# Staff Nurse - Endoscopy > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-endoscopy/9abde75d-1c6e-4a22-9dbb-b5e59bb1656b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-endoscopy/9abde75d-1c6e-4a22-9dbb-b5e59bb1656b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Salford - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Secondment: 9 months - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-29T10:52:02.426Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Salford/Northern_Care_Alliance_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Endoscopy/Endoscopy-v8117088 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8117088?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for a Staff Nurse to join our team on the Endoscopy Unit. The Endoscopy Unit performs a variety of standard and advanced Endoscopic procedures for both out-patients and in-patients including; gastroscopy, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, percutaneous endoscopic gastroscopy (PEG) insertion, esophageal stenting and ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography). Other specialist work is also undertaken by individual consultants. ### 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. Although experience would be desirable, full training will be given as this is a developmental post which will cover all areas of Endoscopy.  Your training needs will be supported by our highly experienced Practice Development Nurse. Endoscopy experience is highly desirable but not essential. 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 This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as a Registered Nurse in the UK. 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 and Midwives 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/ 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 ## Job Details An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for a Staff Nurse to join our team on the Endoscopy Unit. The Endoscopy Unit performs a variety of standard and advanced Endoscopic procedures for both out-patients and in-patients including; gastroscopy, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, percutaneous endoscopic gastroscopy (PEG) insertion, esophageal stenting and ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography). Other specialist work is also undertaken by individual consultants. ## Job Description 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. Although experience would be desirable, full training will be given as this is a developmental post which will cover all areas of Endoscopy. Your training needs will be supported by our highly experienced Practice Development Nurse. Endoscopy experience is highly desirable but not essential. There will be a need to work flexibly to meet the needs of the Endoscopy service, a commitment to personal/professional development. ## Responsibilities This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as a Registered Nurse in the UK. 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 and Midwives 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/ 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 ## Person Specification ### Registration **Essential** - Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (Part 1 Adult / General Level 1 or 2). ### Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience **Essential** - Demonstrates evidence based clinical knowledge and IT Skills. - Previous hospital nursing experience. **Desirable** - Endoscopy training. - Experience of the use of clinical systems. - Post Registration Experience - Ability to coordinate your workload and supervise members of the team, ensuring high quality, safe and effective patient care ## Documents - [fr band 5 rn (pdf, 120.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10412827) - [job description (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10412826) - [secondment application (pdf, 112.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2908) - [candidate information pack (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3016) - [sponsorship & evisa information (pdf, 141.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2708) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.