Staff Nurse - Endoscopy

Dorset County Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust; Southmoor; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a friendly and committed Registered Nurse to join the Endoscopy Department on a fixed-term maternity cover. The post offers promotion opportunities, ongoing education, supervision, mentorship and support to develop your skills.

You will join a JAG-accredited department with three procedure rooms providing diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including deep sedation, bronchoscopy and ERCP.

Qualifications

• Essential: Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional.
• Essential: Evidence of Continuous Personal development.
• Essential: Supervision, Mentoring, Teaching Qualification and/or experience.
• Desirable: Endoscopy knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities

• Support patients during procedures and recovery, including admission and discharge.
• Provide advice, guidance and health promotion to patients and carers.
• Work as a core member of the Endoscopy team in partnership with the multidisciplinary team to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate high-quality care.
• Contribute to the 7-day service with 08:00-18:30 shifts.

Skills

Clinical governance

Time management

Confidentiality

Teamwork

Communication

Patient care

Education

Registered Nurse

Allied Health Professional

Continuous Professional Development

Mentoring/Teaching qualification

Job description

Job summary

We are a small, friendly and diverse team who welcome applicants to join us in the Endoscopy Department. We are looking for a friendly and committed Registered Nurse to join the team for a fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. We have great opportunities for promotion, further education and full supervision, mentorship and support will be offered.

We are a fully JAG accredited department with 3 procedure rooms here at Dorset County Hospital, where we offer diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including deep sedation, anaesthetic supported lists. We also offer bronchoscopy, ERCP, Capsule Endoscopy and Bowel Cancer Screening.

If you are passionate about delivering high quality care to patients and their carers, then this is the post for you.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of the team supporting patients during their procedure and recovery, admission and discharge, offering advice and guidance, health promotion and supporting patients with potential cancer diagnosis.

We are proud of our outstanding patient feedback and actively seek out and act on recommendations from our patients, to develop and improve our service.

To work as a core member of the Endoscopy team and in partnership with patients, carers and the wider multidisciplinary team in assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating high quality care, ensuring patients have a positive experience. We offer a 7 day service. Our working hours are: 08.00- 18.30.

About us

At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.

Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities.

We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.

AI disclaimer

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate's individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

Job responsibilities

Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.

UKVI Sponsorship

UKVI Sponsorship: This role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). We welcome applications from individuals who require sponsorship to work in the UK. Sponsorship will be offered subject to meeting UKVI eligibility criteria,

Values and roles

For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional
• Evidence of Continuous Personal development
• Supervision, Mentoring, Teaching Qualification and / or experience

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• 6 months post registration experience in an acute setting
• Desirable Endoscopy knowledge and experience.

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Evidence of ability to practice as a competent practitioner.
• Evidence of ability to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, patients and visitors
• Evidence of an ability to manage time effectively
• Understanding of clinical governance and its requirements especially risk management
• Demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality

Additional information

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).