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Main area
Endoscopy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
Job ref
432-HR92-24
Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ipswich Hospital
Town
Ipswich
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust logo

Registered Nurse - Endoscopy

NHS AfC: Band 5

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.  The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has risen for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our endoscopy team.

Endoscopy is a developing area of work with exciting developments coming in the future. Our team currently delivers excellent patient focused care within the acute hospital setting as well as a satellite room within the community.

The role will involve working between the acute Ipswich site and our satellite room within the Grove Medical centre in Felixstowe, until further developments are made within the acute site. This will include being part of the upper GI bleed out of hours on call rota.

Main duties of the job

Prepare the theatre room including the setting up of equipment, gathering the supplies required for specific procedures, ensuring waste is kept to a minimum.

Ensure the Patient Records are completed in a timely and accurate way.

Act as role model / preceptor for student Nurses, learners, junior nurses and HCAs, where appropriate and participate in teaching within your sphere of knowledge).

Perform different roles including circulating or patenting within the theatre. Admitting and consenting patients prior to procedure, recovering patients within recovery and discharging patients.  

Be part of collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other healthcare professionals in the organisation.

Organise own time and be responsible for appropriate delegation of staff and duties.

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. 

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. 

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. 

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. 

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.   

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. 

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.   

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Recent Registered Nurse experience in an acute area
Desirable criteria
  • Endoscopy Experience

Personal skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse Level 1 or 2
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant teaching and mentoring qualification

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sherrie Mateer
Job title
Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07842321266