Job summary
- Main area
- Endoscopy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 289-CS-149
- Employer
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Middlesex University Hospital
- Town
- Isleworth
- Salary
- £53,751 - £60,651 per annum incl. HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pre-Assessment Lead Nurse, Endoscopy
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
The opportunity has arisen for a Pre-assessment Lead Nurse in Endoscopy at the Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, West Middlesex University Hospital Site.
This post offers an exciting opportunity for someone who is pro-active, innovative and ambitious. The person will work as part of an established Service in which they can advance their clinical knowledge as well as expertise and allow them to work at a high level of practice.
Main duties of the job
Oversee and coordinate the Endoscopy Pre-Assessment Service at the WM site, ensuring high standards of patient care within the pre-assessment setting, while taking full responsibility for service delivery and team leadership.
Support the Endoscopy Lead Nurse in the management of the service and in the provision of a high quality cost effective care demonstrating PROUD values. S/he will be expected to provide an effective leadership working closely with the nursing team as well as the Consultants and MDT colleagues whilst demonstrating the values.
Working for our organisation
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
We are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. As part of our dedication to equity, we actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed."
If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.
Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to:
- Be responsible in delivering an efficient and effective pre assessment service and lead on its development.
- Coordinate and host telephone and face to face pre assessment clinics for patients requiring endoscopy procedures and address any issues that may arise prior to the patient attending.
- Provide a high level of clinical practice / decision making and autonomy within the Pre Assessment service.
- To manage and control resources required to provide a high quality endoscopy service.
- Conducting comprehensive pre-assessments of patients scheduled for Endoscopy procedures including interventional such as ERCP, EUS, Stent insertions, dilations and high-risk procedures etc.
- To be responsible for the booking of the interventional procedures such as ERCP, EUS, stenting, dilatation etc and work closely with the interventional team.
- To support Endoscopy in maintaining the Joint advisory Group’s (JAG) KPIs, guidelines and accreditation.
- Ensuring accurate documentation of patient assessments and relevant medical history
- To ensure that clinical risk assessment is performed in line with the trust risk assessment process prior to admission and the information is used pro-actively.
- To ensure that standards and waiting times are met in order to provide a quality service to patients, relatives and carers and are in accordance with Trust targets.
- Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication including bowel preparation and prescribe bowel preparation under the patient’s group directive (PGD).
- To maintain a safe environment for patients and staff, being aware of hazards and that appropriate action is taken as necessary.
- Ability to discuss all endoscopic procedures through with the patient, so they are fully informed of what the procedure entails.
- Be familiar with the risks and benefits of endoscopic procedures, and discussing these with the patient in order for the patient to make an informed decision regarding treatment. Acting as the patient advocate supporting them to navigate and make informed choices at all stages of the process
- To establish an effective communication network with the multidisciplinary team as well as with patients, relatives and other departments. To work in collaboration with the wards and departments especially the Endoscopy Decontamination Unit (EDU).
- To contribute to the Clinical Governance Agenda, ensuring all practice is evidence based and all practice is monitored by audit.
- To facilitate safe discharge planning ensuring safe information and follow up using specialist knowledge of endoscopic procedures, their risks and recovery.
- To regularly set the agenda based on information received via the nursing structure of departmental meetings to update staff on developments and information and discuss local and other relevant issues.
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Job title |
Lead Pre-assessment Nurse Endoscopy |
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Band |
7 |
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Division |
Clinical Support |
Evidence for suitability in the role will be measured via a mixture of application form, testing and interview.
E = essential
D = desirable
Trust values
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Putting patients first |
E |
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Responsive to patients and staff |
E |
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Open and honest |
E |
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Unfailingly kind |
E |
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Determined to develop |
E |
Education and qualifications
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Registered Nurse |
E |
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Degree /Dip HE/ |
E |
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Teaching and Assessing Qualification |
E |
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Professional knowledge acquired by specialist course or equivalent experience |
E |
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Leadership qualification |
D |
Experience
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Endoscopy experience at senior band 6 or band 7 in Pre-Assessment setting |
E |
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Experience participating in clinical audit |
E |
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Aware of national agenda and changes to improve endoscopy services |
E |
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Ability to develop medium and long term plans to meet service need and ensure sustainability |
E |
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Experience of facilitating staff engagement interventions with groups of staff or teams and ability to motivate and support others to achieve goals |
E |
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Leadership experience |
E |
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Experience in developing clinical standards, protocols and guidelines |
E |
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Knowledge and experience in JAG standards for Endoscopy |
E |
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In-depth knowledge of endoscopic procedures |
E |
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Ability to lead a team. |
D |
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Substantial post registration experience as a senior band 6 Senior staff nurse or equivalent in Endoscopy |
D |
Skills and knowledge
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Knowledge of current initiatives and developments related to speciality |
E |
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Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills |
E |
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Ability to organise, plan and prioritise workload to meet deadlines |
E |
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Knowledge of current advances in Pre-Assessment patient management |
E |
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Ability to work collaboratively in an MDT |
E |
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Able to utilise initiative to solve problems and develop the service |
E |
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Skills and knowledge in managing and supporting patients with Pre-Assessment nursing |
E |
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Effective time management of self/others and ability to motivate and support others to achieve goals |
E |
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Ability to establish a role and develop collaborative working relationships with different teams |
D |
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Skills in service redesign |
D |
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Ability to problem -solve and prioritise and to work to deadlines. |
D |
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Personal qualities
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Demonstrates initiative |
E |
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Approachable |
E |
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Flexible and adaptable |
E |
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Ability to work under pressure, flexibly and as part of a team |
E |
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Good communication and interpersonal skills |
E |
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Delivers work of consistent and predictable high quality |
E |
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Positive mindset in respect of – Supporting organisational change; learning, and continuous improvement. |
E |
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Takes responsibility and is accountable for delivering to their agree objectives |
E |
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Self-motivated and able to motivate others as part of a wider team |
E |
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Person specification
Essential and desirable
Essential criteria
- endoscopy experience at band 6 level
Desirable criteria
- leadership qualification
essential and desirable
Essential criteria
- Education and Qualifications
- Experience
- skills and knowledge
- Personal Qualities
Desirable criteria
- Leadership Qualities
- Service Improvement Skills
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Maricel Ramos
- Job title
- Endoscopy Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8321 2585
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