Job summary
- Main area
- Registered Nurse
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 0 days (Must ensure one Bank shift is worked every four months in order to keep Bank Registration active)
- Hours
- Flexible working - 0 hours per week
- Job ref
- 179-5914023-TW-AP
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- BURY ST EDMUNDS
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Registered Endoscopy Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Bank Band 5 Registered Nurse to join West Suffolk Professionals at the West Suffolk Hospital to work within the Endoscopy Unit.
We are looking for highly motivated individuals to join a team of dedicated and passionate staff members who strive to deliver care of the highest quality.
The successful candidate will need to have good communication skills with a flexible approach to working hours and duties.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and a drive to promote a high standard of care for our patients.
If you have the necessary skills, experience and qualities to help us to put patients first, please apply or contact West Suffolk Professionals on [email protected]:
PLEASE NOTE:-
- WE ARE VERY FLEXIBLE WITH THE HOURS FOR THIS POST - ANY HOURS WILL BE CONSIDERED TO SUIT YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES.
- WEST SUFFOLK PROFESSIONALS ARE UNABLE TO SUPPORT SPONSORSHIP ROLES ON BANK, AS WE ARE NOT ABLE TO OFFER GUARANTEED HOURS.
- WE ARE CURRENTLY UNABLE TO SUPPORT NEWLY QUALIFIED RNs ON BANK. HOWEVER, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO APPLY, ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED A PERIOD OF PRECEPTORSHIP.
- IF SUCCESSFULLY INTERVIEWED, AFTER CHECKS ARE COMPLETED, YOU WILL NEED TO BE ABLE TO COMMIT TO A PAID 5 DAY INDUCTION COURSE.
Main duties of the job
To provide and maintain high levels of care within the Endoscopy Unit, the post holder will assist with diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy procedures, assess and monitor patients undergoing endoscopic procedures and provide care for patients pre and post procedure.
There will be a variety of shifts, including some evenings and weekends, in order to help meet government and Trust targets.
The post holder will be expected to participate in emergency out of hours on-call rota.
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
KEY TASKS:-
Maintain a high standard of patient care. Be able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients undergoing endoscopic procedures.
To ensure individual assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer, producing documented evidence of this in electronic format.
To provide technical assistance during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, ensuring safe working practice by following agreed guidelines.
Works collaboratively with the inter-professional team, other staff in the department and other professionals that they may come into contact within the trust; always ensuring that they are professional and courteous.
Able to respond to emergency situations that may arise in the department, such as, major haemorrhage, cardiac arrest or fire.
To participate in the care and maintenance of endoscopes and other specialised equipment, ensuring decontamination guidelines and policies are always followed.
To maintain active status on NMC register, producing evidence of own continuing professional development.
To be aware of and demonstrate adherence to the Trust’s policies on infection control and waste disposal.
Be accountable for own nursing practice; always adhering to NMC Code of Conduct and acting in a professional manner
Manages own time and responds to unexpected demands in a professional manner.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registration
- BLS
- ENB 998 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to teach both formally and informally.
- ILS
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in a speciality area
- Post registration experience
- Previous Endoscopy experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good IT skills
- Communicates clearly both verbally and in writing
- Excellent organisational skills and time management
- Understands the importance of patient confidentiality and Data Protection
- IV drug administration
Desirable criteria
- IV cannulation skills
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service
- Committed to delivering a high quality service
- Able to work in a team/Independently
- Able to participate in out of hours on-call rota
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tracey Wilson
- Job title
- Staffing Advisor, West Suffolk Professionals
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01284 712504
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