Job summary The Endoscopy Unit at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital are looking to recruit a Band 3 Nursing Assistant to join their team. We are looking to recruit into part time and full time permanent positions. Along with your previous experience of working with adults in an Endoscopy or similar environment, candidates should possess GCSE's in Maths and English (grades 9 - 4 or equivalent) and an NVQ 3 in healthcare or willing to work towards this. The successful applicants will have drive and passion with excellent communication and people skills and in return we will be able to offer you support towards your professional development. The Endoscopy unit is currently open 08:00-18:00 Monday - Sunday, including bank holidays. The unit currently provides a service for both out-patients and in-patients including the following procedures; Endoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy, Colonoscopy, Bronchoscopy and EBUS, PEG insertions, ERCP, EUS and EMR. 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. Main duties of the job Key duties will include ; Assisting the registered nurse in providing skilled and considerate care during the patients admission; Undertake safe monitoring of patients during Endoscopic procedures taking into account the patients specific needs. Providing reassurance to the patient. Providing patient care and monitoring of patients vital signs during recovery to ensure a safe patient discharge; Preparing the equipment and the environment to enable the procedures to be carried out safely and to a high standard. Prepare procedure rooms for endoscopic procedures ensuring all necessary equipment is in good working order. Provide physical and emotional support to patients undergoing endoscopic procedures maintaining their dignity at all times. Undertake the manual cleaning and decontamination of endoscopes post procedure. To prepare endoscopes and accessories for Endoscopic procedures. Assist with maintaining stock levels. Assist with the maintenance of departmental cleanliness as per cleaning checklists About us The Endoscopy unit at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital consists of 3 purpose built procedure rooms. The unit delivers the Bowel Cancer screening service alongside the diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy service to outpatients and inpatients. We are a training unit, training both medical staff and nurse endoscopists. We are dedicated to helping your ongoing professional development. The Endoscopy unit provides a 7 day working service. Candidates are welcome to visit the unit to obtain an insight of how the service runs. We would like to invite you to join our motivated and friendly team who are dedicated to providing a high quality, patient centred Endoscopy service. The team work closely with Gastroenterologists, Colorectal surgeons, Nurse Endoscopists, clinical nurse specialists and other members of the multidisciplinary team. The unit works with each other with the Research and Innovation Team as it is involved in many clinical trials. Date posted 05 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 3 Salary £24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum/pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 223-ENA-086 Job locations The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Mytton Oak Road Shrewsbury SY3 8XQ Job description Job responsibilities For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description. Job description Job responsibilities For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description. Person Specification Experience Essential Experience of working in an acute Clinical Hospital environment with adult patients Experience of working in an Endoscopy or equivalent environment ( i.e theatres) Qualifications Essential NVQ Level 3 or willingness to complete GCSE's in Maths and English at level 9 - 4 (Grade C or above or equivalent) Person Specification Experience Essential Experience of working in an acute Clinical Hospital environment with adult patients Experience of working in an Endoscopy or equivalent environment ( i.e theatres) Qualifications Essential NVQ Level 3 or willingness to complete GCSE's in Maths and English at level 9 - 4 (Grade C or above or equivalent) Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Address The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Mytton Oak Road Shrewsbury SY3 8XQ Employer's website http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)