Job summary
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Endoscopy
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Exciting opportunity! The Endoscopy Unit at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital are looking to recruit a Band 5 Staff Nurse / ODP to join their team.
Candidates should have a professional nursing/ODP qualification, drive and enthusiasm, excellent communication and interpersonal skills and in return we will be able to offer you support towards your professional development.
The service is expanding in the near future following a recent upgrade to our facilities, with new procedures & learning opportunities.
The Endoscopy Unit is currently open 08:00 - 18.00 Monday to Sunday, including bank holidays . We provide a comprehensive on call service for the out of hours work, and the successful applicant will be required to participate in this once fully trained.
Cross site working will be required, ability to drive or to travel to The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford is essential.
Main duties of the job
The pre-assessment of patients from clinic that require an endoscopic procedure, providing skilled and considerate care during the patients admission; taking into account the patient's specific needs during the procedure; recovery and discharge; preparing the equipment and the environment to enable the procedures to be carried out to a high standard safely .
Working for our organisation
Patient care, experience and staff well-being are at the forefront of our philosophy. This has been recently demonstrated with us gaining our JAG accreditation and a values in Practice award for safety.
The unit currently provides a service for both out-patients and in-patients including the following procedures : Endoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy, Colonoscopy, Bronchoscopy, Cystoscopy, PEG insertions, ERCP and EUS.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
Person specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN , operating theatres RGN , or registered ODP
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and assessing course
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Hospital Experience
- Team player
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Communicate effectively
Desirable criteria
- Endoscopy experience
- Microsoft Office PC and sema Pas Skills
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kathryn Butterworth
- Job title
- Endoscopy Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01743 261648
- Additional information
Endoscopy Sisters
Phone: 01743 641000 Ext 3986 / 1648
Karen Freeman
Email : [email protected]
Sr Riza Angeles
Email: riza.angeles@nhs,net
Sr Jessica Briscoe
Email: [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Shrewsbury Business Park
1 Douglas Court
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6LG
- Telephone
- 01743 492402
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