Job overview

We have opportunities across both of our community hospital endoscopy units for Band 6 Senior Endoscopy Nurse’s

Cirencester Community Hospital have a 24 hour per week vacancy and Stroud General Hospital have a 30 hour per week vacancy

We are looking for dynamic Registered Nurse’s with endoscopy experience to lead our JAG accredited endoscopy units

Applicants must be enthusiastic, highly motivated individuals with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You must be able to demonstrate strong leadership in order to support and motivate your team in providing a high quality service. You will support the unit manager with the day to day running of the department and the ideal candidate will be familiar with both JAG and JET’s.

We would expect commitment, flexibility & demonstration of trust values and in return we offer a range of training & development opportunities to enhance your career.

Stroud General Hospital is in the beautiful Market Town of Stroud in a semi-rural position in the Cotswolds. It has the bonus of good access to the M5 motorway and is also serviced by excellent train links to London, Bristol and the West country.

Cirencester Community Hospital is on the outskirts of Cirencester which is also a busy market town with easy access to surrounding towns and villages. It has a good bus service and a train station nearby

Both sites provide free parking

Main duties of the job

Support the Endoscopy Service Lead in monitoring the standards and quality of care, promoting the use of audit and working with them to identify and remedy any actions

·       Demonstrate ability to utilise the skill mix within the department, creating electronic rotas and work plans

·       Regularly take charge of the ward

·       Demonstrate appraisal skills and participate in performance review for staff

·       Actively contribute to the development and updating of endoscopy procedures, protocols and policies

·       To ensure that the caring culture expected of colleagues and values of the Trust is consistently maintained and upheld

·       Ensure all care is provided in accordance with GHC NHS Foundation Trust Policies

·       Communicate with Endoscopists, monitor lists and liaising with the booking office

·       Supervise more junior members of staff in giving and maintaining high standards of care

·       Demonstrate leadership in progressing the patient pathway

·       To be able to work within the decontamination unit to standards set out in the BSG guidelines & decontamination standards for flexible endoscopes.

·       To demonstrate a knowledge of JAG and support their clinical colleagues to enable the endoscopy department to maintain JAG accreditation.

·       The team is dedicated in providing the best possible care to our patients and we are continuing to strive for JAG accreditation.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.  In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.  It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.  However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.