An exciting opportunity for a registered nurse to gain Endoscopy experience whilst covering a secondment for 9 months has arisen within our team.
The Endoscopy Unit at The Princess Royal Hospital are looking to recruit a Band 5 Staff Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner to join their team working 28 hours per week.
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.
Main duties of the job
Key duties would include;
The pre-assessment of patients from clinic that require an endoscopic procedure, providing skilled and considerate care during the patients 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 .
Working for your organisation
The unit currently provides a service for both outpatients and inpatients including the following procedures: Endoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy , PEG insertions, ERCP and EUS .
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 Endoscopy unit is currently open 08:00 - 18:00 7 days a week 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 , ability to drive or travel to The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury is essential.
