Staff Nurse - Endoscopy Unit

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust invites applications for staff to join the Endoscopy Unit. The post requires flexibility to work across a 7-day pattern including early and late shifts to maintain service delivery for procedures and urgent care.

We seek highly motivated individuals with good organisational and communication skills, committed to delivering high-quality patient-centred care within a busy hospital environment across primary care and community services.

Job description

• To participate effectively in the formulation and implementation of client individualised care


• To be able to participate in the Undertaking of Research, Outreach and Clinical audits as directed by the Unit manager to ensure maintaining and improving the delivery of Service to the clients attending for procedures.


• To promote a concise and effective Communication with the service users/clients and ward nurses and staff within the hospital as per Trust and Unit policies.


• To ensure that all equipment in the Endoscopy Unit is maintained safe and functional working order.


• To be able to contribute efficiently in the setting and implementation of effective patient care and standard of monitoring system in the Endoscopy Unit
  

  We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic, and dedicated individuals with a flexible approach to working who are able to demonstrate good organisational and communication skills along with a commitment to a quality patient focused service.

  
  

  Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

  
  

  The Endoscopy unit requires the post holder to work shifts on a 7-day working week, the shift patterns are 8-4, 8.30-16.30, 10-6 and 12.30-20.30 these can be subject to change to ensure they maintain the service needs, Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

  
  

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire.

Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation.

We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018


• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)


• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme