Pre-Assessment Nurse - Endoscopy

NEP cloud; Ealing; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust in London is seeking a dedicated Endoscopy pre‑assessment nurse to join the team.

You will manage telephone/face‑to‑face assessments, education and counselling, and work with the endoscopy MDT across sites to deliver efficient pre‑assessment services.

Applicants should have registered nursing status, GI/GIN course and post‑registration experience; the role offers flexible working options and strong team support.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with post‑registration experience.
• Experience in GI/endoscopy or pre‑assessment settings is desirable.
• Ability to educate and counsel patients effectively.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Endoscopy on multiple sites to deliver care.
• Assist in direct delivery and management of pre‑assessment services.
• Coordinate patient access and address needs from referral pathways.
• Advocate for patients to navigate processes and make informed choices.
• Promote health‑promotion strategies and quality assurance activities.
• Support governance, data collection, and service evaluation.

Skills

Team player

Communication skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Ability to cope with stress

Education

Registered Nurse

Preceptorship/Mentoring

GI/GIN course

Job description

Employer London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Northwick Park and St Marks Hospital Town Harrow Salary £36,943 - £44,900 per annum Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 16/10/2026 23:59

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us #WeAreLNWH

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

• H onesty
• A ccountability
• T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

“We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with general data protection regulation (GDPR).”

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Job overview

The Post holder will be expected to exhibit specific skills in the management of disorders of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract. This will include undertaking telephone/face to face assessment, education, counselling of patients and maintaining an advice line

The post holder will work closely with the whole endoscopy team and the MDT collaboratively.

The post holder will be responsible for assessing in the delivery of an efficient and effective service for the trust.

They will assist with the development of the pre-assessment service.

The pre-assessment nurse will actively contribute to the pre-assessment service; this includes the Non-GA service.

This person will supported by the senior pre-assessment sisters/charge nurse.

There is a team of band 7 nurses, band 6 nurses and administrative team running the pre-assessment service. This ensures that there is appropriate cover, delegation and support both clinically and managerially in times of absence and leave.

Main duties of the job

• Working collaboratively with the immediate and extended Endoscopy on several sites
• Assisting in the direct delivery and management of the Pre-assessment services.
• Co-ordinating and providing care from the point of access to address the needs of individuals arising as a consequence of referral from the 2 week wait /Endoscopy services.
• Acting as the patient advocate supporting them to navigate and make informed choices at all stages of the processes.
• Promoting health promotion strategies
• Supporting the senior nurses in the development of the service
• Supporting the team with clinical governance, quality assurance and quality management systems
• Ensuring that patient data are collected to meet trust and JAG requirements
• The ability to evaluate the service and contribute to quality assurance activities
• Working collaboratively to ensure audit of the service is in line with National Guidelines

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information on the key responsibilities and person requirements for this role.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Preceptorship and Mentoring Course
• GI/GIN Course

Knowledge and Experience

• Post Registration Experience
• Knowledge of Anatomy and Physiology of the GI tract for Endoscopy procedures
• Pre-Assessment/Recovery/Theatres/Endoscopy Experience

Skills, Abilities and Attributes

• Able to cope with stress
• Team Player
• Able to communicate sensitive information and address barriers to understanding
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent organisational, communication and time management skills
• Ability to maintain accurate records, type/produce letter communication
• Advanced communication course

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview.

Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.

As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black ,Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

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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.