Staff Nurse, Endoscopy (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking enthusiastic nurses and support workers to join the Endoscopy Unit on a maternity secondment for 12 months. The team offers a supportive environment with development opportunities and practice development for experienced nurses.

The unit operates from 8am to 7pm, seven days a week, with exposure to a wide range of procedures and professional development opportunities within a dynamic hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Nurses with or without relevant experience for Endoscopy Unit.
• Enthusiastic, independent and committed professionals welcomed.
• Opportunity to participate in out-of-hours rota and complex procedures.

Responsibilities

• Act as a role model and demonstrate leadership in clinical areas.
• Support ongoing professional development for staff and students.
• Assist Head of Nursing to maintain a positive working environment.
• Participate in Emergency Out of hours rota.
• Develop effective relationships with patients, carers and multidisciplinary team.
• Collaborate with Locum Doctors, Nurses and product specialists as needed.
• Contribute to achieving Trust vision and key programmes.
• Provide high-quality care in Endoscopy Unit and manage practice areas.

Skills

Nursing care

Teamwork

Leadership

Education

Nursing registration

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for nurses with or without relevant experience to join our team and be a part of our Endoscopy Unit. Secondment Maternity cover for 12 months.

We are looking for enthusiastic, independent and committed nurses and support workers to join our highly motivated team. We offer a supportive, friendly, and caring environment and an abundance of development opportunities and practice development for experienced nurses. The unit operates from 8am to 7pm, 7 days a week, and is committed to delivering a high-quality patient focused service. As part of your development, you will have the opportunity to participate such as out of hours rota for Gastrointestinal bleed, nurse consent, pre assessment, non-endoscopic procedures like Manometry, Small Bowel and Colon Capsule Endoscopy, Breath Tests, Fibroscan, specialist procedure like EUS, EBUS, ERCP, Spyglass and Medical Thoracoscopy., The post holder will provide specialist clinical support and knowledge to patients within the Endoscopy Unit.

Act as an effective role model and demonstrate effective organisational and leadership skills acting up for senior staff in their absence in the clinical areas.

Contribute towards developing and maintaining a suitable and stimulating learning environment for the ongoing professional development for professional staff and students.

Support the Head of Nursing in the establishment of a good working atmosphere and in making the most efficient/ effective use of staff, supplies and service

Participate in Emergency Out of hours rota

Internally the post holder will develop effective working relationships with patients, carers, relatives and all members of the multidisciplinary team.

Externally this includes Locum Doctors and Nurses from other organizations , Product Specialists coming to the Department and carers of patients coming from own home and care homes.

To have made an effective contribution to reaching the Trust's vision, strategic objectives and key work programmes.

To provide high quality care to the patients attending the Endoscopy Unit in relevant areas of practice and manage areas of practice.

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.

We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.