Registered Nurse - Band 5 Endoscopy

Job summary

Registered Nurse - Band 5 Endoscopy (30 hours a week)

We are seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated nurse with appropriate experience in an acute setting with a commitment to team working and a keen interest in continuous improvement. Experience in an endoscopy setting would be an advantage, but full training will be given to nurses from different backgrounds.

All nurses will complete an induction programme which will be tailored to their specific needs. Once completed, they will be expected to participate in the cross-county on-call rota providing out of hours emergency care. Following induction they will be expected to undertake a number of specific endoscopy courses in line with their ongoing development programme.

Internal applicants are welcome to have an informal meeting and discuss potential internal transfer. Please contact the unit for more information.

This job may close early if sufficient number of applications is received.

Main duties of the job

To assess, plan, implement, evaluate and provide high quality nursing care.

To work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.

To manage caseload of patients within defined clinical area.

To participate in the out of hours on call emergency bleed rota

To organise own time and that of junior staff and students.

To support the senior members of staff in the management and supervision of the defined clinical area.

To be responsible for the coordination of the clinical area in the absence of a more senior nurse.

About us

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest hospital Trusts in the country and provides acute elective and specialist care for the local community across two sites in Gloucester and Cheltenham. Gloucestershire is a rural county with an historic past, combining picturesque areas such as the Cotswolds, together with excellent shopping centres, museums, schools, leisure activities, and restaurants.

The JAG accredited Endoscopy Units at Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital are busy nurse-led units that serve as both a Regional Endoscopy Training Centre and National Bowel Cancer Screening Centre. In addition to this, the unit encompasses a purpose built endoscope decontamination area. The unit handles emergency procedures as well as caring for routine inpatients/outpatients. In addition to this, the unit also have specialist lists including: ERCP, Peg Insertion, EUS, RFA, EBUS, Bronchoscopy, and Thoracoscopy

Details

Date posted

17 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year (pa pro rata if part-time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

318-26-T0258

Job locations

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN

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