Band 5 Endoscopy Staff Nurse

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; Barking; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in England is seeking enthusiastic staff for their expanding Endoscopy Units. Join a specialized team to deliver high-quality patient-centered care while enjoying flexible working patterns. Commitment to ongoing professional development is essential. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape an innovative service in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Willingness to work flexibly as required.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for individualized patient care through the endoscopy process.
• Provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care.
• Assist with education and supervision of students.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to use initiative

High standards of patient care

Job description

Overview

Endoscopy Units are expanding our service and are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, innovative staff with a keen interest in developing their career in Endoscopy. Due to an increase in demand for Endoscopy services, we are investing to grow our team to increase our ability to meet demands. This is an exciting time to be part of an innovative and forward-thinking service. You will join a highly specialised team of professionals who deliver a high standard of patient centred care. We have a supportive culture for all staff and by joining us now, you can play a role in shaping our organisation that continues to put patient care first. Endoscopy is an ongoing developing speciality and ongoing training and education is offered to all staff.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for individualized care of patients through the endoscopy process: admission, procedure, recovery, and discharge.
• Provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care.
• Assist with education and supervision of students.
• Take an active role in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care of all patients undergoing endoscopic procedures within the Clinical Diagnostic Unit.

About the service

Provides a full range of services including IBD, nutrition, ERCP, EUS, stenting, bowel cancer screening, capsule endoscopy, laser, GI physiology and viral hepatitis treatment. We are supported by specialist nurses in IBD, nutrition, hepatology, capsule endoscopy and upper and lower GI cancer. The successful applicant will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to use their initiative. We fully support flexible working patterns.

Organisation progress and sites

We are an organisation that is improving, with improvements driven by a determination to deliver care we are proud of and to which our patients respond positively. We have opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH) and have been shortlisted for Trust of the Year at the Health Service Journal Awards. We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. Our sites include Women's Health Hub in Ilford, an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch, and Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and provide an extra 94,000 scans a year.

People and opportunities

The majority of our 8,000 staff come from 146 countries and work across three diverse London boroughs. We value flexibility in work patterns and offer apprenticeship programmes. We are committed to being a London Living Wage employer.

Qualification and expectations

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to use initiative.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and high standards of patient care.
• Willingness to work flexibly as required.