Endoscopy Staff Nurse

Role overview

The Endoscopy Unit at Chelsea Site is JAG accredited and offers a supportive, collaborative, and forward-thinking workplace. The unit delivers both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy across four modern, well-equipped procedure rooms, and operates seven days a week, including out-of-hours cover for the Gastroenterology team managing upper gastrointestinal bleeds.

What the post involves

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide safe, high-quality nursing care for patients before, during, and after endoscopy procedures. This includes pre-assessment, assistance in procedure rooms, recovery, and discharge. Training and support will be provided to help you build advanced endoscopy competencies.

Key duties

• Deliver clinically sound nursing care in line with Trust values, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Take on delegated tasks and areas of responsibility from the senior nurse in charge.
• Follow Trust policies, objectives, protocols, and local guidance while contributing to team support and maintaining NMC compliance.
• Provide consistently high standards of care to patients and carers, both independently and as part of the wider team.
• Communicate clearly and respectfully with patients, carers, and colleagues at all times.
• Continue developing general and specialist nursing capabilities through practice and learning opportunities.
• Maintain strong professional, ethical, and medico-legal standards of accountability.
• Support the Endoscopy team, including out-of-hours assistance to the Gastroenterology service for gastrointestinal bleeding cases.

Candidate profile

The Trust is seeking a motivated, confident, enthusiastic nurse with strong communication skills who can thrive in a busy, fast-moving clinical environment. Substantial post-qualification experience in endoscopy or post-anaesthetic care recovery is required.

About the employer

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is among England’s top-performing and safest trusts. It runs two major acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—plus award-winning clinics across North West London. The organisation supports a population of around 1.5 million through a workforce of nearly 7,500 staff, offering a full range of clinical services including maternity, emergency care, children’s services, and specialist HIV and sexual health services. The Care Quality Commission has rated the Trust as Good for safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and Outstanding for leadership and resource use. The Trust continues to invest in its facilities, including a £30m critical care expansion at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

Additional information

Flexible working requests are welcomed where possible to help balance staff and patient needs. The Trust is committed to equality and encourages applications from all backgrounds, with reasonable adjustments available for disabled candidates. Applications may close early once enough suitable candidates have applied. If you do not receive a response within three weeks after the closing date, the application should be considered unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period. Some roles may involve weekend working across multiple sites.

Contact for informal enquiries

For further information or an informal visit, contact Lilian Anya, Endoscopy Lead Nurse / Clinical Endoscopist, by email at lilian.anya1@nhs.net or by phone on 02033153736.