Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Endoscopy Unit at North Manchester General hospital. You should be a dynamic and experienced support worker who enjoys working in a busy environment where no day is the same. Ideally candidates will have knowledge and skills of working in endoscopy but this is not essential as all training will be provided

Main duties of the job

The endoscopy unit is based within the day surgery department at entrance 3 at NMGH.  We enjoy a national reputation for excellence in medical and nursing innovation, with a culture of interdisciplinary working. North Manchester General Hospital Endoscopy  has 4 procedure rooms and 1 ERCP room. Our procedures are varied and diverse and include diagnostic and therapeutic procedures i.e. gastroscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy , colonoscopy, PEG insertion, endoscopic ultrasound & ultrasound guided therapy, ERCP & spyglass, EBUS/Bronchoscopy/Thoracoscopy/Urology and cardiology procedures.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of  over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.