Staff Nurse - Endoscopy Unit
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Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse to join our friendly and expanding and highly skilled team at East Surrey and Crawley Hospitals. You will have two years' experience of working in an acute setting. You will be assessing, caring for and recovering patients undergoing Endoscopy. You will be assisting clinicians and specialist nurses with all endoscopic procedures diagnostic and therapeutic over a six day working week.
Some key components of this role include:
- Working closely with Endoscopists and the multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, patient centered care.
- To lead in the procedure room as an expert in delivering a wide range of advanced therapeutic endoscopic intervention including management of a GI Bleeds.
- To assist in monitoring standards of nursing care and take appropriate action to maintain and improve the Endoscopy patient experience.
- Take part in the out of hours/GI bleed rota.
- Take part in the pre assessment rota.
- Take the part in training and development of staff.
Main duties of the job
We at Surrey and Sussex are committed to supporting your growth and personal development and welcome your ideas and innovation. The successful applicant will be required to support service development initiatives.
Our Endoscopy Services are JAG accredited. The East Surrey Endoscopy Department is a state of the art 4 procedure room suite. We provide the following full range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including; Upper and Lower GI Endoscopy - Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, Flexible Sigmoidoscopies, ERCPs and Bronchoscopy Services. We also provide a pH & manometry and capsule Endoscopy. We have Bowel Scope lists as part of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme and are developing our service to become a stand-alone unit in the future. At Crawley Endoscopy, we undertake Upper and Lower GI Endoscopy - Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, and Flexible Sigmoidoscopies.
The candidate will take part in an On call rota for GI Bleeds.
For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
About us
We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:
- Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
- National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
- We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.
Details
Date posted
24 January 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year plus high cost allowance
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
326-6946193-AT
Job locations
East Surrey Hospital
Canada Avenue
Redhill
RH1 5RH
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
East Surrey Hospital
Canada Avenue
Redhill
RH1 5RH
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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