Staff Nurse - Endoscopy unit

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK healthcare trust is seeking a compassionate and motivated nurse to join the Endoscopy team. You will work in both Royal Preston and Chorley District Hospitals, providing patient-centered care and supporting various diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and a positive, flexible attitude. Training will be provided, supporting your growth in this pivotal role.

Benefits

Varied development opportunities

Supportive and friendly team environment

Qualifications

• Caring and compassionate nature.
• Forward-thinking and well-organised.
• Desirable experience in Endoscopy, but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centered, clinically effective, and compassionate care.
• Work in both Royal Preston and Chorley District Hospitals.
• Participate in various endoscopic procedures.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work as part of a team

Positive attitude towards flexibility

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Job description

Overview

Are you Caring and Compassionate? Newly qualified or registered? We welcome you to join our friendly Endoscopy team! Our speciality makes us exciting, ambitious and forward-thinking and we are looking for a committed, enthusiastic, motivated and resilient individual to join our nursing team.

This exciting opportunity will allow you to work as part of our dedicated, hardworking and friendly team in one of our two JAG accredited Endoscopy units within the Trust. Although you will initially be based at the Royal Preston Hospital, you will be expected to provide cross site cover at Chorley District Hospital Endoscopy unit when needed.

Previous Endoscopy experience would be desirable; however, this is not essential as support and extensive training will be given to an excellent standard, including an 8 week supernumerary period with a dedicated mentor and our Clinical Educator.

You will have excellent communication skills, be forward thinking and well organised, with a positive attitude towards flexibility and change. Your role will be to work as part of a team providing patient centred, clinically effective and compassionate care, which will ensure the patients have a positive Endoscopy experience.

Procedures At Royal Preston Hospital Include

Across both units, we carry out a wide range of both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures to both outpatients and inpatients, these include:

• GI procedures including; OGD/Colonoscopy/Flexible sigmoidoscopy/Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)/Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)/Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS).
• We work with the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) as part of the team in the north-west.
• Diagnostic bronchoscopies.
• GI Emergency Bleed rota.
• Diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy including: Endobronchial Ultrasound/Trans Bronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS/TBNA)/Endobronchial Valves and coils and stents/Thoracoscopy/Indwelling Pleural catheter (IPC) placement/Nasal-endoscopy for Induced Laryngeal Obstruction (ILO).

Procedures At Chorley District Hospital Include

• GI procedures including; OGD/Colonoscopy/Flexible sigmoidoscopy/Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)/Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)/Breath Tests.
• Diagnostic bronchoscopies.
• We work with the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) as part of the team in the north-west.

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Aasiya Sheikh Job title: Endoscopy Unit Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01772 528494
Or contact
Heather Grice (Matron) on 01772 524059