Staff Nurse - Endoscopy Unit

Job Overview

Band 5 Staff Nurse – Endoscopy Unit (Heatherwood Hospital)

At Frimley Health, our goal is to provide the highest quality care, and we are committed to supporting our staff in developing their skills and knowledge. We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our dedicated Endoscopy team at Heatherwood Hospital.

Our JAG-accredited Endoscopy service offers a full range of procedures for patients across Surrey, East Berkshire, and South Buckinghamshire. The unit features two modern, fully equipped procedure rooms and plays a key role in the Berkshire regional Bowel Cancer Screening Service, which has been running successfully since 2008. Operating seven days a week (8 AM – 6 PM), we are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-focused care.

We are looking for a highly motivated, ambitious, and enthusiastic nurse to help drive the continued development of our service. The successful candidate will receive full training in assisting with a wide variety of endoscopy procedures and gain exposure to endoscopy units across our three sites.

If you are a forward-thinking nurse who thrives in a dynamic environment and is eager to embrace change, we’d love to hear from you! No prior endoscopy experience is required, but a background in the field would be an advantage.

Join us and be part of a team that makes a real difference in patient care.

In this role you will have the opportunity to develop your skills in Endoscopy, working closely with your allocated mentor and supported by senior staff. This will enable you to work in all aspects of the endoscopy pathway. You will also receive training and support on the EPIC system which is paperless based.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

• RGN - Current first or second level NMC Registration
• Degree in Nursing or other relevant field or can demonstrate experience of working to this level

• Mentor/Practice assessor qualification or equivalent

• Essential:
  Experience as a Band 5 Staff Nurse
• Working in multi-disciplinary teams

• Endoscopy background
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of gastrointestinal disorders
• Demonstrates an understanding of GRS and JAG

• Essential:
  Proven teaching and assessing skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Able to manage difficult situations effectively and to work under pressure
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines, working in an organised way with excellent time management skills
• IT Literate/Epic competence

• Knowledge in Epic Lumens Endoscopy

• Essential:
  Flexibility

• Able to travel between sites if required