Endoscopy Healthcare Assistant - Chorley, United Kingdom - Alimentary Solutions Limited

Description

Endoscopy Healthcare Assistant


Employer:
Alimentary Solutions LTD


Department:
Community Endoscopy Service


Location:
Chorley, Lancashire


Salary:
£ £13.59 per hour (£24,280 to £26,520 per annum), depending on experience

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the community endoscopy service team working at our new endoscopy facility in Chorley.

We are looking to appoint a Full-Time Endoscopy Healthcare Assistant (Band 3 equivalent) to support our nursing team.

The successful applicant will ideally have experience of working in an endoscopy health care setting as a healthcare assistant (HCA).

Previous Endoscopy decontamination experience would be desirable; however, this is not essential as support and extensive training will be given to an excellent standard.

Good communication skills and teamworking skills are essential.

You will be responsible for a range of tasks working in the endoscopy clinic, including preparing for clinics and procedures, endoscope cleaning at the bedside then sterilisation and reprocessing in an Endoscope Washer Disinfector (EWD).

You will provide support and assistance to our patients and nursing team throughout the patient journey, including admission and recovery.

The role will also involve some administrative tasks and dealing with patient enquiries. Training can be given towards Band 4 level working within ASL.


About us

Alimentary Solutions Limited (ASL) is a clinically founded, developed and led organisation with 2 Managing Directors at the helm, both highly experienced NHS Consultants.

We deliver diagnostic capacity solutions to the NHS, working in partnership with Primary and Secondary Care commissioners, and commenced clinical services in 2017.

We are CQC registered and were inspected in 2023, achieving a GOOD rating across our services with no areas for improvement identified.

We are also on a number of national procurement Frameworks which allows commissioners easier access to us for insourcing and outsourcing healthcare support.

Due to an increasing demand for community diagnostics, we have developed premises in Chorley, Lancashire, to deliver endoscopy and other diagnostic services, supporting local Primary and Secondary care partners.

Our emphasis is on Quality without Compromise, and we have a consistent track record in delivering outstanding clinical performance, safety and patient feedback.

We deliver this through our expert clinical leadership and insistence on only using the most accredited and skilled staff for clinical roles.

Though we have a very patient-centred approach, we also highly value our staff, as it is through them that our ambitious quality goals are achieved.

Working with ASL, you will have a voice that is listened to and opportunities to contribute to the development of our organisation.

We are particularly passionate about teaching, training and continuous improvement, and so you will have a great opportunity to develop your own skills and knowledge base in an efficient healthcare setting.

We will also provide extensive on-going training and personal development with annual appraisals.

We are committed to helping our staff maintain a good work-life balance and ensure they feel valued and supported.

Specific roles and responsibilities of the post are:

• To assist endoscopy nursing staff in providing safe and highquality care to patients undergoing procedures.
• Demonstrate competence in the role of Healthcare Assistant within the scope of your working areas.
• To assist with the maintenance and decontamination of endoscopic equipment.
• Perform safe endoscope decontamination, both manually and using the EWD.
• Able to store the decontaminated endoscopes safely and perform the necessary testing needed to ensure safe storage.
• Maintain effective track and trace records.
• Knowledge and understanding of using the EWD, changing the chemicals and maintaining records.
• Support the team in demonstrating compassion through effective relationships based on empathy, respect, and dignity.
• Develop own competence to deliver effective care and treatments through improving clinical/technical knowledge/skill, and expertise.
• Communicate clearly, effectively, and appropriately with the nursing team, patients, and their family.
• Respond appropriately to patient queries and pass on written and verbal information to patients and nursing team where appropriate.
• Be aware of the importance of accurate documentation and note taking.
• Understand the duty of care that is required to contribute to safe working practice and understand the importance of effective communication at work.

Benefits of the role

Flexible working:

Depending on your needs, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working and appreciate this may look different for different people.

We recognise the need to balance the role to the needs of the potential postholder.


Types of flexibility could include:
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Compressed hours -