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Pre‑Assessment Nurse Endoscopy Unit
The closing date is 25 May 2026
Are you ready for your next challenge? Join our expanding endoscopy team and be part of a fast-moving, innovative service delivering exceptional care to patients across the full endoscopy pathways.
Endoscopy is one of the most rapidly evolving areas in healthcare, offering cutting‑edge diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. This role puts you right at the heart of that work supporting patients through their pre‑assessment and ensuring they receive safe, seamless, high‑quality care.
You’ll work with a diverse caseload of in‑patients and out‑patients, using your clinical expertise to assess, plan and coordinate care. We’re looking for someone with at least 12 months' acute experience. Endoscopy experience is a bonus, but not essential – we’ll provide full training and competency support.
If you’re organised, confident communicating across multidisciplinary teams, and passionate about delivering excellent patient care, this is your opportunity to grow your skills in a dynamic and rewarding environment.
This role requires an active UK NMC Registration
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital. - Please note cross site working is required for this role.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
About us
UHD is investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. Services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer service‑specific questions at interview.
When a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Nursing and midwifery PIN number
* First level Registered Nurse
* Teaching Qualification
* Physical Examination of the Adult qualification
* Post register course related to speciality
Experience
* Sound knowledge and relevant experience in an acute hospital setting
* Venepuncture & Cannulation
* Basic IT skills
* Working knowledge of eCamis and EPR
* ECG Knowledge
* Working knowledge of Dorset Care Records / HICSS
Knowledge
* Evidence of good anatomy and physiology knowledge
* Basic Knowledge of Endoscopy procedures
* Evidence of professional development
Personal attributes
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to demonstrate problem solving skills
* Highly motivated
* Decisive
* Recognises own limitations
* Flexible to the needs of the service
* Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative
* Ability to express self clearly and confidently both verbally and non‑verbally
Language Requirement
* Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
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