Band 5 Staff Endoscopy Staff Nurse

Job overview

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Endoscopy Units are expanding our service and are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, innovative individuals with a keen interest in developing their career in Endoscopy. Due to an increase in demand for Endoscopy services, we are investing to grow our team to increase our ability to meet demands.

You will join a highly specialised team of professionals who deliver a high standard of patient centred care. We have a supportive culture for all staff and by joining us now, you can play a role in shaping our organisation that continues to put patient care first. Endoscopy is an ongoing developing speciality and so ongoing training and education is offered to all staff.

Our team provides a full range of services including IBD, nutrition, ERCP, EUS, stenting, bowel cancer screening, capsule endoscopy, laser, GI physiology and viral hepatitis treatment. We are supported by excellent specialist nurses in IBD, nutrition, hepatology, capsule endoscopy and upper and lower GI cancer. We have close working relationships with our upper and lower GI surgeons, oncologists and interventional radiologists.

The successful applicants will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to use their initiative. Previous endoscopy experience would be excellent but this is not essential as training will be given to the successful applicant.

Part time requests are also welcome.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for individuals who value Passion, Responsibility, Innovation, Drive and Empowerment who will bring a continuous focus to high performance and quality of care, working collaboratively with colleagues and the wider team.

• To be responsible for individualised care of patients, through the endoscopy process · To  provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care
• To  assist with education and supervision of students
• To  take an active role in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care of all patients undergoing an endoscopic procedure within the Clinical Diagnostic Unit.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

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