Staff NurseNHS

Job summary

Are you seeking a rewarding role where you can make a real difference to patients undergoing specialist diagnostic procedures? If so, we invite you to join our Endoscopy team as an Endoscopy Nurse to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care. You will be involved in a range of procedures including Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy and Flexible Sigmoidoscopy, supporting patients throughout their diagnostic journey and helping to ensure an excellent patient experience.

This exciting opportunity offers a healthy work-life balance with a Monday to Friday service operating between 08:00 and 18:00, with flexible working patterns available. As part of our supportive and welcoming team, you will play a key role in the admission, care, recovery and discharge of patients, including those undergoing conscious sedation. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective and compassionate care is delivered at every stage of the patient pathway.

We are committed to investing in our staff and offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, both in-house and externally, enabling you to continually enhance your clinical skills and knowledge. Previous endoscopy experience is desirable but not essential, as full training and ongoing support will be provided to the successful candidate.

If you are passionate about delivering outstanding patient care and developing your career within a specialised, forward-thinking service, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Maintains safe and high standards of practice in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

Assessment, delivery and recording of direct & indirect care to patients undergoing diagnostic endoscopic procedures.

To setup equipment required and assist during endoscopic procedures.

Management of biopsies and specimens according to local procedures.

Delegate to registered nurse/ other team members when fit to do so.

To participate in maintaining standards as set in the Global Rating Scale for Endoscopy and JAG accreditation.

Expansion and ongoing development of their nursing skills through personal development and subsequent skills transference to other members of the team and student nurses.

Administration of drugs as prescribed according to Trust policy and NMC regulations.

Contributes to the development of the Unit focusing on the delivery of timely, efficient and high-quality services.

Demonstrate knowledge of decontamination of endoscopes, clinical and sharps waste, COSHH, Health and Safety and Infection Control guidelines

Effective verbal and written communication with patients and staff, liaising with the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of care

Willingness to expand clinical nursing role in specific advanced nursing competencies within Trust agreed service developments

To comply with NMC Code of Practice, ensuring a personal professional portfolio is maintained

Participate in annual appraisal with the manager and produce a personal development plan.

Job description

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence