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Job summary

Main area
Urology
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
287-RSUR-115-24
Employer
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/08/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Assistant Practitioner - Urology

Band 4

Job overview

We are looking to recruit an experienced assistant practitioner (Band 4) to work within our Regional Urology Diagnostics, treatment and Outpatients department.

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, motivated, flexible and hardworking. 

The Urology  team to provide a service to all Urology patients including: escorting them through the diagnostic process, the use and decontamination of diagnostic equipment, assisting with diagnostic
Interviewer information pack procedures, assisting the throughput of clinic, urodynamic, lithotripsy and oncology patients and act as a support to the Medical and Nursing team.

Candidates must possess a caring nature and be able to provide high quality care in a fast pace and ever progressive service. If you feel you have these qualities we would welcome your application.

We provide an excellent working environment with an excellent staff well-being programme and are a reputable university teaching hospital.

The individual will have completed the foundation degree in  health and social care or equivalent and can demonstrate dedication to providing high standards of care.

Urology treatment s diagnostics and Outpatients experience is essential.

Main duties of the job

Provide high quality patient care, appropriate to patient need.

• Take personal responsibility for ensuring that patients are treated with courtesy at all times, the individual needs of the patients are respected, and confidentiality is maintained at all times.

• Promote and value the rights, responsibilities and diversity of people
Team working with Specialist Nurses to deliver treatments and knowledge re catheterisation, CISC change of catheter Fr and PVr  LUTs symptoms ,  Awareness of Cancer treatments . Assist and support junior staff in Diagnostic  room  assist with flexible cystoscopy , Tula Transperineally Biopsy , botox treatments Urodynamics 

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Coordinate a team of support workers in care delivery and where appropriate other students.
• Work effectively as part of a multi disciplinary team recognising the contribution of all team members in meeting patients’ needs.
• Actively participate in team development and make suggestions to the team on service improvements.
Additional Clinical responsibilities.
Utilizing Trust policies and protocols, under the proximal supervision of the Registered Nurse, the assistant practitioner will:
• Undertake and interpret a range of patient observations as required in clinical area e.g. temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, neurological observations, Modified Early Warning Score [MEWS], oxygen saturation levels, ECG. Reporting adverse signs to registered Nurse/Doctor/Therapist.
• Obtain requested specimens and ensure transportation to appropriate department – urine, faeces, sputum, and exudates e.g. swabs from nose, eye, wound.
• Order routine bloods/investigations if required and have a basic understanding of normal and altered values, report adverse results.
• Assist with basic and where agreed intermediate cardio-pulmonary resuscitation procedures
• Maintain intravenous therapy safely as per Trust policy, report abnormalities to registered Nurse. The Assistant Practitioner will not alter infusion rates but will perform second checks for infusion fluids without drug additives.
• Assist in the administration  treatments
• Be responsible for and demonstrate competence utilising mechanical infusion pumps devices. Perform equipment and alarm checks at shift change.
• Undertake a range of procedures relevant to area of work e.g. venepuncture, cannulation, catheterisation, bladder scanning and complex dressings following assessment of competency.
• Undertake clinical audit for example, infection control audits.
Environmental Responsibilities.
• Ensure the maintenance of a safe environment at all times.
• Ensure the safe custody of patients’ valuables and property.
• Ensure the most effective and economical use of all supplies and equipment.
• Escort patients to other wards and departments as required.
• Be aware of Manual Handling regulations, particularly with regard to the moving and handling of patients, and attend both theoretical and practical training provided by the Trust
Educational Responsibilities.
• Demonstrate procedures to and supervise unqualified staff. Contribute to the learning environment on the ward and team mentoring at an optimum level.
• Supervise, assess and mentor Trainee Healthcare Support workers, Trainee Assistant Practitioners, assist in the supervision and learning of other students with the exception of their assessment.
• Undertake A1 assessors award to assess up to NVQ level 3.
• Participate in the induction of new members of staff to impart specific local knowledge of the ward/dept.
• Promote and participate in the Health Education both personally and with all patients and relatives as appropriate.
Professional responsibilities.
• Exhibit professional behaviour and attitude at all times, and demonstrate excellent customer care skills.
• Recognise the level of competence to ensure safe practice.
• Be familiar with and abide by Trust policies and procedures to ensure to ensure optimum patient care and safety of patients and staff.
• Adhere to trust uniform policy.
• Take personal responsibility for keeping up to date with new developments and participate in research/ clinical audit. Attendance at annual update sessions is mandatory.
• Act as a role model by upholding and implementing good practice in the workplace, always ensuring the highest standards of evidenced based care.
• Take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge.
• Identify objective

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Foundation degree in assisting professional practice/equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous acute care experience
  • Ability to provide excellent patient care

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Ability to analyze patient progress in response to care given
  • Understands the role of audit in assuring standards of care and can undertake audits in practice

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting.
  • Basic Computer Skills: I/E can use PAS systems, email and can access policies on the Trust intranet

Other

Essential criteria
  • A good team player supportive of colleagues and patients

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Fair Employment Charter Status - Aspiring LevelNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleInvestors in PeopleArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident committedStep into health

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Hayley Deans
Job title
Matron Urology Outpatients
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 7063587
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