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Charge Nurse - Endoscopy | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £54,320 - £60,981 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 March 2025 |
| Location: | Chelsea, SW3 6JJ |
| Company: | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6993770/282-SB206 |
Summary
Following successful progression of the recent post holder, we are excited to announce our search for an experienced endoscopy nurse to lead our endoscopy and decontamination services at the Royal Marsden Hospital – Chelsea site.
The successful post-holder will be expected on operationally supporting further developments planned for the service whilst maintaining quality and safety of the daily activities within the service which would include:
• Upgrading of the endoscope decontamination machine
• Opening / expansion of new endoscopy services at the Chelsea site
• Workforce training
• JAG assessment on-site visit on April/May 2025
In return for your hard work, you will have the opportunity to access the Trust’s continuing education programme via the Royal Marsden School or any university funded module that is in line with your career progression.
We look forward to working with you!
Informal visit for this post is highly encouraged.
Assessment date: w/c 10th of March (Face-to-face)
• To be a professional and clinical role model, leading and coordinating the Endoscopy and Decontamination service at the Chelsea site. This would involve organising and taking full responsibility and accountability for the daily management of the two services. It would also include managing a wide range of complex and sometimes conflicting priorities including staff management.
• Perform 75% of rostered shifts clinically in all areas of endoscopy which includes shift coordination, pre-assessment, procedure room, recovery and admission.
• To oversee the delivery of specialist endoscopy services to patients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures which includes -colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, gastroscopy, EUS with FNA/FNB, EMR, ESD, ERCP, cystoscopy and other major endoscopy interventions.
• Ensure that practice within endoscopy is aligned and/or up to date with Trust policies including practice guidance from the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) in gastrointestinal endoscopy.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:
• Assure and evidence safe provision of endoscopy and decontamination service at the Chelsea site
- Safe rostering/ staffing
- Audit schedule compliance
- Equipment and consumable availability at all times including contingencies
- Policy, guidelines and patient information management
• Perform a minimum of 75% of rostered duties clinically within all disciplines of endoscopy
• Management of all nursing and HCA workforce requirements and monitoring compliance to all HR and JAG metrics
• Support the provision of evidence as part of JAG accreditation requirements
• Participation in the on-call rota
• Flexibility in meeting the service requirements
This advert closes on Monday 24 Feb 2025
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