Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
About
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from some 60 sites including Health Centres and GP surgeries. Covering Walsall and beyond, our multidisciplinary services include rapid response in the community and home-based care, so that those with long-term conditions and the frail and elderly can remain in their own homes to be cared for wherever appropriate.
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.
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.
We support a range of flexible working for all employees and prospective applicants. The Trust works collaboratively with Black Country and West Birmingham Integrated Care Systems. Our objective is supporting ongoing flexible working across the partnership and transforming our workforce so that it is flexible and consistent as we redesign services for our integrated future.
Please note that interviews will be held either Face to Face or remotely via Microsoft Teams. Photo identification will be required for Microsoft Teams interviews. Failure to provide photo identification will result in the interview being cancelled.
Contact
Key details
Location
Site: Walsall Manor Hospital
Address: Moat Road, Walsall, WS2 9PS
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent - 37.5 hour contract
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 PA
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Specialty
Main area: Gastroenterology/ Endoscopy
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.
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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 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. 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.
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.
Please note your application will be transferred from the NHS Jobs system to internal Walsall Healthcare Trac System. All correspondence will be sent via Trac.
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
** Please Note that this post may be identified as suitable and a preference given for Internal at Risk Employees**
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.
IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM
References from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. When completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover this period. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please review the attached Job description and person specification carefully before applying to ensure that you meet the essential job requirements. Candidates should be aware that, regardless of country of origin, their ability to communicate in written and spoken English to the standard required to carry out the post, will be assessed during the selection process. Referee email addresses should be provided on your application form. Following the closing date, if you have not heard from us within 6 weeks you may assume your application has been unsuccessful. We reserve the right to close this job early. Interested applicants are therefore advised to apply as early as possible. If a large number of applicants meet the essential criteria then random selection will be applied. We are committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible and committed to equal opportunities.
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.
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.
Documents
* JD 8A (, 968.2)PDFKB
* PS 8A (, 848.5)PDFKB
* Flexible Working Document (, 1.1)PDFMB
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Matthew Carrolan-Smith
Job title: Matron
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01922 603365
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