Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
15 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Ability to demonstrate fundamental nursing knowledge and practice skills
- Knowledge
Evidence of continuous professional development
- Experience
Previous experience in healthcare environment
- Qualifications
1st or 2nd level registration
- Qualifications
Diploma/degree in nursing
- Qualifications
NMC Registration
- Personal Attributes
Willing to participate in internal rotation
- Personal Attributes
Flexible approach to the needs of the service
- Language Requirement
Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
- Technical Skills Competencies
Basic life Support
- Technical Skills Competencies
Assessed as competent or willing to undertake oral drug and IV drug administration training
- Technical Skills Competencies
Experience in complying with nursing, infection control and risk management police
- Other requirements specific to the role
Willingness to learn and develop skills
- Other requirements specific to the role
Ability to work as part of a team
- Other requirements specific to the role
Adaptive to unpredictable workloads
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Previous gastroenterology experience
- Experience
Experience of running endoscopy treatment rooms for both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
- Qualifications
Mentor preparation course or equivalent
- Qualifications
Band 5 leadership course
- Technical Skills Competencies
CVC Cannulation
- Technical Skills Competencies
Venepuncture
- Technical Skills Competencies
ECG recording
- Technical Skills Competencies
Consent training
Job overview
If you are looking for a new challenge come and join our growing team providing quality care for patients across the whole endoscopy pathway
You will need to be a hardworking and a motivated team player committed to delivering high standards of patient centred care with excellent communication skills, a flexible attitude and you will need to demonstrate a commitment to your own personal development. The successful applicant will ideally have relevant and recent experience in an healthcare setting.
Whilst previous endoscopy experience may be advantageous it is not essential as we provide training and competency assessment. The post holder will have an important role in this large and dynamic team that includes a team of Nurse Endoscopists, Gastroenterology Consultants, Colorectal/Upper GI Surgical Consultants and a large nursing and HCSW team.
This role requires an active UK NMC Registration
Please note: all staff being recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all Trust locations when service demands require it.
Base Location: Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: 22nd September 2026
Main duties of the job
Poole Hospital Endoscopy Unit consists of 3 procedure rooms. Royal Bournemouth Hospital has 6 procedure rooms and Wimborne has 1 procedure room.
Across sites we provide diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI procedures, respiratory procedures like bronchoscopy, EBUS and thoracoscopy. We also do complex procedures including: Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS), and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and the Bowel cancer screen programme.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Staff Nurse - Endoscopy with University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust in Bournemouth, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Staff nurse role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 pa/pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 14 Sep 2026.
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