Senior Staff Nurse (Band 6) Endoscopy

Royal Marsden; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated Senior Staff Nurse to join their endoscopy team in Sutton. This role offers the chance to work in a state-of-the-art NHS facility with cutting-edge equipment. The successful candidate will coordinate shifts, manage patient care, and contribute to exciting projects, including the unit's JAG accreditation bid. With a commitment to professional development, the organization provides ample training opportunities and a supportive work environment. If you are passionate about delivering exceptional patient care and advancing your nursing career, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Learning and development opportunities

Staff benefits

Annual flu vaccination

Qualifications

• Experienced in pre-assessment and recovery of endoscopy patients.
• Proficient in managing a busy endoscopy unit and coordinating shifts.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise shifts in a multidisciplinary team.
• Deliver high-quality, evidence-led care to endoscopy patients.

Skills

Endoscopy Nursing

Clinical Supervision

Venepuncture

Cannulation

IV Medication Administration

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Education

Unrestricted NMC Registration

Postgraduate Level in Relevant Specialty

Mentorship/Teaching Qualification

Job description

We are looking to complete our hard-working, cohesive endoscopy team in Sutton. Having the opportunity to work in the newest built NHS hospital in London with the latest and state of the art endoscopy equipment, the successful candidate would also have the access to our training and development programme within endoscopy and additional formal education opportunities through the Royal Marsden School in Chelsea.

If you are an experienced endoscopy nurse that has a proven skills and competencies in doing pre-assessment, procedure room assisting and recovery post sedation and general anaesthetic of an endoscopy patient, including experience in shift coordination of a busy endoscopy unit, we would like to hear from you!

There is no better time to join the Endoscopy team in Sutton as exciting developmental opportunities to grow as a nurse within endoscopy with upcoming projects that the successful candidate would be a part of including the unit's JAG accreditation bid and expansion of new services.

Main duties of the job

1.1 To coordinate and supervise a shift, communicating effectively with members of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, evidence-led care to patients. This involves managing a wide range of complex and sometimes conflicting priorities.
1.2 To exercise clinical judgment and decision making about patient needs in accordance with locally agreed protocols and individualised care plans of the patients within Endoscopy.
1.3 To help foster a supportive working environment and maintain staff morale
1.4 To assume personal accountability for nursing care delivered to a patient in accordance with the NMC code of conduct. There is an expectation for post holders:
• To promote a safe clinical environment for all patients, visitors and staff
• To participate in Trust initiatives around infection control and care quality indicators
• To assist with any local or trust initiatives to ensure the continuous improvement of the quality of services and safeguarding of high standards of care
• To be aware of all hospital policies and procedures and collaborate with other health care professionals to ensure that these are observed

The Senior Staff Nurse is responsible for assisting the Charge Nurse in the management of the clinical environment and for the management of shifts. At Senior Staff Nurse level, the post holder is required to take responsibility for the management and development of a team of employees under the supervision of the Charge Nurse.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification

2.1 Clinical Responsibility – Patient Care
2.1.1 To complete the first level assessment of patients with cancer and their families to gain an understanding of their physiological, psycho-social, spiritual and cultural needs and to develop a positive, realistic and supportive attitude to ensure that these needs are met.
2.1.2 To be clinically safe and proficient within the different areas of Endoscopy.
a. Pre-assessment - sedation and general anaesthetic
b. Bowel preparation dispensing
c. Hydrogen breath testing clinic
d. Admissions- preparation of patients on the day of the procedure
e. Procedure Room – assisting endoscopists with the following procedures as a minimum (Colonoscopy, Gastroscopy, Endoscopy Ultrasound EUS/FNA, EMR, Polypectomy, Cystoscopy, Endobronchial Ultrasound – EBUS)
f. Recovery and Discharge – 1st and 2nd stage recovery of patients having sedation and general anaesthetic
2.1.3 To plan, document, deliver and evaluate care plans from admission through to discharge / transfer discussing this with the patient, their family and multi-disciplinary teams and to alert the Charge Nurse of any changes.
2.1.4 To provide skilled care and expertise in venepuncture and / or cannulation.

Person specification

Qualification

• Unrestricted NMC Registration to practice
• Clinical supervision training / experience
• Post graduate level at the relevant speciality/ continuing professional education
• Relevant degree or working towards master’s level
• Mentorship/Teaching Qualification
• Physical assessment, Recovery, Endoscopy, Anaesthesia Nursing

Experience

• Highly proficient in all aspects of endoscopy practice (pre-assessment, procedure room, admissions and recovery)
• Experience in conducting clinical audits
• Experience in facilitation, teaching, assessing, and coaching of endoscopy team members/students
• Demonstrable experience in deputising for the Charge Nurse (Band 7) and completion of following managerial responsibilities (1 point each proficiency of the tasks identified below) 1. Incident and complaints investigation 2. Recruitment and selection 3. Budgetary management (pay & non-pay) 4. Rota management 5. Staff development plan and appraisals
• Experience in completing JAG Accreditation clinical documentation
• Evidence of organising and delivering of education to the specialty group and wider clinical staff group

Skills

• Competent in giving IV medication
• Competent in venepuncture and cannulation
• Proficiency in MS office applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• RMH Certificate in IV Administration to be obtained within three months of appointment
• RMH Certificate in venepuncture and cannulation to be obtained within three months of appointment

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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.