Exciting opportunity! The Endoscopy Unit at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is looking to recruit a Band 5 Staff Nurse / ODP to join their team.
Candidates should have a professional nursing/ODP qualification, drive and enthusiasm, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and in return, we will be able to offer you support towards your professional development.
The service is expanding in the near future following a recent upgrade to our facilities, with new procedures & learning opportunities.
The Endoscopy Unit is currently open 08:00 - 18:00 Monday to Sunday, including bank holidays. We provide a comprehensive on-call service for the out-of-hours work, and the successful applicant will be required to participate in this once fully trained.
Cross-site working will be required; the ability to drive or to travel to The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford is essential.
Main duties of the job
The pre-assessment of patients from clinic that require an endoscopic procedure, providing skilled and considerate care during the patient's admission, taking into account the patient's specific needs during the procedure recovery and discharge, preparing the equipment and the environment to enable the procedures to be carried out to a high standard safely.
About us
Patient care, experience, and staff well-being are at the forefront of our philosophy. This has been recently demonstrated with us gaining our JAG accreditation and a values in Practice award for safety.
The unit currently provides a service for both out-patients and in-patients including the following procedures: Endoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy, Colonoscopy, Bronchoscopy, Cystoscopy, PEG insertions, ERCP, and EUS.
Job responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
* RGN, operating theatres RGN, or registered ODP
Desirable
* Teaching and assessing course
Experience and knowledge
Essential
* Hospital Experience
* Team player
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Communicate effectively
Desirable
* Endoscopy experience
* Microsoft Office PC and Sema PAS Skills
Employer details
Employer name
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Address
The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Mytton Oak Road
Shrewsbury
SY3 8XQ #J-18808-Ljbffr