Job summary
Employer heading
Endoscopy Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
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The Trust only accepts applications made through this site, please register when you click APPLY at the end of this advertisement. The Trust is able to offer hospital accommodation, pension scheme, on-site nursery (through third party provider), together with salary sacrifice schemes (including child care vouchers, ride to work) and a range of national and local staff discounts (subject to availability).
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Job overview
We work Monday to Friday at Hillingdon Hospital. It is a small team of highly motivated staff.
We provide diagnostic Endoscopy procedures on an out patient day case booking.
Endoscopy experience preferable but not essential. Training in the speciality will be provided.
Main duties of the job
To facilitate multidisciplinary patient centred care and deliver effective quality nursing care for patients undergoing Endoscopic procedures, ensuring that the lists run smoothly and efficiently.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care. On a regular basis,
accept the responsibility for the management / leadership of the department in the absence of the senior nurse.
To participate in the supervision and direction of junior nursing staff, healthcare assistants and learners.
Working for our organisation
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,
community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals
provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for the main responsibilities of a Endoscopy staff nurse.
Person specification
Person Spec
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration
- Post registration NHS experience
- Ability to work in a changing environment
- Evidence of successful clinical placements during training
Desirable criteria
- Endoscopy experience
- Acute medical experience
- IT skills
- Endoscopy courses
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jackie Forsyth
- Job title
- Endoscopy unit manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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