Job summary
Due to our recent expansion, an exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 5 Nurses to join our team in our busy JAG accredited Endoscopy Unit. We are currently advertising for full and part time posts for permanent contract.

This is a nurse led unit and we have an opportunity for those looking for a new challenge in their nursing career. We offer a high standard of care and have linked support with a range of Clinicians and medical professionals. We are currently open from 08:00 until 18:30 Monday to Saturday . We are a forward thinking, diverse and flexible team who embrace change.

Endoscopy at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is a very busy, dynamic department, with a large team of highly motivated nurses. We see in excess of 15,000 patients annually across several specialities. The Endoscopy unit delivers highly specialized complex procedures to a large range of patients. These procedures include diagnostic gastroscopy and colonoscopy, Radio Frequency Ablation, Endoscopic Mucosal Resection, Peg placements, Bowel Screening, EUS and ERCP, as well as inpatient procedures and emergency cases.

Informal visits are welcomed.

Please note that applications from temporary workers who have been engaged with the Trust for a minimum of 3 months are welcome.

Main duties of the job
As an Endoscopy Nurse, you will be expected to work alongside Clinicians, assisting them in endoscopic procedures.

You will also work within our recovery rooms, as well as pre-assessing and admitting patients. This is a varied role with lots to learn.

We have a strong Clinical Education Team and offer regular structured training. Endoscopy can be a physically demanding role and you may be expected to work with x-rays.

As an experienced communicator, you will be expected to provide an efficient and effective service, working as the patients advocate, and mindful at all times of the unit manager's vision. The successful candidate will embrace the challenge of working in a highly demanding environment where patient focus is paramount.

• Responsible for co-ordinating and delivering effective quality nursing care following a patient centred model of practice and ensuring area of work runs smoothly and efficiently.
• To provide clinical expertise and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Supervision and direction of junior nursing staff, healthcare assistants and learners.

About us
We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care.

The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY.

If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process, please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you into contact with the recruitment team.

We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case.

We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date.

If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Details
Date posted: 10 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 216-LT-DD8089493
Job locations: University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Derriford Road, Plymouth, PL6 5DH, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Providing and delivering a high standard of nursing care by initiating and co-ordinating the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating of individual patients needs based on evidence. This includes all aspects of care from admission to discharge.
• Reporting and documenting all relevant nursing/patient needs, communicating changes with other health care professionals in the multi-disciplinary team with ongoing responsibility for patient care as they occur.
• Engaging and interacting with carers and family, encouraging them to be actively involved in patients care planning as outlined in ward / unit philosophy.
• Promoting and delivering health education within the clinical area and advise patients family and/or significant others in health promotion issues.
• Demonstrating and undertaking evidence-based practice playing an active part in the introduction of this evidence to improve patient centred care.
• Assisting other clinical areas within the trust if the clinical situation or staffing levels demand.
• Supervising and directing Health Care Assistants with their daily workload.
• Communicating with patients, relatives and outside agencies as appropriate, within the confines of the Data Protection Act and Patient Confidentiality.
• Implementing and sharing good infection control practice.
• Undertaking manual handling assessments and ensuring identified actions are met

For further details please see the attached JD & PS

Person Specification
Knowledge and experience
Essential

• Proven evidence of recent Continuing Professional development.
• Proven knowledge of patient administration system.

Desirable

• Clinical skills relevant to area of practice
• GI Nursing demonstrable experience

Qualifications
Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Diploma qualification in a healthcare related subject / or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• Relevant post registration clinical course or equivalent demonstrable experience

Desirable

• Computer literate (EDCL)
• Mentorship Course
• Relevant leadership course

APTITUDE & ABILITIES
Essential

• Good communication skills, written and verbal, with proven ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness at all levels
• Numerate
• Effective influencing skills: in general and with senior health care professionals
• Proven ability to prioritise workload, instruct and direct others
• Organisational skills
• Advocacy skills

Desirable

• Demonstrate potential management proven abilities
• Proven ability to facilitate change within the work area.
• Teaching and mentoring skills

DISPOSITION / ATTITUDE / MOTIVATION
Essential

• Works in a calm and organised manner and develops a team approach

Desirable

• Interest/demonstrable experience with the speciality
• Ability to employ stress management strategies to help themselves and others

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).

Employer details
Employer name: University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Address: University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Derriford Road, Plymouth, PL6 5DH, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Senior Sister
Mel Williams
melissawilliams3@nhs.net
017520432162

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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.