North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Bank Clinical Nurse Endoscopist

The closing date is 21 November 2025

Job summary

Bank Clinical Nurse Endoscopist

Provide expert diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy (gastroscopy, colonoscopy &/or flexible sigmoidoscopy) independently on sedated and non-sedated patients at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle and West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven

Main duties of the job

  • Provide expert diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy on sedated and non-sedated patients to ensure timely delivery in keeping with local and national targets in line with appropriate Trust competencies.
  • Provide flexible cover for endoscopy lists, working across both acute hospitals as required.
  • Take clinical responsibility to make decisions on endoscopic findings and histopathology results taking into consideration patient's general health, co-morbidities, wellbeing, size and position of pathology and potential outcomes. Ordering and interpreting further investigations as required, initiating appropriate treatment plans and discharge back to referring doctor / GP.
  • Impart clinical judgements on investigative findings, including the breaking of bad news to patients.
  • Communicate effectively with patients and carers to deliver complex and sensitive information with tact and empathy.
  • Take direct referrals from multidisciplinary team members between primary and secondary care.
  • Refer patients to hospital consultants and other members of the health care team as appropriate.
  • Support endoscopy services to maintain high standards of quality in all domains as measured by the global rating scale (GRS) for endoscopy.
  • Operate and ensure safe and expert use of highly complex specialised medical equipment used in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy.
  • Work in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct and relevant professional guidelines.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

  • Being a clinically led organisation
  • Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
  • A positive patient experience every time
  • A great place to work
  • Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Details

Date posted

07 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

262-A-25-7515262

Job locations

Cumberland Infirmary

Newtown Road

Carlisle

CA2 7HY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Excellent opportunities for development*

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Excellent opportunities for development*

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered health care practitioner with current registration
  • Educated to degree level in related health care subject or equivalent
  • JAG approved endoscopist or demonstrable key performance indicators
  • Knowledge of lower and upper gastrointestinal and colorectal disease
  • Essential IT skills (EITS) or equivalent competence
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Desirable

  • Evidence of Masters level study
  • Independent non-medical prescriber

Experience

Essential

  • Expert in a range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy techniques for both upper and lower GI
  • Experience of managing own caseload of patients
  • Teaching, mentoring and assessment
  • Implementing policy, SOPs and operational processes
  • Committed to quality assurance and delivering continued service improvement
  • Experience of clinical audit and research practice

Desirable

  • Experience of local Trust systems, e.g. PAS Silverlink

Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of the acquisition of relevant skills associated with the role that meet with the JAG guideline requirements
  • Knowledge of Booking and Choice national framework and polices
  • Expert knowledge and awareness of upper and lower GI cancers and treatment
  • Knowledge of the NHS constitutional standards for cancer and routine pathways
  • Knowledge and experience to work as an autonomous clinical practitioner, with self-management of own caseload of patients.

Desirable

  • Previous knowledge from working in the NHS or similar organisation as a nurse endoscopist

Skills & Aptitudes

Essential

  • Advanced clinical / analytical / reasoning skills
  • Expert diagnostic endoscopy skills
  • Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care
  • Excellent interpersonal and listening skills.
  • Excellent level of verbal and written communication in order to deliver highly specialised and complex information
  • Ability to manage and plan own workload
  • Excellent IT Skills
  • Time management, prioritisation and organisational skills
  • Confidence, decisiveness, initiative and high self-motivation.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered health care practitioner with current registration
  • Educated to degree level in related health care subject or equivalent
  • JAG approved endoscopist or demonstrable key performance indicators
  • Knowledge of lower and upper gastrointestinal and colorectal disease
  • Essential IT skills (EITS) or equivalent competence
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Desirable

  • Evidence of Masters level study
  • Independent non-medical prescriber

Experience

Essential

  • Expert in a range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy techniques for both upper and lower GI
  • Experience of managing own caseload of patients
  • Teaching, mentoring and assessment
  • Implementing policy, SOPs and operational processes
  • Committed to quality assurance and delivering continued service improvement
  • Experience of clinical audit and research practice

Desirable

  • Experience of local Trust systems, e.g. PAS Silverlink

Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of the acquisition of relevant skills associated with the role that meet with the JAG guideline requirements
  • Knowledge of Booking and Choice national framework and polices
  • Expert knowledge and awareness of upper and lower GI cancers and treatment
  • Knowledge of the NHS constitutional standards for cancer and routine pathways
  • Knowledge and experience to work as an autonomous clinical practitioner, with self-management of own caseload of patients.

Desirable

  • Previous knowledge from working in the NHS or similar organisation as a nurse endoscopist

Skills & Aptitudes

Essential

  • Advanced clinical / analytical / reasoning skills
  • Expert diagnostic endoscopy skills
  • Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care
  • Excellent interpersonal and listening skills.
  • Excellent level of verbal and written communication in order to deliver highly specialised and complex information
  • Ability to manage and plan own workload
  • Excellent IT Skills
  • Time management, prioritisation and organisational skills
  • Confidence, decisiveness, initiative and high self-motivation.

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).

Additional information

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

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cumberland Infirmary

Newtown Road

Carlisle

CA2 7HY


Employer's website

https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cumberland Infirmary

Newtown Road

Carlisle

CA2 7HY


Employer's website

https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Quality Matron

Kevin Harrow

Kevin.Harrow@ncic.nhs.uk

07768363082

Details

Date posted

07 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

262-A-25-7515262

Job locations

Cumberland Infirmary

Newtown Road

Carlisle

CA2 7HY


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