Staff Nurse- Endoscopy (fixed term)

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a registered nurse to gain Endoscopy experience whilst covering a secondment for 11 months has arisen within our team.

The Endoscopy Unit at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital are looking to recruit aBand 5 Staff Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner to join their team working 27 hours per week.

Candidates should have a professional nursing/ODP qualification, drive and enthusiasm, excellent communication and interpersonal skills and in return we will be able to offer you support towards your professional development.

Main duties of the job

The pre-assessment of patients from clinic that require an endoscopic procedure, providing skilled and considerate care during the patients admission; taking into account the patient's specific needs during the procedure; recovery and discharge; preparing the equipment and the environment to enable the procedures to be carried out to a high standard safely.

About us

The unit currently provides a service for both outpatients and inpatients including the following procedures: Endoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, EMR/ ESD, PEG insertions, ERCP and EUS .

Patient care, experience and staff well being are at the forefront of our philosophy. This has been recently demonstrated with us gaining our JAG accreditation and a values in practice award for safety.

The Endoscopy unit is currently open 08:00 - 18:00 7 days a week including bank holidays . We provide a comprehensive on call service for the out of hours work, and the successful applicant will be required to participate in this once fully trained.

Cross site working will be required, ability to drive or travel to The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford is essential.

Date posted

04 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

223-SNE-234

Job locations

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential

RGN , operating theatres RGN , or registered ODP

Desirable

Teaching and assessing course

Experience and knowledge

Essential

Hospital Experience

Desirable

Endoscopy experience

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential

RGN , operating theatres RGN , or registered ODP

Desirable

Teaching and assessing course

Experience and knowledge

Essential

Hospital Experience

Desirable

Endoscopy experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).