Endoscopy Staff Nurse

The successful applicants will have excellent communication and decision making and reflect the Trust vision and values in their daily working lives. Staff will be required to work flexibly over the working week and you will be required to participate in the 24 hour on call rota. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust provides elective endoscopy and procedures include: Gastroscopy; Colonoscopy; flexible sigmoidoscopy; Bronchoscopy; PEG insertion/removal and ERCP.

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Skills

Experience

Essential: - experience of delivering patient care; - Experience of working in clinical areas

Desirable: - Experience of supervising others

Knowledge

Essential: - computer literacy

Desirable: - Evidence of Continuing professional development

Education & Qualifications

Essential: - NMC registered

Desirable: - endoscopy experience; - Relevant post registration courses appropriate to the clinical area