Endoscopy Sister

The C&W hospital has a strong Endoscopy service. The team is led by Endoscopy Lead Nurse and Consultant Clinical Lead who work alongside the clinical and management teams. Our Endoscopy is JAG accredited with up to date modern equipment, friendly staff and are recognized for providing both high level quality care to our patients, and exceptional training and learning opportunities for members of the team. There is strong multi-disciplinary working and close links with other providers. We provide a range of gastrointestinal procedures in 4 well equipped endoscopy rooms. We run 5 day service including out of hours support to the Gastroenterology team for gastrointestinal bleeds and in house weekend waiting lists initiatives.

If you think you have what it takes to work in a fast paced environment where no two days are the same then this could be the opportunity for you. We welcome applicants with Endoscopy experience or clinical endoscopists.

The post holder will support the Lead Endoscopy and staff in the management of the service and supporting the provision of a high quality cost effective care. S/he will be expected to provide an effective leadership working closely with the nursing team as well as the Consultants and MDT colleagues whilst demonstrating the values. S/he will be responsible for safe staffing daily and in advance whilst complying with the Trust KPIs. S/he will be expected to support the teams in delivering safe, high quality and dignified care. They will play a key role within the multidisciplinary team in order to ensure a seamless, co-ordinated and timely approach to Endoscopy service. The post holder will ensure that all activities are carried out within Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust policies and guidelines and promote the objectives of the Trust’s Nursing Vision and Strategy.

In specialist settings, they will have a significant level of specialist clinical knowledge and expertise in the clinical functions of care delivery. They will provide advice and guidance also, and generally be known as a senior staff nurse and able to assist in interventional procedures like ERCP, EUS, stent insertions, dilatations, EBUS etc.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.

We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people.

Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We’re one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff says they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of ‘Good’. We’ve also been awarded an

‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘use of resources’ by an NHS Improvement inspection.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate.

We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
- Clinical / direct care practice
- To manage and control resources required to provide a high quality endoscopy service.
- To assist the endoscopists in performing interventional procedures such as ERCP, EUS, Bronchoscopy, Polypectomy, Stent insertions and dilations etc.
- To be responsible for the booking of the interventional procedures such as ERCP, EUS, stenting, dilatation etc.
- To support Endoscopy in maintaining the Joint advisory Group’s (JAG) KPIs, guidelines and accreditation.
- Participates in endoscopy oncall rota
- To co-ordinate admissions, throughout and activity efficiency and effectively ensure the skill mix is appropriate to meet the service requirements and to provide a high standard of patient care at all times.
- To ensure that standards and waiting times are met in order to provide a quality service to patients, relatives and carers and are in accordance with Trust targets.
- To ensure that Endoscopy lists are fully utilised and patients are prioritised according to local and national guidelines.
- To maintain a safe environment for patients and staff, being aware of hazards and that appropriate action is taken as necessary.
- Ensuring that Health and safety Act, COSHH, HTM 2030 regulations and BSG decontamination guidelines are adhered to. To complete risk assessments and ensure correct procedures and safe practices are in