Endoscopy Staff Nurse

Job summary

NHS Band 5 Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 per annum

Hours Per Week: full time 37.5

Contract Type: 2 X Permanent

Due to the upcoming opening of our new Endoscopy unit a vacancy has now become available within our team here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

We are a highly motivated team running five full time Endoscopy suites, and an unsedated nurse-led satellite unit at Gosport War Memorial. We also have the excitement and anticipation of our new Elective Endoscopy Centre to be opened in early 2025. The post holder will be expected to be mobile across all PHU sites.

Our services include an ever-increasing number of specialised therapeutic and diagnostic procedures which require a high level of technical capability and a passion for problem solving.

For further information, discussion, and/or visit, please contact Natalie Tolfree on 02392 286000 ext. 3406.

Main duties of the job

Job Summary:

• Ensuring high quality nursing care is coordinated and delivered using a family focused model of practice.
• Work as part of a cohesive multidisciplinary team ensuring patient care is delivered smoothly and efficiently.
• The expectations within this job description will be achieved through hands-on clinical practice, education and training and research.
• Through effective leadership ensure the clinical team deliver a safe, effective, responsive, caring and well-led service where compassion is embedded, and a positive patient experience is achieved.
• Ensure patient safety is maintained and patient experience is positive by treating all patients, relatives and colleagues with respect, dignity and courtesy in accordance with Trust values.
• Provide strong professional clinical leadership and act as a professional role model.

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans' status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

Details

• Date posted: 24 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 5
• Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: REF2435G
• Job locations: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Portsmouth, England, PO6 3LY, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

The main responsibility of this post will be to work as the registered Nurse alongside our Senior Healthcare Support Workers and Endoscopists in delivering high level care to patients in all areas of the unit; this role is highly technical as you will be working with state of the art endoscopic equipment which helps to diagnose, assess and treat patients conditions with the Gastrointestinal tract. This can be a physically demanding and challenging role but is very rewarding for the right candidate.

The applicant does not require previous endoscopy experience as all training will be given, however a NMC registration is vital for this role. If you are motivated, enthusiastic and a confident team worker with good communication skills, you will be well suited to work within this large multidisciplinary team.

Working pattern: Monday to Sunday, 08.00 to 22.00 (working pattern may be negotiable to suit successful applicant and may be subject to change as the service develops).

Key Responsibilities:

• Promote and set high standards of nursing care and maintain the delivery of quality care within the trust policies, protocols and guidelines.
• Provide and deliver a high standard of evidence-based nursing care through the assessment, planning, and evaluating of individual patients needs based on evidence. Initiate and co-ordinate care in the clinical area patients undertaking endoscopy procedures.
• Recognise and respond to a change in patient status undertaking first line interventions within scope of practice and refer on to the appropriate clinician as required.
• Actively promote safe and effective working practices to prevent harm to the patients within your care and take part in safety audits to maintain high quality standards.
• Report, escalate and manage patient safety events and clinical emergencies as detailed in Trust-wide and local protocols and procedures.
• Be proactive in the prevention and management of complaints (formal and those via Patient Advice and Liaison Service) and when they occur investigate and respond in a timely manner.
• In conjunction with other team members, participate in quality monitoring and improvements via involvement in the Portsmouth Bundle.
• Manage the discharge and transfer of patients by using the SAFER discharge bundle and other discharge policies to ensure a seamless transition from hospital to home or other community care services.
• Comply and promote compliance with Trust policies and guidelines e.g. Health and Safety, Clinical Risk and Infection Control.

For full job details please refer to enclosed Job Description.