Higher Level Nursing Assistants

Job overview

If you are an overseas national who would require a Certificate of Sponsorship from the Trust to ensure your Right to Work in the UK, the Band 3 Healthcare worker role is unable to offer this if you are new to the NHS (or have less than 2 years’ service in the NHS) and therefore your starting salary would be £24,071.

This is due to a change in the increased salary threshold advised by the UK Home Office on 12th March 2025, stating that Employer sponsorship will only be available for starting salaries above £25,000.  If you apply for the role and this restriction applies to you, your application would be automatically rejected prior to shortlisting stage.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent full or part-time Higher-Level Nursing Assistant to join our busy and ever-expanding Endoscopy Units.

We operate a 5 day a week service, 8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday.

Whilst experience in working in Endoscopy Unit would be desirable it is not essential as a full training in all aspects of the job role will be given.

The successful candidate will be expected to work in all areas of the department including the ward area admitting and caring for patients undergoing and recovering from endoscopic procedures. Working within the procedure rooms assisting the endoscopist and qualified nurses, and in the decontamination unit processing endoscopes.

Main duties of the job

To provide clean endoscopes for use on a variety of endoscopy lists and endoscopy procedures as required.

Responsible for the recording and monitoring equipment testing and quality assurance on endoscopes escalating any issues identified.

To work under the supervision of the senior nurses and with other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide the physical and emotion care for both inpatients and outpatients undergoing a variety of endoscopic medical and surgical procedures on the department.

About Us

As nurses at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we are committed to ensuring our patients are at the centre of everything we do and providing high quality of care is paramount to our organization. The foundations of our close relationships with patients in Endoscopy are rooted within the Trust values of Working Together as a team, demonstrating Excellence, being Accountable, working as Role Models, and always Embracing Change.

Endoscopy services are based in both Warrington and Halton Endoscopy hospital sites. We have an excellent department, delivering a high-quality Endoscopy Service that is proud to be JAG Accredited.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job Summary: To work in a collaborative and supportive environment with members of the multidisciplinary team. To carry out care and treatment tasks, delegated from professionally qualified staff, requiring a range of technical ability, numeracy, and literacy skills as well as a significant level of interpersonal skills and manual dexterity. To supervise, where appropriate, less experienced decontamination assistants in the decontamination processes and the clinical environments, ensuring Trust Policies, local and national guidance are met. To assist in the provision of care to patients, supporting and supervised by a registered nurse.

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