Band 5: £35,964 to £43,780 a year p.a. Inclusive of HCA
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Opportunities for skill development in a specialized area of nursing, including advanced therapeutic endoscopy techniques.
A supportive and friendly team environment that fosters collaboration and professional growth.
Clear career pathways with the potential for advancement into leadership roles or Nurse Endoscopist positions.
Access to national training passport for competence, which enhances employability across the UK.
Involvement in a state-of-the-art facility performing a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Flexible shift patterns that contribute to a better work-life balance, including working four 9.5-hour shifts per week.
The opportunity to work autonomously and take on management responsibilities, enhancing leadership and decision-making skills.
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is looking for dynamic and enthusiastic Band 5 Endoscopy Staff Nurses to join their modern endoscopy unit in London. The role involves a wide range of responsibilities, including pre-assessment, assisting in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures, patient monitoring, and contributing to recovery and discharge processes. With a commitment to excellence in care, the successful candidates will carry out assessments, plan care programs, and ensure high-quality nursing services, all while promoting patient dignity and safety.
The unit operates seven days a week with a shift pattern of four 9.5-hour shifts per week, highlighting the demand for trained endoscopy nurses who can work independently. There are opportunities for career development within the team, including leadership positions and advanced practice roles, and nurses will benefit from a national training passport for competences. The role requires strong clinical skills, the ability to advocate for patients, and collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure comprehensive care and positive patient experiences.
The unit operates seven days a week with a shift pattern of four 9.5-hour shifts per week, highlighting the demand for trained endoscopy nurses who can work independently. There are opportunities for career development within the team, including leadership positions and advanced practice roles, and nurses will benefit from a national training passport for competences. The role requires strong clinical skills, the ability to advocate for patients, and collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure comprehensive care and positive patient experiences.
Opportunities for skill development in a specialized area of nursing, including advanced therapeutic endoscopy techniques.
A supportive and friendly team environment that fosters collaboration and professional growth.
Clear career pathways with the potential for advancement into leadership roles or Nurse Endoscopist positions.
Access to national training passport for competence, which enhances employability across the UK.
Involvement in a state-of-the-art facility performing a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Flexible shift patterns that contribute to a better work-life balance, including working four 9.5-hour shifts per week.
The opportunity to work autonomously and take on management responsibilities, enhancing leadership and decision-making skills.
Need a change from your current specialty?
Looking at alternative nursing roles?
Upgrading your endoscopy skills?
Come to Guy's and St. Thomas' Endoscopy!!!
We have exciting opportunities for dynamic and enthusiastic Band 5 nurses to join our friendly endoscopy team. Come and find out about the wide range of roles that the Endoscopy nurse undertake such as:
- Pre-assessment
- Assisting in the procedure rooms for both diagnostic endoscopy and complex therapeutic endoscopy
- Patient monitoring in procedure room
- Set up of advanced therapeutic procedures
- Recovery
- Discharge
We have fabulous career pathways for those staff wanting to progress further including leadership opportunities and advanced practice roles such as training as a Nurse Endoscopist.
We are a state of the art modern busy unit performing diagnostic and specialist therapeutic procedures for patients from across London and the South East of England.
- We are open 7 days a week.
- The shift pattern is 4 x 9.5 hour shifts per week.
- Shifts are either 8am to 6pm or 9am to 7pm.
- We provide an out of hours emergency bleed service which is supported by nurses once they have been fully trained.
- We attend other areas in the hospital to assist with emergency procedures.
- National training passport for competence is available which will allow you to take this competence anywhere in the country.
A fully trained endoscopy nurse will always be in demand.
The post holder is responsible for assessment of care needs, planning programmes of care, implementation and evaluation of theseprogrammes without direct supervision of patients underoing endoscopy. At times they will have management responsibility for being in-charge of the unit and supervising junior members of staff.
The post holder will be a key member in relation to the development of practice on the ward. They will be working independently/autonomously and at times without direct supervision, accountable for their own professional actions.
Ensuring the safety and well being of services users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centered care principles.
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Clinical Duties
- Responsible for carrying out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge.
- Will be responsible for the application of knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience.
- To act as advocate for patients within the area, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
- To ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
- Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.
- Will advice on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness.
- Recognise the significance of observations made, and use them to develop and initiate nursing assessments and devise a plan of care.
- Carry out those activities necessary to conduct a comprehensive assessment of a persons nursing requirements.
- Will ensure that all patients will have a discharge plan that is safe and appropriate for their needs.
- Carry out nursing procedures and treatments, checking on and maintaining the highest possible standards.
- Work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to ascertain treatments and advise on nursing priorities.
- Take a clear and concise history from patients by assessing their health and well-being and complete documentation ensuring that all entries are accurate and legible and that all information systems are maintained.
- Undertake prescribed physical observations as follows: blood pressure, temperature, respirations, blood sugars, urinalysis, weight and height, and report exceptions appropriates.
- Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products
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