Endoscopy Pre-Admission Nurse Manager

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking an experienced Band 7 nurse to lead the Endoscopy Pre-Admissions team. Responsibilities include providing clinical leadership and ensuring high standards of care for patients undergoing endoscopic procedures. The role requires significant experience in Endoscopy and managing staff. The salary range is £56,276 to £63,176 per annum.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Endoscopy or relevant area.
• Experience in developing policies or SOPs.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to the Endoscopy Pre-Admissions team.
• Assess patients' fitness for endoscopic procedures.
• Lead training for Endoscopy Pre-Admission team.

Skills

Cannulation and venepuncture

Experience in managing staff

Experience in audits and/or research

Advanced IT skills including word and excel

Education

Registered Nurse

Teaching qualification

Job description

Overview

Go back St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 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.
• To 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 of the job

• How would you like to come and work in a dynamic and forward thinking endoscopy unit based at St George's Hospital?
• We have 6 procedure rooms and undertake a wide range of procedures including OGD, Colonoscopy, ERCP, EUS, Bronchoscopy, EBUS and EMR. The unit houses the Southwest London Bowel Cancer Screening Centre and is JAG accredited.
• We pride ourselves on putting our patients first and provide a supportive environment for staff for training in Endoscopy both in the formal and informal setting.
• We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 7 nurse to lead, develop and manage a team for the pre-admission service for endoscopic procedures.
• This is an 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 and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit 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 qulaification

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 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)