Staff Nurse - Endoscopy Unit (open to Newly Qualified Nurses)
Ascot, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 2 weeks ago
Job Overview
Band 5 Staff Nurse – Endoscopy Unit (Heatherwood Hospital)
At Frimley Health, our goal is to provide the highest quality care, and we are committed to supporting our staff in developing their skills and knowledge. We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our dedicated Endoscopy team at Heatherwood Hospital.
Our JAG-accredited Endoscopy service offers a full range of procedures for patients across Surrey, East Berkshire, and South Buckinghamshire. The unit features two modern, fully equipped procedure rooms and plays a key role in the Berkshire regional Bowel Cancer Screening Service, which has been running successfully since 2008. Operating seven days a week (8 AM – 6 PM), we are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-focused care.
We are looking for a highly motivated, ambitious, and enthusiastic nurse to help drive the continued development of our service. The successful candidate will receive full training in assisting with a wide variety of endoscopy procedures and gain exposure to endoscopy units across our three sites.
If you are a forward-thinking nurse who thrives in a dynamic environment and is eager to embrace change, we’d love to hear from you! No prior endoscopy experience is required, but a background in the field would be an advantage.
Join us and be part of a team that makes a real difference in patient care.
This role is open to newly qualified nurses graduating in September 2026
Main duties of the job
In this role you will have the opportunity to develop your skills in Endoscopy, working closely with your allocated mentor and supported by senior staff. This will enable you to work in all aspects of the endoscopy pathway. You will also receive training and support on the EPIC system which is paperless based.
We support flexible working and applicants are invited to discuss options around this to enable you to balance work with personal commitments.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
Apply online now
Band 5 Staff Nurse – Endoscopy Unit (Heatherwood Hospital)
At Frimley Health, our goal is to provide the highest quality care, and we are committed to supporting our staff in developing their skills and knowledge. We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our dedicated Endoscopy team at Heatherwood Hospital.
Our JAG-accredited Endoscopy service offers a full range of procedures for patients across Surrey, East Berkshire, and South Buckinghamshire. The unit features two modern, fully equipped procedure rooms and plays a key role in the Berkshire regional Bowel Cancer Screening Service, which has been running successfully since 2008. Operating seven days a week (8 AM – 6 PM), we are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-focused care.
We are looking for a highly motivated, ambitious, and enthusiastic nurse to help drive the continued development of our service. The successful candidate will receive full training in assisting with a wide variety of endoscopy procedures and gain exposure to endoscopy units across our three sites.
If you are a forward-thinking nurse who thrives in a dynamic environment and is eager to embrace change, we’d love to hear from you! No prior endoscopy experience is required, but a background in the field would be an advantage.
Join us and be part of a team that makes a real difference in patient care.
This role is open to newly qualified nurses graduating in September 2026
Main duties of the job
In this role you will have the opportunity to develop your skills in Endoscopy, working closely with your allocated mentor and supported by senior staff. This will enable you to work in all aspects of the endoscopy pathway. You will also receive training and support on the EPIC system which is paperless based.
We support flexible working and applicants are invited to discuss options around this to enable you to balance work with personal commitments.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN - Current first or second level NMC Registration (or registration pending)
- Degree in Nursing or other relevant field or can demonstrate experience of working to this level
- Mentor/Practice assessor qualification or equivalent
Essential criteria
- Experience as a Band 5 Staff Nurse
- Working in multi-disciplinary teams
- Endoscopy background
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of gastrointestinal disorders
- Demonstrates an understanding of GRS and JAG
Essential criteria
- Proven teaching and assessing skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Able to manage difficult situations effectively and to work under pressure
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines, working in an organised way with excellent time management skills
- IT Literate/Epic competence
- Knowledge in Epic Lumens Endoscopy
Essential criteria
- Flexibility
- Able to travel between sites if required
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
Apply online now