Endoscopy Staff Nurse

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Training Room

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Lancashire seeks a dedicated Endoscopy Staff Nurse to join a busy JAG-accredited unit. The role is full-time and permanent, with initial supernumerary status and a structured induction to develop skills across the patient journey.

You will rotate through all sub-specialities within Endoscopy, participate in admissions, procedural support and discharge, and contribute to a culture focused on compassionate care, learning from excellence, and

Qualifications

• Full-time, permanent Endoscopy nursing role.
• Rotates through sub-specialities within the Endoscopy unit.
• Training room available; emphasis on development and patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Assist with diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy procedures.
• Admit, support procedures, discharge and assess inpatient care.
• Provide care across colonoscopy, ERCP, capsule endoscopy and related endoscopy services.

Job description

This is a full time, permanent position.

If you are interested in providing excellence in the care you offer, keen to proactively develop within a specialist nursing role, compassionate in your actions and believe in civility and kindness being a fundamental tool to success then this job is for you; we will teach you the rest

We are a forward-thinking evolving service and due to a near complete refurbishment and expansion we are looking to recruit roles into our busy unit.

This is an exciting time to join Endoscopy, you will be part of a large established team of committed professionals who are proud to deliver the very best care to all our patients. You will have initial supernumerary status and be supported to develop skills in every aspect of the patient journey through a coordinated induction process. You will be expected to offer full engagement to this process and in return successful applicants will become part of an inclusive team who encourage learning from excellence in an environment that embraces individual freedom to speak up. We work hard and support hard and believe that a happy workforce will deliver the very best care to our patients. If you would like to join our team we would welcome and encourage questions and visits before you submit your application. This will enable you to get more understanding of this rewarding specialised nursing role.

You will work in a refurbished unit that meets the requirements of the JAG environmental checklist supporting best practice and patient experience. We have an on-site training room and are a spoke unit to the NW Endoscopy training academy. We encourage development in our staff and believe a happy staff will naturally develop and fulfil our shared value of ‘positive patient outcomes being our priority.’ We have a strong team ethos of sustainable and equitable individual and team growth, this is driven collaboratively and supported by our recently evolved Team Eco Garden.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.

The Endoscopy unit is a busy JAG accredited Unit undertaking diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. As an Endoscopy staff nurse you will be trained to rotate around all sub specialities within the unit. This includes Colonoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy, Capsule Endoscopy, ERCP, Bronchoscopy, EBUS, EUS, and Enteroscopy. We also perform Therapeutic and Palliative stenting PEG, NJ insertion, In-patient endoscopy, GA Endoscopy and 24 hour 7 days a week GI Bleeds service, you will be involved in admission, procedure support & discharge and in-patient assessment.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Laura Wyke Job title: Deputy Unit manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01253953043

[e-mail] Nurse Manager- 01253 953043

[e-mail] Nurse Manager-Tel No 01253 953043

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