Endoscopy Staff Nurse

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our friendly and dynamic Endoscopy Team at Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

You will play a key role in delivering safe, high quality, and person-centred care to patients undergoing a range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures. This is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist skills in areas such as gastroscopy, colonoscopy and bronchoscopy, working within a supportive and skilled multidisciplinary team.

Specific to Charing Cross we have 4 procedure room, and we are recruiting to meet the increase demand of Endoscopy and Bowel Screening Services. You will have the opportunity to work closely with our screening colleague's ant West London Bowel Cancer Screening programme as we deliver the Faecal Occult blood Test Services to our catchment area.

You will receive full training and mentorship to enhance your confidence and competence within our JAG accredited Endoscopy Unit.

If you are passionate about providing excellent patient care, eager to develop new skills, and looking to progress your nursing career in a supportive and innovative environment, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver safe, effective, and patient-centred nursing care to patients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures, in line with Trust policies and national guidance.
• Undertake comprehensive pre-, intra-, and post-procedure assessments, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised care.
• Support the Endoscopy Unit Manager / Sister in the day-to-day running of the unit by maintaining safe standards of care and escalating concerns appropriately.
• Take responsibility for the organisation and coordination of patient care for a designated group of patients during a shift.
• Assess the needs of patients, relatives and carers and provide them with information as requested.
• Assist in the teaching and development of nursing assistants, pre-registration students helping them to achieve their learning outcomes.
• To keep up to date with current developments in nursing and ensure evidence-based practice.
• Develop new skills and knowledge pertaining to the speciality as advised by the Endoscopy manager.
• Take responsibility for self-development through the appraisal system and work towards completing agreed personal development plan.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environme