Main area Gastroenterology Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract 12 months (1 year fixed term contract to cover maternity leave) Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working, on call rota, Bank holiday cover, across site working) Job ref 361-UPL-8199040
Employer East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Lister Hospital Town Stevenage Salary £32,073 – £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/10/2026 23:59
Registered Nurse-Endoscopy
NHS AfC: Band 5
Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Our mission is:Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Our values – We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are:
IncludeWe value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
RespectWe create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
ImproveWe are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
An Endoscopy Nurse is a registered nurse who provides specialised care to patients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures, such as gastroscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, and ERCP.
The post holder will be responsible for preparing patients for procedures, assisting the endoscopist, monitoring patient safety throughout the procedure, and providing post-procedural care and education.
The role combines technical skills, patient care, and infection control expertise, requiring both clinical competence and the ability to work in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment.
In this role the post holder will participate and manage the Emergency on-call service 24/7. Participate in the on-call emergency rota out of hours, bank holidays and weekends are also supported with an On-call service 24/7.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
To participate as a member of the nursing and multi-disciplinary team in providing high standards of evidence based care.
Provide care, support and advice for patients, relatives and carers undergoing Endoscopic procedures.
The post holder will work and communicate with the Endoscopy coordinator to organise the Endoscopy list on a daily basis, planning the session in a timely and efficient way.
To be able to efficiently take charge of a session in the Endoscopy unit.
Support and supervise junior, or non-registered staff and students working in Endoscopy. To develop ones knowledge and competencies in line with your JETS Endoscopy profile.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
- Registered Nursing qualification on the NMC register
- GCSE Grade A-C in Math’s & English or skills level 2 math’s & English or equivalent
- Commitment to lifelong learning
Previous Experience
- Experience working in a MDT team.
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
- Previous Endoscopy experience or involvement with Gastroenterology patients.
- Practice assessor qualification or equivalent.
Skills
- Flexibility.
- Commitment to develop in Endoscopy role and lifelong learning
- Able to work under pressure and prioritize workload.
- Technically minded.
Knowledge
- Endoscopy / Gastroenterology knowledge
- Principles of Infection control and health and safety
- Experience of audit in the clinical area
- Awareness of health promotion
Other Requirements
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Role model our Trust values every day
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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