Endoscopy Staff Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Registered Nurse to join our dynamic and vastly developing Endoscopy Team., The role will involve working closely with the Endoscopy team made up of our Health Care Assistant's, Nurse Endoscopists and Consultant Gastroenterologists., · To participate effectively in the formulation and implementation of client individualised care
· To be able to participate in the Undertaking of Research, Outreach and Clinical audits as directed by the Unit manager to ensure maintaining and improving the delivery of Service to the clients attending for procedures.
· To promote a concise and effective Communication with the service users/clients and ward nurses and staff within the hospital as per Trust and Unit policies.
· To ensure that all equipment in the Endoscopy Unit is maintained safe and functional working order.
· To be able to contribute efficiently in the setting and implementation of effective patient care and standard of monitoring system in the Endoscopy Unit., · To ensure to maintain an up-to-date Professional Registration N.M.C. License
· Adherence to keep the Relevant Code of Practice, Scope of Nursing practice and Professional body.
· To maintain and achieve own Personal development plan and Learning about JAG and GRS that encompassed the Endoscopy Unit Practice and policies.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
· Effectively maintain accurate patient information and records are kept up to date to ensure confidentiality in Line with the Trust Policies.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
· To Perform and participate in the Teaching of the students, Promote in service Training of qualified nurses and healthcare assistant. To act effectively as a mentor/Preceptor as appropriate.
LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
· Responsible to supervise training of healthcare assistants and Junior staff member as and when required in the unit.
· Perform to do Appraisals to ensure staff development is achieved.
· To Coach and act a mentor/Preceptor to junior nurses and Healthcare assistant.
· To monitor efficient Staff Development /Training Dashboard to achieve good performance management.
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
· To ensure awareness of maintaining Endoscopy Unit safe use of equipment and supplies that affects the Standards of Financial Responsibility within the Trust directives/Policies.
RESEARCH & AUDIT
· Perform and participate effectively in maintaining Endoscopy Unit Clinical Audits.
· Measurement of Patient Comfort
· To ensure to validate Staff and Patient Satisfaction
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Previous Endoscopy experience is desired, however training and professional support will be provided by our team of highly-skilled Nursing Staff.

Whiston Hospitals Endoscopy Unit consists of two therapeutic Endoscopy rooms which under take upper Endoscopy, lower Endoscopy, ERCPs, bronchoscopy and EBUS. In addition we have a unit based in St Helens Hospital, which has three diagnostic Endoscopy rooms and a designated treatment room., Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
+ Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
+ Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
+ National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme