Job summary
- Main area
- Endoscopy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- 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
Employer heading

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
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.
Documents to download
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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