Staff Nurse - Endoscopy unit | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated nurse to join their Endoscopy team in Preston. This role involves delivering compassionate care and working collaboratively to ensure positive patient experiences. Newly qualified or experienced candidates are welcome, with extensive training and support provided, including a mentorship. The position requires excellent communication skills and a proactive approach to patient care. This is an excellent opportunity to make a tangible impact on patient health outcomes.

Benefits

Continuous professional development

Supportive team environment

Opportunities for training and skill enhancement

Qualifications

• Caring and compassionate nature.
• Ability to provide patient-centered, clinically effective care.
• Organized with a positive attitude towards change.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
• Support patient education and health promotion.
• Manage and coordinate care delivery.
• Maintain patient safety and care standards.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Teamwork

Flexibility and adaptability

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 specialty makes us exciting, ambitious and forward-thinking and we are looking for a committed, enthusiastic, motivated and resilient individual to join our nursing team. You will work as part of a 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, 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-centered, clinically effective and compassionate care, which will ensure the patients have a positive Endoscopy experience.

Across both units, we carry out a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures for both outpatients and inpatients.

Procedures

Procedures at Royal Preston Hospital include:

• GI procedures including OGD, Colonoscopy, Flexible sigmoidoscopy, Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR), Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS).
• Participation in 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 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, EMR, ERCP, Breath Tests.
• Diagnostic bronchoscopies.
• Participation in the 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 and 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 makes a difference to support our patients and staff, ensuring we keep thriving and delivering outstanding healthcare across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet great people and 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 and enhance your career path.

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

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to meet patients’ needs in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence-based guidelines.
• Support and provide patient education and health promotion.
• Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care through appropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision of duties carried out by junior staff.
• Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Assist in setting, monitoring and maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
• Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required to ensure seamless care.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of all care activities in a timely manner, adhering to local and professional standards for documentation.
• Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organisation.
• Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals.
• Ensure the environment of care is safe, well equipped and compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness.
• Participate in education and training of junior staff.
• Maintain and develop own professional competence and seek to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills within the scope of role and professional practice.
• Proactively engage with Trust-wide or local changes and developments in nursing practice (e.g., alcohol screening).
• Actively work to resolve issues and complaints at local level and report outcomes to the line manager.

This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Oct 2025.