Staff Nurse - Endoscopy

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking dedicated individuals to join their endoscopy team. This role offers the chance to deliver exceptional patient care in a supportive environment, with opportunities for personal development and training. The successful candidate will be a motivated team player, committed to high standards of patient-centred care. With a focus on inclusivity and diversity, this organization values contributions from all backgrounds. If you are ready to embrace a new challenge and make a difference in the lives of patients, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 months experience in an acute setting.
• NMC Registration required, with flexibility to work across sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality care for patients across the endoscopy pathway.
• Work in a dynamic team with Nurse Endoscopists and Consultants.

Skills

Effective communication

Time management

Patient education

Basic life support

Nursing knowledge

Compassion

Education

Diploma/Degree in nursing

1st or 2nd degree registration

Mentor preparation course

Band 5 leadership course

Tools

ECAMIS

Job description

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

About
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust was formed on the 1st October 2020 when Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospital NHS Foundation Trust merged with Poole Hospital. Hospitals covered by the Trust include: Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 7DW, Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road, Poole BH15 2JB, Christchurch Hospital, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 2JX.

Contact
Vacancy status: Ref:153-ME04058 Vacancy ID:6842192

Key details
Location: University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites
Town: Dorset
Postcode: BH7 7DW
Contract type & working pattern: Permanent
Hours: Part Time and Full Time Hours Available

Salary
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 pa/pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: Band 5

Main area
Endoscopy

As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three-site acute trust with university hospital status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m. We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches, you'll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we're also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth, and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming, and productive place to work. We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce. At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group. As a Trust, we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Job Overview
If you are looking for a new challenge, come and join our growing team providing quality care for patients across the whole endoscopy pathway. You will need to be a hardworking and motivated team player committed to delivering high standards of patient-centred care with excellent communication skills, a flexible attitude, and a commitment to your own personal development. The successful applicant will ideally have a minimum of 12 months experience in an acute setting.

Whilst previous endoscopy experience may be advantageous, it is not essential as we provide training and competency assessment. The post holder will have an important role in this large and dynamic team that includes a team of Nurse Endoscopists, Gastroenterology Consultants, Colorectal/Upper GI Surgical Consultants, and a large nursing and HCSW team.

This role requires an active UK NMC Registration

Please note: all staff being recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all Trust locations when service demands require it. On Call roster is required to be covered (nights/weekend and Bank Holiday all day). Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital but you will be required to work at Poole and Wimborne Hospital.

Interview Date: TBC

Advert
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert. Bournemouth Endoscopy Unit consists of 6 procedure rooms (including ERCP being performed in X-ray department). Poole Hospital has 3 procedure rooms and Wimborne has 1 procedure room. Across sites we provide diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including: Gastroscopies, colonoscopies, flexible sigmoidoscopy, Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS), Bronchoscopy, and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and provide Bowel cancer screen programme lists.

Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert. Please Note: Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands. This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received. COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

Applicant requirements

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• 1st or 2nd degree registration
• Diploma/Degree in nursing

Desirable criteria

• Mentor preparation course
• Band 5 leadership course

Experience
Essential criteria

• Previous experience in a hospital environment

Desirable criteria

• Experience of running endoscopy treatment rooms for both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria

• Basic life Support
• Assessed as competent or willing to undertake oral drug and IV drug administration training
• Experience in complying with nursing, infection control and risk management policies

Desirable criteria

• CVC Cannulation
• Venepuncture
• ECG recording
• Consent training

Knowledge
Essential criteria

• Awareness of accountability
• Ability to demonstrate fundamental nursing knowledge and practice skills
• Knowledge of Confidentiality
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable criteria

• Previous gastroenterology experience

Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria

• Effective communication using a variety of methods.
• Time management skills
• Patient education and health promotion
• Ability to prioritise and work on own initiative.
• Accountable for own professional actions

Desirable criteria

• Computer skills - ECAMIS

Other Requirements Specific To The Role
Essential criteria

• Willingness to learn and develop skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Adaptive to unpredictable workloads

Personal Attributes
Essential criteria

• Willing to participate in internal rotation
• Flexible work patterns
• Flexible approach to the needs of the service
• Ability to demonstrate compassion

Language Requirement
Essential criteria

• Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role

Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Katrina Jones
Job title: Deputy Sister
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0300 019 4665