Staff Nurse, Endoscopy * Internal Applicants Only*: Sponsorship Available

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES ONLY

Band 5 Staff nurse, Endoscopy Department up to 112.5 hours 12 months fixed term

Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge? Endoscopy Nursing provides you with a varied role. Hours will be considered to give you a work life balance. We aim to provide a high standard of care to all our patients. We are very excited to have moved into our new purpose built Endoscopy unit in mid June 2025.

Plus, we are keen to nurture and develop our staff. Many of our staff progress onto Nurse specialist roles or Trainee Nurse endoscopists. Endoscopy can provide this opportunity for you.

Dedicated quarterly training and well being days are protected for all our nursing team. Weekends and bank holidays are on a rota basis.

Main duties of the job

We are a dynamic team and training and development is high on our agenda on the unit. As well as diagnostic procedures we specialise in GI Bleeding emergency cases daily, ERCP and Respiratory lists twice weekly.

If you are at all interested please feel free to come into the unit for a visit or alternatively send us an email.

The Trust will provide a twelve month preceptorship period for all newly registered healthcare professionals.

  • Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
  • If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered nurse with active registration.

Desirable

  • Teaching qualification NST 307 or equivalent
  • ENB 906 endoscopy nursing or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant field of nursing.
  • Clinical supervision.

Desirable

  • Mentor to pre-registration nursing students.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Budgetary awareness.
  • Continuing professional development with portfolio
  • NMC code of professional conduct.
  • Professional leadership within area of practice
  • Equality legislation and best practice

Desirable

  • Role of the PCPI strategy.
  • Endoscopy procedures
  • Audit and research in practice.

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Developed communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work as a team member, without close supervision.
  • Able to act as a clinical supervisor, mentor and preceptor.
  • Able to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care

Desirable

  • IT skills.
  • Project development skills.
  • Able to undertake I.V. drug administration, cannulation and venepuncture.

Other requirements

Desirable

  • Flexibility over working hours.

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).

Closing Date: 30 September 2026

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