Job overview
A fantastic opportunity for an Endoscopy Clinical Educator has become available, at South Tees Trust. The successful candidate will be responsible for working alongside the Unit Manager and Senior Nursing Team to deliver continued education and training for staff of all experience and ability.
You will gain the opportunity to work in a high paced, diverse service, offering diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. You will build close working relationships with the Northern Endoscopy Training Academy and North Tees Trust to ensure staff are provided and supported in their development and competencies.
You will be required to work across 3 sites, including The James Cook Hospital, Redcar Primary Care Hospital and the newly built state-of-art Endoscopy Department, at the Friarage Hospital, Northallerton.
Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.
Main duties of the job
The Endoscopy Service across South Tees Trust have an exciting opportunity to appoint a dynamic and proactive leader to join us as our dedicated Endoscopy Clinical Educator.
We are looking for an individual with a keen interest in education and development, who has previous experience in the endoscopy setting. You will be responsible for working closely with the Northern Endoscopy Training Academy (NETA), as well as the Trust Clinical Educators and internal and external teams, to develop and deliver up to date training and support.
The candidate must have previous endoscopy experience, as well as exceptional communication skills and an added interest in self-development and progression. Your main role will be to support the development of the clinical teams, ensuring strong working relationships are formed and upheld, with staff of all skill set and experience.
We deliver an extensive and diverse service, including both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Involving gastroscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy including EBUS. Endoscopy Ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration, Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and Spyglass procedures. Procedures are offered under both conscious and deep sedation.
Working for our organisation
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions
·Your Leadership Impact
·Leading your Team to Success
·Leading Into the Future
·Service Improvement for Beginners
·Developing your Service Improvement Skills
·Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
1. Explore leadership within the NHS
2. Promote Trust values and behaviours
3. Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
4. Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
5. Registered Nurse/ODP Qualified
6. Evidence of continued professional development.
7. Willing to undergo training as necessary.
8. Nursing/OPD degree
9. Teaching certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
10. Endoscopy nursing experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
11. Vast Clinical Endoscopy Experience
12. Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues
13. Experience of clinical audit and standard setting.
14. Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and management colleagues.
15. Awareness of South Tees Hospitals Trust guidelines, policies, and structures.
16. Ability to teach, supervise and assess registered and unregistered staff.
17. Able to present information to large groups of multi-professionals.
18. Self-confidence; used to lead, involve, and challenge others appropriate.
Personal attributes
Essential criteria
19. Can evidence excellent communication skills (verbal and written). Including sensitive persuasive communication in supporting staff members through remedial processes
20. Able to use word processing applications & current digital systems.
21. Good self-motivation and able to motivate staff.
22. Team Leadership
23. Good problem solving and decision-making abilities.
24. Able to work on/under own initiative.
25. Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at
Right to Work in the UK
The Trust welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the criteria for the role. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - (.
Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.
Please note that not everyone needs a Skilled Worker visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.
We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility. Please review the job eligibility guidance for skilled workers here: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - ( and for the Health and Care Worker visa here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - (
Please note: if the job you are applying for does not meet the eligibility criteria above, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship and you will need to explore whether you may be eligible to apply for an alternative immigration route which will secure your right to work in the UK before you apply. If you are in the UK already on a visa, please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.