Endoscopy Nurses Assistant

The Endoscopy Unit at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is looking to recruit a Band 3 Nursing Assistant to join their team. We are looking to recruit into part-time and full-time permanent positions.

Along with your previous experience of working with adults in an Endoscopy or similar environment, candidates should possess GCSEs in Maths and English (grades 9 - 4 or equivalent) and an NVQ 3 in healthcare or be willing to work towards this. The successful applicants will have drive and passion with excellent communication and people skills, and in return, we will be able to offer you support towards your professional development.

The Endoscopy unit is currently open 08:00-18:00 Monday - Sunday, including bank holidays. The unit currently provides a service for both out-patients and in-patients including the following procedures: Endoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy, Colonoscopy, Bronchoscopy and EBUS, PEG insertions, ERCP, EUS, and EMR. 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.

Main duties of the job

Key duties will include:

• Assisting the registered nurse in providing skilled and considerate care during the patients' admission;
• Undertaking safe monitoring of patients during Endoscopic procedures, taking into account the patients' specific needs and providing reassurance;
• Providing patient care and monitoring of patients' vital signs during recovery to ensure a safe patient discharge;
• Preparing the equipment and the environment to enable the procedures to be carried out safely and to a high standard, ensuring all necessary equipment is in good working order;
• Providing physical and emotional support to patients undergoing endoscopic procedures while maintaining their dignity at all times;
• Assisting with maintaining stock levels;
• Assisting with the maintenance of departmental cleanliness as per cleaning checklists.

Working for your organisation

The Endoscopy unit at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital consists of 5 purpose-built procedure rooms. The unit delivers the Bowel Cancer screening service alongside the diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy service to outpatients and inpatients. We are a training unit, training both medical staff and nurse endoscopists. We are dedicated to helping your ongoing professional development.

The Endoscopy unit provides a 7-day working service. Candidates are welcome to visit the unit to obtain insight into how the service runs.

We would like to invite you to join our motivated and friendly team who are dedicated to providing a high-quality, patient-centred Endoscopy service. The team works closely with Gastroenterologists, Colorectal surgeons, Nurse Endoscopists, clinical nurse specialists, and other members of the multidisciplinary team. The unit collaborates with the Research and Innovation Team as it is involved in many clinical trials.