Job summary
- Main area
- Endoscopy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (End date TBC)
- Hours
- Part time - 18.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-MIC-1874
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hammersmith Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £46,419 - £55,046 pa inclusive pro rota
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Staff Nurse
Band 6
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
Are you an experienced Endoscopy Nurse seeking a new challenge in a collaborative and innovative environment?
At Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Junior Sister / Charge Nurse to join our friendly team and play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred endoscopy services. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your clinical leadership, education, and management skills within one of London’s leading teaching hospitals.
You will be part of a dynamic team committed to excellence, research, and innovation in endoscopy care. You will lead by example, support junior staff, and ensure the highest standards of safety and quality. You’ll also work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver efficient and patient-focused services across our sites.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver safe, effective and compassionate care to patients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures.
- Lead and assist the endoscopist and multidisciplinary team during procedures including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, EUS, ERCP and bronchoscopy.
- Monitor, assess and evaluate patients with before during, and after procedures.
- Support junior staff, students and new team members by sharing knowledge and promoting a positive learning environment.
- Participate in audits, training and continuous improvements activities within JAG -accredited Endoscopy Unit.
- Conduct Personal Development Reviews (PDRs), competency, assessment and ongoing performance feedback for junior staff.
- Manage staff sickness, attendance, and performance in line with Trust policies.
- Contribute to e-Rostering and workforce planning to maintain safe staffing levels across all shifts.
- Safely manage and troubleshoot endoscopy equipment, report and escalate faults promptly.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (Adult)- NMC registration
- Evidence of professional development relevant to Endoscopy or Gastroenterology
- Evidence of ongoing clinical competence and continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Endoscopy Course / Gastroenterology qualification or equivalent
- Mentorship /Practice Assessor qualification or equivalent teaching and assessing course.
- Leadership or management related training or qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven clinical experience in an Endoscopy Unit or relevant area of practice.
- Experience in assisting or managing diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures such as ERCP, EUS and Bronchoscopy.
- Experience in supervising or supporting junior staff and students in clinical practice.
- Experience in maintaining infection control, decontamination and safety standards in a procedural environment.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of coordinating a shift or taking charge of an endoscopy list.
- Experience in service development, audit or JAG accreditation processes.
- Involvement in patient safety and quality improvement initiatives.
- Previous experience in a leadership or deputy role
- Experience in managing staff sickness, e-rostering and managing performance.
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent clinical assessment, decision- making and problem-solving skills.
- Competent in the safe administration and monitoring of conscious sedation.
- Sound knowledge of Endoscopy Procedures, equipment handling and decontamination processes.
- Effective communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Ability to prioritise workload, delegate appropriately and work under pressure
- Knowledge of clinical governance, risk management and safeguarding principles.
- IT literacy including use of emails and Microsoft packages
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of JAG accreditation standards and endoscopy pathway management.
- Skills in audit, research or data analysis for service improvement.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Melba Arquelada
- Job title
- Endoscopy Unit Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02033132643
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