Registered Nurse-Endoscopy

Enherts Tr; Stevenage; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is seeking a Registered Nurse for an Endoscopy role in Stevenage. You will prepare patients, assist the endoscopist, monitor safety during procedures and provide post-procedural care and education across a multidisciplinary team.

The post includes 37.5 hours per week, weekend work, on-call rota and bank holiday cover, with a 12-month fixed term to cover maternity leave. NHS Trust values guide flexible working and professional development.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse on the NMC register.
• Endoscopy experience or involvement with Gastroenterology patients preferred.
• Commitment to lifelong learning and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Participate as a member of the nursing and multidisciplinary team.
• Provide care and advice for patients undergoing Endoscopic procedures.
• Coordinate Endoscopy list and sessions with the Endoscopy coordinator.
• Take charge of a session in the Endoscopy unit when required.
• Supervise junior or non-registered staff in Endoscopy and develop competencies.

Skills

Flexibility

Endoscopy interest

Prioritise workload

Technically minded

Education

NMC registered nurse

GCSE Maths & English

Commitment to lifelong learning

Job description

Main area Gastroenterology Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract 12 months (1 year fixed term contract to cover maternity leave) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working, on call rota, Bank holiday cover, across site working) Job ref 361-UPL-8199040

Site Lister Hospital Town Stevenage Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/10/2026 23:59

Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Our mission is: Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is: To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Our values - We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are:

Include: We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect: We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve: We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse who share s our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

An Endoscopy Nurse is a registered nurse who provides specialised care to patients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures, such as gastroscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, and ERCP.

The post holder will be responsible for preparing patients for procedures, assisting the endoscopist, monitoring patient safety throughout the procedure, and providing post-procedural care and education.

The role combines technical skills, patient care, and infection controlexpertise, requiring both clinical competence and the ability to work in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment.

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At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

To participate as a member of the nursing and multi-disciplinary team in providing high standards of evidence based care.

Provide care, support and advice for patients, relatives and carers undergoing Endoscopic procedures.

The post holder will work and communicate with the Endoscopy coordinator to organise the Endoscopy list on a daily basis, planning the session in a timely and efficient way.

To be able to efficiently take charge of a session in the Endoscopy unit.

Support and supervise junior, or non-registered staff and students working in Endoscopy. To develop ones knowledge and competencies in line with your JETS Endoscopy profile.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Qualifications/Training

• Registered Nursing qualification on the NMC register
• GCSE Grade A-C in Math’s & English or skills level 2 math’s & English or equivalent
• Commitment to lifelong learning

Previous Experience

• Experience working in a MDT team.
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
• Previous Endoscopy experience or involvement with Gastroenterology patients.
• Practice assessor qualification or equivalent.

Skills

• Flexibility.
• Commitment to develop in Endoscopy role and lifelong learning
• Able to work under pressure and prioritize workload.
• Technically minded.

Knowledge

• Endoscopy / Gastroenterology knowledge
• Principles of Infection control and health and safety
• Experience of audit in the clinical area
• Awareness of health promotion

Other Requirements

• Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
• Role model our Trust values every day

When you apply...

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Secondments/Fixed term

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If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under‑represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [e-mail]

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer‑friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

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