Job summary
If you are a motivated and aspiring independent practitioner who is committed to providing high quality, individualised patient care then this could be a great opportunity for you.
We are offering exciting opportunities for an enthusiastic Nurse Endoscopist to join our friendly team.
Our ideal candidate is a Nurse Endoscopist that is competent and has achieved JAG certification to carry out diagnostic and therapeutic UGI and LGI endoscopy (gastroscopy and colonoscopy).
Having competence in both modalities is desirable, however applications would be gratefully received from individuals who are not able to fulfil thefull person specification.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to provide 4-6 endoscopy lists per week, which may include participation in screening initiatives and cover for vacant lists. Weekend working will be part of routine rotation.
You will also be expected to develop, lead and implement nurse-led practice, as required by the service. These can include, for example, capsule endoscopy, oesophageal physiology studies, abdominal paracentesis, breath testing, IBD/dyspepsia/HPB clinics.
The possibilities for service development are vast and these will be agreed with the successful applicant to find something that both suits the service and captivates the practitioner.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
1. Evidence of managing a caseload or care group in a clinical setting with multidisciplinary working
2. Evidence of providing written and verbal communications to consultants and GPs as an integral part of caseload responsibilities working with patients with GI disease to cancer
3. Evidence of having been responsible of day to day supervision or coordination of staff in a clinical setting
4. Evidence of participation in a quality assurance, audit and research
5. Meets endoscopy KPIs
6. Responsibility for safe use of equipment and research / stock control
Desirable
7. Experience of conducting audit / QA/ research and changing practice
Qualifications
Essential
8. NMC registered 1st level nurse
9. Degree level education
10. Independent JAG certified practitioner in gastroscopy and colonoscopy
11. Proficient in cannulation and venepuncture
12. Willing to pursue further studies at level 7 to underpin clinical practice
Desirable
13. Masters degree or evidence of study at level 7 module non-medical prescribing or specialist practice module
14. Teaching in health promotion qualification
15. Competent in PEG insertion
16. Experience in capsule endoscopy
17. Experience in nurse-led practice