Job overview
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) Endoscopy Units are expanding our service and are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, innovative junior sister with a keen interest in developing their career in Endoscopy.
Due to an increase in demand for Endoscopy services, we are investing to grow our team to increase our ability to meet demands. This is an exciting time to be part of an innovative and forward-thinking service.
You will join a highly specialised team of professionals who deliver a high standard of patient centered care. We have a supportive culture for all staff and by joining us now, you can play a role in shaping our organisation that continues to put patient care first. Endoscopy is an ongoing developing specialty and so ongoing training and education
is offered to all staff.
We are looking for an individual who value Passion, Responsibility, Innovation, Drive and Empowerment who will bring a continuous focus to high performance and quality of care, working collaboratively with colleagues and the wider team.
Our team provides a full range of services including IBD, nutrition, ERCP, EUS, stenting, bowel cancer screening, capsule endoscopy, laser, GI physiology and viral hepatitis treatment. We are supported by excellent specialist nurses in IBD, nutrition, hepatology, capsule endoscopy and upper and lower GI cancer. We have close working relationships with our upper and lower GI surgeons, oncologists and interventional radiologists.
The successful applicant will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to use their initiative. We fully support flexible working patterns.
Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months
Main duties of the job
·To be responsible for individualized care of patients through the endoscopy process: admission, procedure, recovery, and discharge
·To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care
·To assist with education and supervision of students
· To take an active role in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care of all patients undergoing endoscopic procedure within the Clinical Diagnostic Unit
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the.
We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Nurse
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
2. At least 6 months experience in an acute setting
Desirable criteria
3. Asssessed as competent on oral and IV drug administration
4. Assessed as competent to perform Venepuncture and Cannulation
Applicant requirements
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.
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Queen's Hospital
Rom Valley Way
Romford
Essex
RM7 0AG
Telephone 01708 435000 5936