Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated individual who is aspiring
to study and train as a Clinical Nurse Endoscopist. The candidate will need to
be a registered healthcare professional from a nursing or allied health
professional background with previous experience in endoscopy, gastroenterology
or and overlapping field of expertise and be willing to undertake the relevant
JAG accredited courses to gain qualification.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work across
the 3 sites at Mid Yorkshire, Pinderfields, Dewsbury and Pontefract. They will
also be part of the team who is the host for YETA (Yorkshire Endoscopy
Training Academy).
The post holder will be a key member of the endoscopy team
and work closely with t Advance Clinical Endoscopist and Clinical teams for endoscopy
and gastroenterology.
Main duties of the job
You will develop into the role of an independent clinical endoscopist, according to set protocols and guidelines of the Trust and British Society of Gastroenterology ,taking part in assessing care needs of patients and referring for further investigations or consultation as appropriate.
Participate in clinical research, audit and contribute to the development of knowledge /education in line with JAG, GRS, BSG quality standards and ensure that national, regional and local guidelines are implemented, whilst continually monitoring the quality of-care provision. This post is subject to completion of JAG and London academy accredited Clinical Endoscopist Qualification. This must be successfully completed to progress to a band 7 post
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people in
Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our
three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of
innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our
workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful
and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid
Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm
irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and
gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,
or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to
someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the
LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently
under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from
members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all
applicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable
guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If
you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our
patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- To perform diagnostic gastroscopy and/or flexible sigmoidoscopy with a commitment if required to train in colonoscopy in the future
- To be a specialist nurse within endoscopic nursing environment and provide nursing expertise to all members of staff
- Assist senior sister with audit and service development requirements
Clinical Responsibility
- Provide expert advice on all aspects of patient care, and advise on the use of highly specialized, technical and expensive Endoscopy equipment, through others where appropriate.
- To be responsible for the training and education of staff to ensure they are taught to use and maintain highly specialised, technical and expensive Endoscopy equipment thus ensuring the highest standards of care.
- Be responsible for patients in the Endoscopy Unit, delegating aspects of care to staff with the required competencies to undertake the required functions.
- Ensure a high standard of care is maintained by initiating and co-ordinating the assessment, intra-procedure care and evaluation of individual patient needs from admission to discharge
- Ensure agreed standards are met and initiate the evaluation and review of standards developed in the Endoscopy Department.
- Provide leadership that promotes an effective multi-disciplinary contribution to the provision of patient care.
- Promote health education within the Endoscopy Unit and be able to advise the patients and their relatives and others in health promotion issues.
- Exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and critical judgement
- Monitor standards of cleanliness and the patient environment within the clinical area
- Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others.
- Liaise, report and document any relevant nursing/patient needs with other health care professionals with ongoing responsibility for patient care, communicating changes as they occur
- Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
- Take responsibility for keeping up to date with advanced Endoscopy skills and be able to teach junior staff.
- Works within national requirements for Nurse Endoscopy as set out by JAG and the BSG
Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility
- To demonstrate professional leadership and act as a role model.
- Be responsible for and lead a team of nurses to manage an Endoscopy procedure room, pre-admission or the recovery area
- Ensure the management of emergency cases oneself or by delegating the organisation to an appropriate nurse, organising patients to be transported from the main hospital wards and put on to appropriate lists for the management of their investigations.
- To act as a resource, supporting and motivating staff members
- To ensure all staff reach their full potential by enabling them to develop professional, clinical, and managerial and communication skills, which will be identified through the use of annual appraisal. Identifying individual development plans for junior staff.
- Ensure effective mentorship within the Endoscopy Unit.
- Actively encourage good practice and personal development. Promote an active learning environment for all grades of staff and students.
- To ensure that there is effective communication systems in place to allow staff to keep abreast of developments within the organisation.
- Ensure there is a teaching programme in place to teach learners the use of highly specialised technical and expensive Endoscopy equipment.
- Participate in teaching programmes for all the staff on the unit.
- Contribute significantly towards service or clinical projects, standard setting, audit and quality monitoring.
- To foster a culture of compassionate leadership and learning from mistakes.
- To be responsible for ensuring confidentiality and safekeeping of patient records.
- Ensure that patients and their relatives have access to information that is current and allows them to make informed decisions about Endoscopy procedures and treatment.
- Respond to both verbal and written complaints in line with Trust Policy
- To participate in investigating accidents, incidents and complaints, implementing restorative actions where necessary, in accordance with Trust Policies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- To perform diagnostic gastroscopy and/or flexible sigmoidoscopy with a commitment if required to train in colonoscopy in the future
- To be a specialist nurse within endoscopic nursing environment and provide nursing expertise to all members of staff
- Assist senior sister with audit and service development requirements
Clinical Responsibility
- Provide expert advice on all aspects of patient care, and advise on the use of highly specialized, technical and expensive Endoscopy equipment, through others where appropriate.
- To be responsible for the training and education of staff to ensure they are taught to use and maintain highly specialised, technical and expensive Endoscopy equipment thus ensuring the highest standards of care.
- Be responsible for patients in the Endoscopy Unit, delegating aspects of care to staff with the required competencies to undertake the required functions.
- Ensure a high standard of care is maintained by initiating and co-ordinating the assessment, intra-procedure care and evaluation of individual patient needs from admission to discharge
- Ensure agreed standards are met and initiate the evaluation and review of standards developed in the Endoscopy Department.
- Provide leadership that promotes an effective multi-disciplinary contribution to the provision of patient care.
- Promote health education within the Endoscopy Unit and be able to advise the patients and their relatives and others in health promotion issues.
- Exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and critical judgement
- Monitor standards of cleanliness and the patient environment within the clinical area
- Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others.
- Liaise, report and document any relevant nursing/patient needs with other health care professionals with ongoing responsibility for patient care, communicating changes as they occur
- Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
- Take responsibility for keeping up to date with advanced Endoscopy skills and be able to teach junior staff.
- Works within national requirements for Nurse Endoscopy as set out by JAG and the BSG
Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility
- To demonstrate professional leadership and act as a role model.
- Be responsible for and lead a team of nurses to manage an Endoscopy procedure room, pre-admission or the recovery area
- Ensure the management of emergency cases oneself or by delegating the organisation to an appropriate nurse, organising patients to be transported from the main hospital wards and put on to appropriate lists for the management of their investigations.
- To act as a resource, supporting and motivating staff members
- To ensure all staff reach their full potential by enabling them to develop professional, clinical, and managerial and communication skills, which will be identified through the use of annual appraisal. Identifying individual development plans for junior staff.
- Ensure effective mentorship within the Endoscopy Unit.
- Actively encourage good practice and personal development. Promote an active learning environment for all grades of staff and students.
- To ensure that there is effective communication systems in place to allow staff to keep abreast of developments within the organisation.
- Ensure there is a teaching programme in place to teach learners the use of highly specialised technical and expensive Endoscopy equipment.
- Participate in teaching programmes for all the staff on the unit.
- Contribute significantly towards service or clinical projects, standard setting, audit and quality monitoring.
- To foster a culture of compassionate leadership and learning from mistakes.
- To be responsible for ensuring confidentiality and safekeeping of patient records.
- Ensure that patients and their relatives have access to information that is current and allows them to make informed decisions about Endoscopy procedures and treatment.
- Respond to both verbal and written complaints in line with Trust Policy
- To participate in investigating accidents, incidents and complaints, implementing restorative actions where necessary, in accordance with Trust Policies.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Able to demonstrate clinical decision making
- Able to receive constructive feedback
- Able to perform under pressure
- Able to work according to NMC codes of conduct
- Ability to perform cannulation skills
- Able to teach and assess junior members of staff.
Desirable
- Able to act as a change agent
- Able to persuade and negotiate
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN / Allied Health professional
- Evidence of post registration study
- 1st Degree or equivalent
- Teaching/assessing in clinical practice qualification
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in an endoscopy setting at a minimum of band 5
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Knowledge of NMC codes of practice
- Knowledge of JAG
- Knowledge of GRS
- Knowledge of policies and guidelines specific to nurse endoscopy
- Awareness of own limitations.
- Awareness of clinical governance and its impact on nurse endoscopy
Desirable
- Knowledge of practice / service development
- Knowledge of bowel cancer screening programme and its impact on the endoscopy service
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Able to demonstrate clinical decision making
- Able to receive constructive feedback
- Able to perform under pressure
- Able to work according to NMC codes of conduct
- Ability to perform cannulation skills
- Able to teach and assess junior members of staff.
Desirable
- Able to act as a change agent
- Able to persuade and negotiate
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN / Allied Health professional
- Evidence of post registration study
- 1st Degree or equivalent
- Teaching/assessing in clinical practice qualification
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in an endoscopy setting at a minimum of band 5
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Knowledge of NMC codes of practice
- Knowledge of JAG
- Knowledge of GRS
- Knowledge of policies and guidelines specific to nurse endoscopy
- Awareness of own limitations.
- Awareness of clinical governance and its impact on nurse endoscopy
Desirable
- Knowledge of practice / service development
- Knowledge of bowel cancer screening programme and its impact on the endoscopy service
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.
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.
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).
