Endoscopy Pre-Admission Nurse Manager

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking an experienced Endoscopy Pre-Admission Nurse Manager to lead and manage the pre-admission service. Responsibilities include providing clinical leadership, assessing patients' fitness for procedures, and training staff. The role offers competitive salary ranging from £56,276 to £63,176 a year. Join a dedicated team and contribute to delivering high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with significant experience in the relevant area.
• Experience in developing policies or standard operating procedures.
• Teaching qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to the Endoscopy Pre-Admissions team.
• Assess elective patients' fitness for endoscopic procedures.
• Train the Endoscopy Pre-Admission team and develop related policies.

Skills

Cannulation and venepuncture

Experience in managing staff

Experience in audits and/or research

Advanced IT skills including Word and Excel

Education

Registered Nurse

Significant experience in Endoscopy or relevant area

Teaching qualification

Job description

Overview

Endoscopy Pre-Admission Nurse Manager at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Closing date: 29 September 2025.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to the Endoscopy Pre-Admissions team ensuring patients receive accurate and timely information in a manner they understand.
• Provide a high standard of individualised care to patients, acting as a role model for the Trust's Endoscopy service to professionals within primary and secondary care.
• Assess the elective patients' fitness for endoscopic procedures.
• Identify patients' health and ill-health, noting and organising specific action resulting from the assessment which may include requesting additional investigations.
• Liaising with GPs, nursing, anaesthetic, medical and surgical divisions and the endoscopy booking team, ensuring the patient is kept informed at each step.
• Lead on training the Endoscopy Pre-Admission team and in the development of the policies and protocols relating to the endoscopy Pre-Admission service.

Main duties

• We operate a dynamic and forward-thinking endoscopy unit based at St George's Hospital with 6 procedure rooms, offering OGD, Colonoscopy, ERCP, EUS, Bronchoscopy, EBUS and EMR. The unit includes the Southwest London Bowel Cancer Screening Centre and is JAG accredited.
• We pride ourselves on putting patients first and providing a supportive environment for staff training in Endoscopy both formally and informally.
• We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 7 nurse to lead, develop and manage the pre-admission service for endoscopic procedures.
• This is a permanent full-time post.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK; St Helier Hospital; and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• Registered Nurse
• Significant experience in Endoscopy or relevant area
• Cannulation and venepuncture
• Experience in managing staff
• Experience in developing policies or SOPs
• Teaching qualification

Skills

• Cannulation and venepuncture
• Experience in managing staff
• Experience in audits and/or research
• Advanced IT skills including Word and Excel

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£56,276 to £63,176 a year inc HCAS (pro-rata)