Endoscopy Staff Nurse | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Endoscopy Staff Nurse to join the busy Endoscopy unit. You will rotate through sub-specialities in a refurbished, JAG-accredited environment and will start with supernumerary status while you develop across the patient journey.

You will be supported by a large team, with a structured induction and opportunities to advance in endoscopy, including observation, procedure support and patient care from admission to discharge.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse with current NMC registration.
• Willingness to develop within a specialist Endoscopy nursing role.
• We will provide teaching and induction to support skill development.

Responsibilities

• Work as a registered nurse within the Endoscopy SACCT Division.
• Prioritise and deliver holistic nursing care and assessment.
• Maintain high care standards and exemplify best practice in outpatient and inpatient care.
• Follow standards set by accreditation bodies to ensure quality patient care.
• Engage in development of pathways and take a champion role in the team.
• Ensure patient safety, privacy and dignity at all times and raise concerns as needed.
• Support nurse in charge and MDT members to maintain safety and quality standards.
• Liaise with other departments to meet safety and patient experience needs.
• Be a patient advocate and participate in ongoing professional development.

Skills

Registered nurse

Endoscopy

Job description

Endoscopy Staff Nurse | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Company: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 per annum

Hours: Full-time

Location: Blackpool, FY6 8NR

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 12 Nov 2026

Closing date: 12 Dec 2026

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.

Key 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.

We would encourage applicants to make contact with us to view our refurbished Unit, meet the team and ask any questions regarding the role.

Please ensure you read the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further information, and before applying for this role.

This advert closes on Thursday 26 Nov 2026

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