Nurse Endoscopist

The post holder will be responsible for the effective and efficient delivery of the nurse endoscopy service, working closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide a high-quality general and specialist endoscopy service. The post holder will undertake upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy, including gastroscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy, as well as supporting delivery of the bowel scope programme within the Trust. As Senior Nurse Endoscopist, the post holder will provide clinical leadership and play a key role in developing and implementing nurse endoscopy practice, supporting safe, effective and compassionate patient care. The post holder will work to an agreed job plan, with flexibility within the weekly timetable to meet service needs and ensure the effective use of departmental capacity and resources., Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered. Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Training and Qualification Essential

• Current professional registration with the NMC
• Degree-level education or equivalent knowledge and experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Recognised endoscopy training and competency in gastroscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy
• Relevant postgraduate study or equivalent advanced clinical practice experience
Desirable
• Training the Training (TTT) or equivalent
• Master's degree or evidence of study at Master's level
• Gastrointestinal upper and lower GI/endoscopy courses
• Teaching, mentoring or practice assessor qualification
• Leadership or management development qualification
Experience and Knowledge Essential
• Extensive clinical experience within endoscopy
• Significant experience as a nurse endoscopist
• Experience of independently undertaking upper and lower GI endoscopy
• Evidence of maintaining endoscopy competence
• Knowledge of clinical governance, patient safety and quality improvement
• Experience of supporting service development and improvement
Desirable
• Experience of developing or expanding nurse-led endoscopy services
• Experience of audit, research or quality improvement
• Experience of teaching and developing clinical staff
• Experience of leadership within an endoscopy service
Skills and Ability Essential
• Ability to practise autonomously within scope of practice
• Advanced clinical assessment and decision-making skills
• Effective leadership and communication skills
• Ability to manage complex clinical situations
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage competing demands
• Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to support, supervise and develop others
Desirable
• Presentation and teaching skills
• Experience of implementing change and service redesign
Person Specification Training and Qualification Essential
• Current professional registration with the NMC
• Degree-level education or equivalent knowledge and experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Recognised endoscopy training and competency in gastroscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy
• Relevant postgraduate study or equivalent advanced clinical practice experience
Desirable
• Training the Training (TTT) or equivalent
• Master's degree or evidence of study at Master's level
• Gastrointestinal upper and lower GI/endoscopy courses
• Teaching, mentoring or practice assessor qualification
• Leadership or management development qualification
Experience and Knowledge Essential
• Extensive clinical experience within endoscopy
• Significant experience as a nurse endoscopist
• Experience of independently undertaking upper and lower GI endoscopy
• Evidence of maintaining endoscopy competence
• Knowledge of clinical governance, patient safety and quality improvement
• Experience of supporting service development and improvement
Desirable
• Experience of developing or expanding nurse-led endoscopy services
• Experience of audit, research or quality improvement
• Experience of teaching and developing clinical staff
• Experience of leadership within an endoscopy service
Skills and Ability Essential
• Ability to practise autonomously within scope of practice
• Advanced clinical assessment and decision-making skills
• Effective leadership and communication skills
• Ability to manage complex clinical situations
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage competing demands
• Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to support, supervise and develop others
Desirable
• Presentation and teaching skills
• Experience of implementing change and service redesign
  
  Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive. We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer. The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.