Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Staff Nurse - Endoscopy (RECRUITMENT EVENT)

The closing date is 09 February 2026

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Endoscopy Staff Nurse to join our Busy Endoscopy Team!

Are you a Registered Nurse with experience within the Endoscopy Department?

As a Band 5 Staff Nurse in Endoscopy, applicants must hold an active NMC registration and have the essential knowledge, skills, and experience required to practise safely within an Endoscopy environment.

If so MWL are recruiting with interviews taking place onSaturday 7th March 2026!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for qualified Registered Nurses to join our Endoscopy team on the band 5 at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The post holder will be assigned to work in the Endoscopy Unit and in an Endoscopy Treatment unit this is on a Rotational basis between St Helens and Whiston Hospitals.

The Endoscopy unit requires the post holder to work shifts on a 7-day working week, the shift patterns are 8-4, 8.30-16.30, 10-6 and 12.30-20.30 these can be subject to change to ensure they maintain the service needs

We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic, and dedicated individuals with a flexible approach to working who are able to demonstrate good organisational and communication skills along with a commitment to a quality patient focused service.

Interview date: Saturday 7th March 2026.

Please note that it is a requirement of the application process that candidates are required to attend Whiston Hospital in-person for their interview as part of the recruitment event.

Main duties of the job

To participate effectively in the formulation and implementation of client individualised care
To be able to participate in the Undertaking of Research, Outreach and Clinical audits as directed by the Unit manager to ensure maintaining and improving the delivery of Service to the clients attending for procedures.
To promote a concise and effective Communication with the service users/clients and ward nurses and staff within the hospital as per Trust and Unit policies.
To ensure that all equipment in the Endoscopy Unit is maintained safe and functional working order.
To be able to contribute efficiently in the setting and implementation of effective patient care and standard of monitoring system in the Endoscopy Unit

"Due to current service demands, we are only able to consider applicants who have relevant UK experience. Candidates must also be available to commence employment immediately or within a very short timeframe. We regret that we cannot progress applications that do not meet these essential requirements."

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Date posted

26 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

409-7495213

Job locations

Whiston Hospital

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached Job Description and Person Specifications for main responsibilities and role requirements.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached Job Description and Person Specifications for main responsibilities and role requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

1st Level Registered Nurse (degree/diploma)
Current NMC Registration
Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
Experience of working in a clinical environment
Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
An understanding of national, regional and local NHS issues
Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels
Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own workload
Ability to de-escalate complex situations
Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
Awareness of the need for confidentiality at all times
Computer literacy e.g. experience of electronic patient record

Other

Essential

Frequent moderate effort for several short periods of time such as manual handling of patients and equipment
Frequent concentration required for drug calculation and administration
Dealing with frequent interruptions and competing demands
Ability to work within highly distressing or emotional circumstances e.g. end of life care
Ability to communicate distressing information
Ability to communicate in a challenging environment
Able to carry out direct clinical care as required on ward or department

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

1st Level Registered Nurse (degree/diploma)
Current NMC Registration
Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
Experience of working in a clinical environment
Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
An understanding of national, regional and local NHS issues
Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels
Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own workload
Ability to de-escalate complex situations
Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
Awareness of the need for confidentiality at all times
Computer literacy e.g. experience of electronic patient record

Other

Essential

Frequent moderate effort for several short periods of time such as manual handling of patients and equipment
Frequent concentration required for drug calculation and administration
Dealing with frequent interruptions and competing demands
Ability to work within highly distressing or emotional circumstances e.g. end of life care
Ability to communicate distressing information
Ability to communicate in a challenging environment
Able to carry out direct clinical care as required on ward or department

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Whiston Hospital

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Whiston Hospital

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)