Bank Endoscopy Staff Nurse

Lead Employer – Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

The closing date is 31 August 2024

Job summary

Are you an Endoscopy Nurse looking for flexible working across a variety of NHS Trusts in the Cheshire and Merseyside region?

We are looking for Bank Nurses who specialise in NHS Endoscopy to join the new Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Collaborative Bank.

By joining this new collaborative bank, you would open up access to a greater choice when it comes to working additional hours, the additional benefits include:

  • earning additional pensionable income - paid on a weekly basis
  • choosing duties or shifts to suit your work life balance
  • gaining experience working in another Endoscopy department/Trust
  • sharing learning and knowledge with others within the field of Endoscopy

Main duties of the job

The Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Collaborative Bank are looking for bank nurses with current NMC registration who specialise and have experience of NHS Endoscopy to work across a variety of endoscopy units across Merseyside and Cheshire on a bank basis.

You will need to be adaptable in your approach to work, enthusiastic and a self-motivated individual with up to date endoscopy skills who is able to integrate quickly and work as part of the team. You will need to have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

The NHS constitutional values and 6Cs are at the heart of everything we do at the NW Collaborative Bank, and it is vitally important that our workers represent these values at all times.

There are six values in the NHS Constitution:

  • working together for patients.
  • respect and dignity.
  • commitment to quality of care.
  • compassion.
  • improving lives.
  • everyone counts.

About us

Lead Employer has partnered up with a number of NHS Trusts across Merseyside and Cheshire and the workforce platform Patchwork Health to launch the Cheshire and Merseyside Collaborative Bank.

Date posted

26 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

Depending on experience Pay is per hour on a bank basis equivalent to Band 5

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

096-5703315

Job locations

Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Collaborative Bank

First Floor, Jubilee Court

St Helens

WA9 1TT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please review the attached job description and person specifications to gain an understanding of the role.

Please be aware that this job description/person spec describes the substantive job role, which the individual would work on a bank basis, which means that not all elements of the job description may apply. As this is a generic job description the post-holder would be given further information regarding the context of their role when assigned to a specific ward/department.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please review the attached job description and person specifications to gain an understanding of the role.

Please be aware that this job description/person spec describes the substantive job role, which the individual would work on a bank basis, which means that not all elements of the job description may apply. As this is a generic job description the post-holder would be given further information regarding the context of their role when assigned to a specific ward/department.

Person Specification

Person Specification

Essential

  • Registered General Nurse, with current NMC Registration
  • Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role
  • Knowledge of current professional & clinical issues
  • Knowledge of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults procedures
  • Excellent written communication skills & effective record management
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to manage time and priorities effectively
  • Motivated individual, commitment to personal & professional development
  • Flexible and adaptable approach

Desirable

  • Teaching & Assessing Qualification/Training or equivalent
  • Sufficient post registration experience in medical specialty/specialties
  • Sufficient post registration experience within an acute hospital setting
Person Specification

Person Specification

Essential

  • Registered General Nurse, with current NMC Registration
  • Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role
  • Knowledge of current professional & clinical issues
  • Knowledge of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults procedures
  • Excellent written communication skills & effective record management
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to manage time and priorities effectively
  • Motivated individual, commitment to personal & professional development
  • Flexible and adaptable approach

Desirable

  • Teaching & Assessing Qualification/Training or equivalent
  • Sufficient post registration experience in medical specialty/specialties
  • Sufficient post registration experience within an acute hospital setting

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Lead Employer – Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Collaborative Bank

First Floor, Jubilee Court

St Helens

WA9 1TT


Employer's website

https://leademployer.sthk.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lead Employer – Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Collaborative Bank

First Floor, Jubilee Court

St Helens

WA9 1TT


Employer's website

https://leademployer.sthk.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Collaborative Bank

CM.nhsbank-recruitment@sthk.nhs.uk

01516765588

Date posted

26 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

Depending on experience Pay is per hour on a bank basis equivalent to Band 5

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

096-5703315

Job locations

Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Collaborative Bank

First Floor, Jubilee Court

St Helens

WA9 1TT


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