Pre Assessment Nurse – EndoscopyNHS

Job summary

University Hospital Tees - Gastroenterology & Endoscopy Services

The ERCP Specialist Nurse will play a pivotal role in delivering a safe, high-quality, and patient-centred ERCP service across University Hospital Tees. This new post has been created to strengthen the Trust's HPB (Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary) pathway, improve compliance with national BSG ERCP Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) standards, and address key patient safety risks associated with inadequate pre-assessment, stent tracking, and post-procedure follow-up.

Working as an autonomous practitioner within the multidisciplinary HPB team, the post-holder will lead the ERCP pre-assessment service, coordinate inpatient and outpatient pathways, support the consent process, and provide structured post-procedure follow-up. The role will also include responsibility for maintaining the Trust's biliary stent registry, ensuring timely stent exchange or removal, and reducing avoidable complications.

Main duties of the job

The ERCP Specialist Nurse will act as the named lead nurse for ERCP within the Trust, supporting clinical governance, audit, and service improvement. The post-holder will contribute to MDT meetings, liaise with consultants, endoscopy teams, radiology, and surgical colleagues, and ensure that patients receive clear, personalised information throughout their ERCP journey.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced endoscopy or gastroenterology nurse to develop advanced skills in a specialist area, supported by a structured training and competency programme aligned to BSG standards. The role includes protected time for CPD, audit, and professional development, reflecting the Trust's commitment to high-quality care and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will be motivated, organised, clinically confident, and passionate about improving patient safety and experience within a complex and high-risk endoscopic service.

Job description

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities