# Endoscopy Nurse

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** NHS Professionals Limited
- **Location:** Southampton General Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £19.97
- **Contract type:** Bank
- **Employment type:** Flexible working
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-23T22:59:59.999Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-07T13:26:12.651Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/M0042-26-0288
- **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/M0042-26-0288/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=M0042-26-0288
- **Employer website:** https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/

## Job Content

### Job summary

- Are you compassionate, caring and communicative? Would you like to work at one of the Countries leading teaching hospitals? If so, NHS Professionals are currently recruiting for Registered General Nurses to work at Southampton General Hospital in the ENDOSCOPY DEPARTMENTto join the bank.

Being on the bank at University Hospital Southampton gives you full flexibility when you work to suit your needs.

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust provides services to around 1.9 million people across Southampton and South Hampshire and with their specialist services including neurosciences, cardiac services, and childrens intensive care unit they care for more than 3.7 million across Southern England and the Channel Islands. The trust is also a major centre for teaching and research in association with the University of Southampton and partners including the Medical Research Council and Welcome Trust.

UHS gained foundation trust status in 2011. Every year the team of 11,500 treats around 150,000 day and inpatients including 50,000 emergency admissions.

### Main duties of the job

- Provide safe, compassionate, and high-quality nursing care to patients undergoing endoscopic procedures.
- Assess, monitor, and support patients before, during, and after their procedures.
- Assist the endoscopist and multidisciplinary team during a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy procedures.
- Maintain high standards of patient safety, infection prevention, and clinical governance within the unit.
- Participate in teaching, supervision, and supporting the development of colleagues and student
- Promote a positive patient experience and contribute to the continued development of the Endoscopy Service.

### About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

### Details

- Date posted: 07 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 5
- Salary: £19.97 an hour
- Contract: Bank
- Working pattern: Flexible working
- Reference number: M0042-26-0288
- Job locations: Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

- Explaining the procedure and fielding patient questions before an endoscopy
- Administering sedatives and IV drips at the beginning of an endoscopy
- Sterilizing and organizing equipment used during endoscopies
- Assisting the doctor performing the endoscopy
- Monitoring patient vital signs during and after the procedure
- Providing discharge instructions to patients before they leave the hospital, clinic or doctors office
- Complying with health, safety and patient privacy standards
- Updating patient records

### UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

## Person Specification

### Working Hours

**Essential**

- This is a BANK role but we are looking for Endoscopy Nurses who can work 2-3 days a week. Shifts are Monday-Friday and between the hours of 8am & 8pm - General hours expected would be 8am- 6pm

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Qualified Registered Nurse with NMC registration
- You must have a MINIMUM of 12 months experience working as an Endoscopy Nurse in the UK in the past 3-years

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