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Partner Org: Ashford & St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation Trust
Bank Registered Nurse for Endoscopy
We are currently recruiting to our Trust’s Temporary Staffing Team – Bank on Us and we are seeking Registered Nurses with a valid NMC registration that have post grad experience working in Endoscopy within an acute hospital setting in the UK. You must work well in a team and be reliable and enthusiastic with excellent communication skills, as well as adaptable and flexible to changing situations, working within Trust policies and the NMC Code of Conduct.
The Endoscopy unit is based at the St Peter’s site, and operates from 8am to 7pm, 7 days a week, and is committed to delivering a high-quality patient focused service. The Nursing Team covers a variety of procedures and duties including Gastrointestinal bleed, nurse consent, pre assessment, non-endoscopic procedures like Manometry, Small Bowel and Colon Capsule Endoscopy, Breath Tests, Fibroscan, specialist procedure like EUS, EBUS, ERCP, Spyglass and Medical Thoracoscopy
Once you have completed the Bank Pre-Registration process you will be booked to attend the Trust’s Induction Programme, this is approx. 5/6 days. This commitment is required to support and enhance your current skills and knowledge.
Main duties of the job
Undertaking shifts as a Bank Registered Nurse on a temporary basis in a within the Endoscopy Unit.
Working effectively and efficiently and in collaboration with the multi professional teams to deliver high quality and individualised patient care.
Be responsible to the nurse in charge, delivering direct patient care as assigned and assisting with procedures and tests.
The role is varied, equally challenging and rewarding, where you will have the opportunity to really make a difference to the experience of our patients.
Working for our organisation
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter’s, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- On-site Nurseries
- On-site staff cafes
- On-site parking
- Support in career development
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:
www.asph-careers.org
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Working as a Bank Registered Nurse in Endoscopy within the hospital setting.
Carry out assigned tasks involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. This will be whilst demonstrating excellent care, compassion and communication, working alongside the multidisciplinary team, incorporating:
- Delivering high quality direct patient care.
- Following patient admission/transfer/discharge processes.
- Medication administration.
- Monitoring patients
- Participating in procedures
- Accountable to nurse in charge of each shift and supporting junior colleagues.
See full job description for full details
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Essential NMC Registration Evidence of post graduate continuing professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- 12 months post graduate experience in Endoscopy in a hospital setting in the UK
Skills
Essential criteria
- Effective communication, Good IT/Computer skills Caring, compassionate and empathetic.
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Please confirm you are residing in the UK with a valid right to work document
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