Endoscopy Staff Nurse

Transformation Unit

Lancashire

On-site

GBP 32,000 - 39,000

Full time

7 hours ago

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Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Endoscopy Staff Nurse for a full-time, permanent position in Blackpool. The role includes an on-call commitment and working over 7 days to meet service needs, with 37.5 hours per week.

You will join a large Endoscopy team, rotate through sub-specialities, and contribute to high standards of patient care, safety and continuous professional development.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse with HCPC registration (1st or 2nd level) is required.
Experience and commitment to CPD and professional development.
Ability to prioritise and communicate effectively within a busy clinical environment.

Responsibilities

Work as a registered nurse within the SACCT Division.
Deliver holistic nursing care and assessments to patients.
Maintain patient safety, privacy and dignity at all times.
Support MDTs and implement safety and quality standards across the unit.

Skills

Team player

Time management

Effective communication

Prioritisation

Lateral thinking

Adaptable

Proactive

Education

Registered Nurse (1st/2nd Level) HCPC registrant

Job description

Main area Endoscopy Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent: There is an on call commitment to this role, you will also be required to work over 7 days to meet the demands of service delivery. Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 382-SWC166-26

Employer Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Town Blackpool Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/11/2026 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 5

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

Job overview

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work as a registered nurse within the specialism of within the SACCT Division
To prioritise and deliver holistic nursing care and assessment as required.
To demonstrate high standards of care and set examples of best practice within the delivery of outpatient and inpatient care.
To follow standards as guided by our accreditation bodies to ensure best practice in all patient care.
To engage in development of pathways by taking on a champion role within the nursing team.
To ensure patients’ safety, privacy and dignity is maintained at all times and raise any issues of concern relating to this.
To support the nurse in charge, unit coordinators and further MDT members to deliver and maintain all safety and quality standards.
To liaise with other departments and professionals to ensure that the safety and experiential needs of all unit patients are met.
To be a patient advocate at all times.
To participate in continual professional development through self-guidance and formal training sessions in house or at another training facility.
To actively engage in the JETS training programme for endoscopy
You will be mentored to develop and eventually lead in all areas of Endoscopy within a timescale that is realistic and achievable.
Once trained you will work independently within the scope of your own registration and nursing judgement to assess, plan and implement care to patients undergoing endoscopy procedures.
You will always be part of a wider and supportive team who use collaborative judgement to assess, plan and implement care to patients undergoing endoscopy procedures.
To take charge of the unit following appropriate development
To oversee patient safety and flow and coordinate the effective running of the unit and monitor care delivered by other staff.
To engage in meetings as appropriate.

Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.

If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £24, Standard DBS check £24 and Enhanced DBS check £45.

You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £15. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.

Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.

DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.

By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.

The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here .

Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.

Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Laura Wyke Job title Deputy Unit manager Email address laura.wyke@nhs.net Telephone number 01253953043 Additional information

Laura.wyke@nhs.net Nurse Manager- 01253 953043

Andrew.craig1@nhs.net Nurse Manager-Tel No 01253 953043

rebecca.duckworth@nhs.net Nurse Manager- Tel No 01253 953043

Mandy Gibson Admin support mandy.gibson5@nhs.net Tel No 01253 58753

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