Trainee Endoscopy Nurse

Do you want to work with the latest endoscopy techniques and at the same time get the chance to follow a CZO-accredited training program? That is possible! Become our trainee endoscopy nurse.

You will work in an enthusiastic, experienced team at the Endoscopy Department of all Alrijne Zorggroep hospital locations, where a total of seven endoscopy rooms and two functional diagnostic rooms are available.

'Many people have an opinion about working as an endoscopy nurse and think that it is boring and dirty. It is actually the exact opposite. Patients who come to us are prepared, so the bowel is often actually completely clean. As for my duties, they are very varied. For example, I assist the doctor during various examinations and I have a guiding and supportive role for the patients. I am also a day coordinator and often work on my areas of focus.'

• Linda, endoscopy nurse

Want to know more about working at Alrijne? Then read here the experience story of Jeffrey and Linda.

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What are your main tasks?

• You guide patients and ensure that they feel at ease;
• You prepare various scopies regarding gastric, intestinal, liver, biliary, pancreatic, and lung diseases. In addition to regular scopies, we perform advanced interventions in collaboration with MDL (gastroenterology) and lung specialists. These can include ERCPs, FTRD, Zenker procedure, and thoracoscopy;
• You assist with various procedures, such as removing a polyp, placing a tube, and taking a biopsy. Removing (foreign) objects is also part of your duties;
• You provide aftercare and ensure a good handover during this process;
• Participating in on-call shifts in the 24-hour roster is also part of your position. On average, you will have approximately 5 on-call shifts during weekends per year and 2 on-call shifts during weekdays per month. You will participate in these on-call shifts approximately 9-12 months after starting.

At Alrijne, we take good care of people; patient, resident, and employee. Your future is central to us. You can count on an excellent package of employment conditions including:

• As a trainee endoscopy nurse, you will first work for a year in FWG 45 (maximum € 4,346.- based on full-time). Once you have completed the training (which takes 1 year), the FWG will be increased to FWG 50 (maximum €4,914.-- based on full-time);
• A one-year contract (24-36 hours) with a one-month probationary period. The intention is to convert this contract into a permanent contract after obtaining the training to become an endoscopy nurse;
• An holiday allowance of 8.33% and an end-of-year bonus of 8.33%;
• A special tax scheme to purchase products with many benefits. For example, a bicycle, smartphone, or gift vouchers for Bol.com and Coolblue;
• Ample development opportunities: we have an extensive, favorable training scheme.

Alrijne offers its young working student employees (<28 years) priority for living in a room available to them. This also applies if you are accepted into the training. The following requirements apply to the rooms:

• You can continue living in the room as long as you are studying;
• 1 person per room;
• Annually, DUWO conducts checks of the campus contracts, during which it is verified whether you still meet the conditions.
• You can only rent a student room if you are enrolled at an educational institution. This means that when you stop studying, you must leave your residence within 6 months of graduation. This is DUWO's throughput policy. This way, new students get the chance to also live in a student room during their studies.

On the Endoscopy department, both clinical and outpatient patients are examined and treated regarding gastric, intestinal, liver, biliary, pancreatic, and lung diseases. The department has predominantly an outpatient character from Monday to Friday, 8:15 AM - 4:45 PM.

Every day is different; sometimes a day starts chaotically and it is up to you and your team to solve the puzzle and deal with it flexibly. We start the day together at 8:15 AM, after which everyone splits into duos to run the endoscopy program together with the MDL specialist.
The team of 28 (endoscopy) nurses, 1 practical instructor, 2 nurse practitioners, 1 nurse endoscopist, 1 department assistant, 16 planners and medical secretaries, 13 progressive MDL specialists, and 6 lung specialists, focuses continuously on quality of care and technological developments in the field of endoscopic care.

• As a nurse, you have recently gained at least 1 year of hospital experience, are BIG registered, and are now looking for a new challenge;
• You love dynamism and are a true team player who is technically and action-oriented;
• You have empathy, are meticulous, and can keep a cool head in stressful situations;
• You do not mind occasionally working longer or taking over a shift in the event of a colleague's absence;
• You possess a driver's license and a car in connection with the on-call shifts and working at multiple locations (Leiden, Leiderdorp, and Alphen aan den Rijn).