Job summary
- Main area
- Endoscopy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 153-ME04139
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 pa/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Support Worker/Scope and Porter - Endoscopy
Band 3
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
If you are looking for a new challenge, come and join the Endoscopy team you will be providing quality care for patients across the whole endoscopy pathway including pre, peri and post endoscopic procedural care.
Endoscopy is a constantly evolving area delivering a wide range of upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy, bronchoscopy and part of the Dorset Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.
You will need to be a hardworking and motivated team player, dedicated to delivering high standards of patient-centred care. Excellent communication skills are essential, as well as the ability to handle a physically demanding role. A flexible attitude is important, and demonstrate a strong commitment to your own personal and professional development.
The successful applicant will ideally have a minimum of 12 months experience in an acute setting.
Whilst previous endoscopy experience may be advantageous it is not essential as we provide training and competency assessment.
The post holder will have an important role in this large and dynamic team that includes a team of Nurse Endoscopists, Gastroenterology Consultants, Colorectal/Upper Surgical Consultants, a number of senior doctors and a large nursing and HCSW team
You will need to be flexible to work a range of shifts
Based at: Bournemouth Hospital (This post requires frequent cross-site working across Poole and Wimborne Hospital sites)
You will be require to be part of the on call service which run on : Weekends and Bank Holidays
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Evidence/willingness to undertake training Qualification in Math’s and English
- NVQ 3 (or willingness to undertake)
- HCSW care certificate
Desirable criteria
- Care and maintenance of Olympus endoscopes.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of employment in a Healthcare setting as an HCSW.
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of confidentiality.
Desirable criteria
- Health-care related experience.
- Previous experience working in endoscopy
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively and demonstrate excellent verbal, listening, written and telephone skills
- Competent in/willingness to attend training for venepuncture and cannulation.
- Willingness to learn new skills.
Desirable criteria
- Previous Endoscopy experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Moving & Handling skills.
- Awareness of Health & Safety requirements
- Awareness of Infection Control policies
Desirable criteria
- Care and maintenance of Olympus Scopes
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential criteria
- Self-awareness of own limitations and professional capabilities
- Ability to write clearly and pass on relevant information.
- Flexible with shift patterns/ cross site work
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Enthusiastic and motivated individual demonstrating empathy and understanding towards individuals physical, social, psychological and emotional needs
- Good organizational skills and able to prioritise workload and have duties delegated onto them
Language requirement
Essential criteria
- Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Katrina Jones
- Job title
- Deputy Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 4665
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