Bank Endoscopy Nurse B6

Bank Endoscopy Nurse B6

Closing date: 23 January 2026

Access, plan, implement, evaluate, holistic, high quality and individualised care which respects patient personal dignity and beliefs.

Maintain a safe working environment for patients, visitors and staff.

Maintain and promote effective communication within the care team and with colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors.

Act as a mentor to students and newly qualified staff including teaching and assessing, within their realm of competence, upholding the philosophy of evidence based practice.

Assist in the management of the ward budget and ensure appropriate stock levels are maintained advising of any shortfalls and taking action appropriate to their level of expertise.

Maintain a professional profile and develop skills, knowledge and competencies adhering to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Trust Policies and Procedures.

Management of Patient Care

• Decision making is based on sound theoretical and experiential base
• Provides rationale if departs from protocols, pathways and guidelines
• Plans whole episodes of care
• Guides/teaches others to meet care needs
• Reviews impediments to patients progress
• Takes remedial actions

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest Trust in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people. Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon, and Southend, is determined to provide the best health services for its local population. We are a well‑led, high‑performing, and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve.

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

• Communication

  High level of communication skills required to deal with an anxious patient.

  High level of communication skills required to deal with distressing/challenging situations.

  Communication includes management of a list, keeping the flow of the patients going appropriately, and assessing the appropriateness off the procedure for each patient and communicating this to staff in the room and other Endoscopy staff numbers.

• Clinical Duties

  As a highly specialist nurse to carry out pre, peri and post endoscopy care for patients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures.

  Duties to include:

  To be technically competent and clinically effective in assisting with Endoscopic diagnostic and complex therapeutic procedures.

  Assisting the Endoscopist during each procedure to ensure appropriate equipment is available.

  Taking biopsies, ensuring correct labels and proper/safe transfer of specimens.

  Assessing, developing and implementing patient care pathways and evaluating care given, ensuring legibility and accuracy of nursing records, to be aware of legal implications of these documents.

  To assist and supervise new members of staff, (including staff nurses, HCAs, and students). To ensure that all staff work to and achieve an acceptable safe standard and quality of care.

  Demonstrate effective communication with all staff ensuring dissemination and exchange of information. Ensure good communications exist between all health care professionals to promote harmonious working relationships and safe working practices.

  To act as advocate to patients ensuring continuity of care for all patients undergoing an endoscopic procedure.

  Recording of observations.

  Care of both the sedated and non‑sedated patient.

  IV Access.

  Recovery post procedure.

  Safe discharge of patients.

  Ensure policies are adhered to in the event of post endoscopic complications.

  To ensure all drug administration is covered in accordance with legal.

  And Trust Policies and Procedures. Also, to ensure the safe custody, storage and control of all drugs used within the endoscopy unit.

  To be fully competent in the decontamination and disinfection of endoscopes and…