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Job summary

Main area
Endoscopy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
214-MED-7285319
Employer
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kings Mill Hosptial
Town
Sutton in Ashfield
Salary
£24,625 - £25,674 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/07/2025 23:59

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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Endoscopy Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 3

Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.

Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Job overview

We’re looking for a compassionate and proactive Endoscopy Assistant to join our dedicated team in the Endoscopy Department. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a caring and dynamic environment where the patient always comes first.

As an Endoscopy Assistant, you’ll play a crucial role in supporting the delivery of exceptional care within a fast-paced, specialist environment. Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will assist qualified nursing and medical staff in the Endoscopy Unit—helping to ensure each patient receives compassionate, high-quality and holistic care from arrival to recovery.

You’ll be actively involved in both clinical and operational aspects of the service, including preparing and maintaining treatment areas, aiding in patient observation and comfort, and managing specialised equipment for endoscope decontamination. This role demands attention to detail, a strong sense of responsibility and a dedication to maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness and infection control.

You’ll be part of a team that’s passionate about delivering exceptional service. Whether you're gaining experience in healthcare or looking to take the next step in your career, we provide a supportive setting to learn, grow and make a difference.

 

Main duties of the job

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.

Working for our organisation

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. 

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands. 

We know happy colleagues deliver better care. All our teams work in a supportive environment, which nurtures your wellbeing and provides opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We have an open, inclusive and diverse culture and we would like you to be part of the team.

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached

Person specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate clear and robust communication skills.
  • Understand requirements for personal care.
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to decontaminate endoscopes .

Qualifications/Academic/Craft/Professional

Essential criteria
  • NVQ 3 in care.

Further Training

Essential criteria
  • Mandatory update and customer care.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Can demonstrate recent experience in a care setting.

Contractual Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Flexible working to accommodate the department opening hours of 08:00 – 20:30 5 days a week and some weekend working

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPathway to excellenceCare quality commission - GoodCarer Friendly Employer 2021Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare4NottsTime to changeFair Train Silver StandardStep into healthNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

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
Jane Cartwright
Job title
Endoscopy Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01623 622515
Additional information

ext 3853

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