Staff Nurse- Endoscopy (fixed term)
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Date: 1 week ago
City: Shrewsbury
Contract type: Full time
An exciting opportunity for a registered nurse to gain Endoscopy experience whilst covering a secondment for 9 months has arisen within our team.
The Endoscopy Unit at The Princess Royal Hospital are looking to recruit a Band 5 Staff Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner to join their team working 28 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.
Key duties would include;
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 .
The unit currently provides a service for both outpatients and inpatients including the following procedures: Endoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy , 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 Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury is essential.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alison Ball Job title: Endoscopy Matron Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01743 261659
The Endoscopy Unit at The Princess Royal Hospital are looking to recruit a Band 5 Staff Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner to join their team working 28 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.
Key duties would include;
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 .
The unit currently provides a service for both outpatients and inpatients including the following procedures: Endoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy , 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 Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury is essential.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alison Ball Job title: Endoscopy Matron Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01743 261659
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