Job overview

Ready to step into a leadership role and make a real impact? We’re offering an exciting opportunity for a motivated and confident nurse to join us as a Charge Nurse within our Endoscopy service.

In this key role, you will support and deputise for the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, ensuring the delivery of exceptional patient care and the effective management of staff, resources, and daily operations. You’ll take the lead in coordinating activity across the Endoscopy Unit, including admissions, recovery, procedure rooms, pre‑assessment, audits, and the management of inpatient referrals.

You’ll also play a vital role in ensuring that all flexible endoscopes and specialist equipment are safely decontaminated, maintained, and compliant with agreed guidelines, supporting the highest standards of safety and quality.

Initially, you will work with our friendly and dedicated team in the temporary Endoscopy Unit at Orsett. In April 2027, the service will relocate to a brand-new, purpose‑built Community Diagnostic Centre in Pitsea, offering a modern environment designed to enhance both staff and patient experience.

If you’re enthusiastic, organised, and ready to lead with confidence, apply now and take the next exciting step in your nursing career.

Main duties of the job

Decision making is based on sound theoretical and experiential base

Provides rationale if departs from protocols, pathways and guidelines

Plans whole episodes of care

Anticipates potential problems

Guides/teaches others to meet care needs

Moves forward care

Reviews impediments to patients progress

Takes remedial actions

Participation on the on-call rota following completion of competences

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
 
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.