CK236388 - Endoscopy Pre-Assessment Staff Nurse

Endoscopy Pre-Assessment Staff Nurse

Band 5 - 37 Hours per week - Permanent

Endoscopy, ARI

We are seeking to appoint a Band 5 Endoscopy Pre-Assessment Staff Nurse, on a full time 37-hour contract to join the existing Endoscopy telephone pre-assessment team at NHS Grampian.

The Endoscopy pre-assessment team are based within Ashgrove House on the grounds of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI). It provides a telephone pre-assessment service to patients in the North East of Scotland who are referred with gastro-intestinal symptoms or have tested positive on the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme and require investigation. The department is open Monday to Friday 0800-1800.

The role involves providing psychological and informational support to individuals who require gastro-intestinal investigations. The successful candidate will assess, prepare and support patients for their investigation most of whom have been referred on the urgent suspec...