compliance with Trust policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others, by taking action/alerting senior management team if practice appears to contravene policy, or if concerned about any aspect of patient care, including completion of adverse incident reports.

MANAGERIAL/LEADERSHIP

7. Maintain a healthy, safe and secure working environment, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, maintaining accurate documentation and reporting any concerns.
8. Contribute to the development of endoscopy services from the patients’ perspective, making suggestions for change and improvements, including taking part in patient and public involvement activities.
9. Provide expert clinical knowledge and leadership on improvements in the specialist area of endoscopy on behalf of the team to the benefit of patients, carers and relatives
10. Contribute to the leadership of the endoscopy nursing team, prioritising patient care, allocating, supervising and evaluating the work of the team under the direction of a more senior professional and undertake the role of daily coordinator in the absence of the endoscopy sister, when required.
11. Contribute to the development and management of the team by assisting with recruitment and selection, and by providing clinical supervision and staff appraisal
12. Maintain effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources, alerting senior staff when resources are short, and by implementing improvements to reduce waste

EDUCATION/LEARNING

13. Take responsibility for own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn, including full participation in KSF/appraisal, supervision, action learning and by maintaining a professional/personal portfolio of learning.
14. Provide induction, work based learning and assessment of others designed to improve knowledge and clinical practice within the team, utilising the GI Endoscopy for Nurses (GIN) Programme.