Endoscopy Staff Nurse

Whittington Health NHS Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in City of Westminster is seeking a full-time staff nurse to join their endoscopy unit. The role involves providing high standards of care, participating in technical procedures, and managing patient assessments. The ideal candidate will be a good team player with a willingness to learn, and previous experience in an acute hospital environment is desirable. Full training will be provided as needed.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an acute hospital setting is desirable, but full training will be provided.
• Good team player with a willingness to learn and develop new skills.
• Accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of nursing care in the Endoscopy Unit.
• Participate in managing endoscopes and technical assistance during procedures.
• Undertake risk assessments and nursing assessments for patients undergoing procedures.

Skills

Team player

Willingness to learn

Experience in acute hospital setting

Job description

Overview

We are looking to recruit an endoscopy full time staff nurse to join our dynamic and skilled team working in endoscopy. It is desirable that applicants have previous acute hospital setting experience, however full training will be given if necessary. We are looking for a good team player, who has a willingness to learn and develop new skills. Our endoscopy unit consists of 4 rooms. The procedures carried out are varied and include Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, Flexible Sigmoidoscopy, PEG insertion, Endoscopic stenting and Bronchoscopy for outpatients and inpatients (when required). The unit also provides recovery facilities. The successful candidate will be required to work 2 days a week which could include evenings and weekends. Informal visits are welcomed.

To provide high standard of nursing care, and to actively participate in and contribute to the management of the Endoscopy Unit. The post holder is also expected to carry out all relevant forms of care with/without direct supervision, following appropriate training and will be required to demonstrate procedures to qualified and unqualified staff. Participate in the maintenance of endoscopes and other specialized equipment used in endoscopic and non-endoscopic procedures and provide technical assistance during such procedures.

Working for Whittington Health

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Be accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating programmes of individual patient care. Undertake risk assessments to the patients that are going to have endoscopic procedures. Undertake nursing assessments, obtaining a detailed past medical history and ordering appropriate clinical investigations. The post holder will be participating in the out of hours on-call rota for Gastrointestinal Bleed rota. Undertake face to face and telephone pre assessment in the absence of the pre assessment nurse to ensure patients are appropriately assessed for the procedure, offering support and advice as appropriate.

Safeguarding

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS: To comply with the Trust\'s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This will require you to: - Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. - Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures. - Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing. - Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines. - Participate in required training and supervision. - Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct. Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applications and Other Information

Your application form: 1) Provide only business email address for your referees - we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts. 2) Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.

Our processes: 1) Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay. 2) If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If you require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert. 3) Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems - occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder. 4) Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.

Other important information: Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system. Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities. In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post. If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a \"selfie\" using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk. Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided. The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.