Job summary
- Main area
- Urgent Care
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 scoping sessions, 2 admin sessions, 1 clinical session and 2 non-working time sessions over Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 210-2024-682-A
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Endoscopy Practitioner
Band 8a
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Full time : 37.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity to join our successful Endoscopy Practitioner team has arisen. You will work out of a purpose-built JAG Accredited Endoscopy unit which opened in 2014. Since inception the unit has had further investment through capital and other funding streams to equip the 5 theatres with the latest technology including Olympus X1 stackers and high-definition scopes.
As part of the Endoscopy Practitioner team, you will undertake 5 scoping sessions per week, 1 clinical session and 2 admin session per week. Your non-working time will be flexible in line with service needs, and agreed in advance with a minimum of 5 weeks notice.
The clinical session will be within the wider Gastroenterology service and full training and ongoing training will be provided for this aspect of the role, where required.
Main duties of the job
As an Endoscopy Practitioner you will independently carry out Upper (OGDs) and / or Lower GI (flexi sigmoidoscopy & colonoscopy) endoscopy procedures and ensure that referral for these scope types are vetted, which will include undertaking assessments for patients electronically.
You will take responsibility and be accountable for the planning and delivery of all aspects of patient care in relation to this specialist area of practice.
Working for our organisation
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in performing advanced clinical skills including diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy
- Knowledge and understanding of JAG Accreditation criteria
- Experience in performing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care
- Extensive experience in speciality (Endoscopy) and bowel cancer.
- Extensive experience of working in the management of patients during investigations for bowel cancer.
- Experience of research and audit
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered health Professional
- Educated to 1st degree level (or equivalent experience)
- Possess Teaching and assessing Qualification 998 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Educated to Masters level (or equivalent experience in the specialist field)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gemma Locker Schofield
- Job title
- Head of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 364649
- Additional information
E-mail preferred due to operational management nature of role - [email protected]
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