Job Overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Endoscopy Staff Nurse to join our Busy Endoscopy Team! Are you a Registered Nurse with experience within the Endoscopy Department? As a Band 5 Staff Nurse in Endoscopy, applicants must hold an active NMC registration and have the essential knowledge, skills, and experience required to practise safely within an Endoscopy environment. If so MWL are recruiting with interviews taking place on Saturday 7 th March 2026 ! An exciting opportunity has arisen for qualified Registered Nurses to join our Endoscopy team on the band 5 at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The post holder will be assigned to work in the Endoscopy Unit and in an Endoscopy Treatment unit this is on a Rotational basis between St Helens and Whiston Hospitals. The Endoscopy unit requires the post holder to work shifts on a 7-day working week, the shift patterns are 8-4, 8.30-16.30, 10-6 and 12.30-20.30 these can be subject to change to ensure they maintain the service needs We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic, and dedicated individuals with a flexible approach to working who are able to demonstrate good organisational and communication skills along with a commitment to a quality patient focused service. Interview date: Saturday 7 th March 2026. Please note that it is a requirement of the application process that candidates are required to attend Whiston Hospital in-person for their interview as part of the recruitment event. Main duties of the job 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 “Due to current service demands, we are only able to consider applicants who have relevant UK experience. Candidates must also be available to commence employment immediately or within a very short timeframe. We regret that we cannot progress applications that do not meet these essential requirements.” Working for our organisation Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 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. 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 Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities Please find attached Job Description and Person Specifications for main responsibilities and role requirements. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria 1st Level Registered Nurse (degree/diploma) Current NMC Registration Evidence of continuing professional development Knowledge And Experience Essential criteria Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code Experience of working in a clinical environment Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team An understanding of national, regional and local NHS issues Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information Skills Essential criteria Excellent communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own workload Ability to de-escalate complex situations Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team Awareness of the need for confidentiality at all times Computer literacy e.g. experience of electronic patient record Other Essential criteria Frequent moderate effort for several short periods of time such as manual handling of patients and equipment Frequent concentration required for drug calculation and administration Dealing with frequent interruptions and competing demands Ability to work within highly distressing or emotional circumstances e.g. end of life care Ability to communicate distressing information Ability to communicate in a challenging environment Able to carry out direct clinical care as required on ward or department