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Endoscopy Nurse

Employer
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Manchester
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 Per annum (pro rata)
Closing date
4 Dec 2024
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Profession
Nurse
Grade
Band 5
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Endoscopy Unit at the Manchester Royal Infirmary. We are recruiting staff to increase our service to cover 7 days improving patient access. We are a state of the art JAG accredited Endoscopy Unit and one of the hosts of the North West Training Academy. You will be supported by our dedicated Clinical Educator to become competent in assisting with a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy procedures. If you are enthusiastic, motivated and keen to learn then this is a perfect opportunity to extend your skills and join our friendly team.

Main duties of the job

Join us and you'll have the opportunity to work in our state of the art unit which opened in January 2018 making us one of the largest Endoscopy Departments in the North West. What's more, we'll be facilitating the latest and most current and complex procedures in our field, partnering with our counterparts at Trafford General Hospital in order to commence an Endoscopy Academy for both nurses and doctors, coupled with a satellite teaching facility. With access to 5 procedure rooms including fluoroscopy (x-ray) room, our procedures are varied and diverse and include diagnostics, therapeutics and surveillance, gastroscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy , colonoscopy, PEG insertion, bronchoscopy, EBUS, ERCP/Spyglass, HALO, EUS/FNA, Double Balloon Enteroscopy (DBE), BRAVO delivering high quality care to our patients. What's more, we also host the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) so there is a real range of specialisms to develop your skills and experience.To succeed, you'll need to be committed to delivering high quality, patient focused care with pride and respect, have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to provide evidence of personal and professional development. With recent acute NHS experience as a must, we'll train you in our endoscopy services and along the way, you'll be supported by our in-house endoscopy educator with access to some of most sought after bespoke courses to progress your knowledge and experience in this field.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • First level registration - Registered Nurse Degree or Diploma


Desirable

  • Teaching Qualification Degree level 6 study Diploma


Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of current nursing issues Knowledge of clinical governance IT/ Word Processing


Training & Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working on own and as part of a team
  • Ability to supervise and support junior staff.
  • Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability.


Desirable

  • Endoscopy/Theatre Experience


Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proven ability to problem solve.
  • Ability to organise workload and delegate tasks appropriately.
  • Well developed organisational skills. Dexterity and accuracy in physical skills.


Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Manchester Royal Infirmary

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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