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Job summary

Main area
Gastroenterology/ Endoscopy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent: 37.5 hour contract
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
407-MLTC-6380067-C
Employer
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Walsall Manor Hospital
Town
Walsall
Salary
£53,755 - £60,504 PA
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/11/2024 12:00

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Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Clinical Nurse Endoscopist

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021

We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.

We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce

Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement. 

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability; these groups are currently under-represented at senior level, we value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.
 
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at COVID-19 Vaccination | How to access your vaccine in the Black Country and West Birmingham (blackcountryandwestbirmccg.nhs.uk) where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.
 

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant.  The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community.  As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.

 

 RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM

 


 

Job overview

This role is for a Clinical Nurse Endoscopist, who already has the relevant experience and training within the Endoscopy department setting. 

The role will be independently scoping patients within the trust framework for patient safety. 

Please refer to the job description and job specification for more in-depth details and requirements. 

Main duties of the job

This is a highly complex, highly specialised Clinical Endoscopist role with responsibility for the assessment of care needs for patients within the post holder’s care, diagnosing and treating disease processes identified through the endoscopy pathway. The promotion of clinical excellence in his / her practice through the implementation of research evidence-based care and NICE guidelines. 

Being responsible for the day-to-day function of their own caseload, assessing, implementing and directing endoscopy cases. To include liaison with all members of the MDT, patients and their families, and in Clinical Endoscopist led endoscopy sessions.

Work autonomously as a Clinical Endoscopist to deliver a differential diagnostic GI endoscopy service including delivering life-changing diagnoses, initiating treatment, and breaking bad news. The option to develop therapeutic GI endoscopy could be discussed.

 

Administer local anaesthetic and IV sedation to patients undergoing endoscopy in accordance with Trust policies and group protocols. 

Take endoscopic biopsies and update and action histopathology reports in order to form an accurate diagnosis. 

Establish safe practice in the delivery of a broad range of therapeutic endoscopic procedures

including highly complex interventions. Provide accurate endoscopy reports to enable appropriate treatment and care.

Working for our organisation

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trustprovides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in2018,extension of a Neonatal Unit. We have recently moved into our brand new, state of the art Emergency Department and Acute Medical Unit. 

We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce

RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the specific job description and job specification for more in-depth details and requirements along with how this will be tested within your application and/or interview. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Appropriate professional registration
  • Teaching and assessing qualification or relevant experience
  • Accredited nurse endoscopist with evidence of upper and lower endoscopy
Desirable criteria
  • Non-medical prescribing or willingness to undertake
  • Sub speciality qualification
  • Advanced communication skills
  • Accredited endoscopies train the trainer

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Extensive knowledge of Endoscopy
  • Knowledge of current health service priorities including NICE guidelines
  • Knowledge of Health and Safety issues
  • Knowledge of Infection prevention and control
  • Knowledge of JAG standards and audit application

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritize
  • Highly effective decision-making skills
  • Continuous educational development
  • Ability to work under own initiative
  • Well-motivated and able to motivate/ empower team members.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant post registration experience/ experience at band 7 level or above in the speciality of gastroenterology
  • Recent records of upper/lower GI procedure competency.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Matthew Carrolan
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01922 603365
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