Staff Nurse - Endoscopy

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Endoscopy Unit at The Royal Oldham Hospital.  We are recruiting  an endoscopy trained nurse for a 10 months secondment to cover a maternity leave.

Our endoscopy unit is dynamic undertaking a wide range of therapeutic and diagnostic endoscopic procedures for both inpatients and outpatients.  You need to be flexible, hardworking and appreciate the need for professional development within your clinical practice to ensure we establish a responsive and effective team.

If you are enthusiastic, motivated and keen to learn then this is a perfect opportunity to extend your skills and join our friendly team.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the Endoscopy Unit Manager you will be responsible for the decontamination of endoscopes, assisting endoscopists in the procedure room, be the patients named nurse acting as their advocate ensuring privacy and dignity throughout the endoscopy journey.

You will be able to demonstrate good leadership skills, be adaptable to a changing environment and possess good written and verbal communication skills.

There will be a need to work flexibly to meet the needs of the Endoscopy service, a commitment to personal/professional development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.

The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website:  https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.