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Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an experienced and motivated Clinical Endoscopist to join our high-performing and expanding Endoscopy Service.
Our service continues to grow following the refurbishment and expansion of our Charing Cross Hospital unit, where we are moving to full capacity across four procedure rooms. This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking team delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across our hospital sites.
As a Clinical Endoscopist, you will independently perform diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy on both sedated and non-sedated patients. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in the delivery, development, and ongoing improvement of our endoscopy service.
This role is ideal for an enthusiastic and inspirational nurse endoscopist with a strong commitment to holistic patient care, education, and service excellence. You will work across Charing Cross, St Mary’s, and Hammersmith Hospitals, with support from the Lead Clinical Endoscopist and the Endoscopy Clinical Lead.
Main duties of the job
* Be a JAG accredited endoscopist working autonomously in performing diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy procedures on sedated and non-sedated patients.
* Undertake 5 endoscopy lists per week and additionally when required, provide backfill for one other.
* Be an active member of the endoscopy users’ group.
* Work closely with the clinical, nursing and admin teams to ensure clear pathway for patients and effective management plans.
* Be responsible for developing and maintaining audits and databases to assess compliance with JAG regulations, and be able to present findings and make recommendations to the multidisciplinary team.
* Conduct analysis to understand differences and trends in screening uptake and establish where to target health promotion efforts.
* Engage in the development and maintenance of a range of expert networks.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.
Person specification
* Registered Nurse (level 1)
* Educated to postgraduate diploma/degree level or equivalent experience
* JAG accredited
* Non-medical prescribing
* Knowledge of disease and care related to symptom management and treatments
* Knowledge of both endoscopy Global Rating Score (GRS) and JAG accreditation standards
* Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
* Management certificate or equivalent experience
* Train the trainers in endoscopy
Experience
* Up to date knowledge and experience in lower GI endoscopy
* Knowledge and experience of principles of administration of IV sedation and their reversal agents
* Clinical leadership at a senior level in an acute setting including people, financial and change management
* Experience of running nurse-led clinics
* Experience of undertaking audits of research, as necessary e.g. audits of clinical incidents
* Experience of involvement in the development and reviewing of appropriate guidelines, protocols and pathways
* Experience of managing investigations and resolving complaints
* Experience in quality assurance projects
* Experience of providing health advice
* Experience of deputising in a senior role
* Experience in analysing and presenting data to a range of audiences
Skills/knowledge/abilities
* Independent Upper and Lower GI endoscopist, JAG accredited
* Technical ability to be able to learn to handle an endoscope and troubleshoot problems that may occur with the working of the instrument
* Ability to promote the contribution and impact of advanced level nursing across the organisation and wider healthcare system.
* Able to demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning through comprehensive patient assessments for risk factors and early signs of illness
* Ability to analyse and interpret data
* Excellent IT skills including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
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