Endoscopy Senior Staff Nurse

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks an enthusiastic Endoscopy Senior Staff Nurse to lead a dynamic team in delivering outstanding patient care. The role involves management and development of the endoscopy unit, providing training, and fostering a supportive environment for both patients and staff. Ideal candidates will be registered nurses with clinical endoscopy experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to motivate a team.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with teaching qualifications.
• Desirable endoscopy clinical experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support and deputise Endoscopy Nurse Manager.
• Day-to-day management of the Endoscopy unit.
• Ensure education and training opportunities for staff.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Endoscopy clinical experience

Ability to prioritise and organise workload

Motivational and enthusiastic

Education

Registered Nurse

ENB998 or equivalent teaching qualifications

Job description

Go back St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Endoscopy Senior Staff Nurse

The closing date is 11 August 2025

• 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 to train in Endoscopy both in a formal and informal setting.
• We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 nurse to support in leading, developing and managing a team for the pre-admission service for endoscopic procedures.
• This is a full-time post working within the pre-admission team.
• St George's Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the country's leading teaching hospitals with an international reputation for patient care, education and research.
• We believe in investing in our team and offer training opportunities locally and externally to support you to progress in your career.
• We have an international reputation for providing the best practice and we are one of the three national training centres.
• The unit houses the Bowel Cancer Screening Centre and we provide care for patients undergoing therapeutic GI endoscopy and bronchoscopy.

Main duties of the job

• We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 Endoscopy Senior Staff Nurse who is interested in gaining further leadership and management skills in this innovative and busy specialities.
• Successful post holder will already possess excellent communication skills and enjoy working in a busy and dedicated team.
• You need to be RN with a desirable endoscopy clinical experience.
• This position will require someone that is confident in their knowledge and delivery of excellence in every aspect of patients care.

To support and deputise Endoscopy Nurse Manager to ensure the provision of excellent nursing care and the effective management of staff and other resources

Also to carry out the day-to day management and co-ordination of the Endoscopy unit. To ensure that there are education and training opportunities for all staff.

• Our Staff work in teams and we are committed to keeping our focus on giving outstanding care every time to our patients

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
• ENB998 or equivalent teaching qualifications
• Has excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Ability to effectively prioritise, plan and organise the daily workload of the Endoscopy Unit

Knowledge

• Demonstrates knowledge of the application of evidence based practice
• Experience of teaching Endoscopy nursing skills

Other

• -Motivates and demonstrates enthusiasm for the clinical speciality
• Adaptable and responsive to changing needs

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

Address

St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Endoscopy

£46,419 to £55,046 a yearper annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-7188337-GO-LP-A

Job locations

St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Endoscopy