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Senior Endoscopy Practitioner
The closing date is 31 August 2025
We are looking for a dynamic Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner with endoscopy experience to lead our JAG accredited endoscopy unit in Stroud General Hospital.
Applicants must be an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You must be able to demonstrate strong leadership in order to support and motivate your team in providing a high quality service.You will support the unit manager with the day to day running of the department and the ideal candidate will be familiar with both JAG and JET's.
We would expect commitment, flexibility & demonstration of trust values and in return we offer a range of training & development opportunities to enhance your career.
Our Community Hospital is in the beautiful Market Town of Stroud in a semi-rural position in the Cotswolds. It has the bonus of good access to the M5 motorway and is also serviced by excellent train links to London, Bristol and the West country.
Main duties of the job
Support the Endoscopy Service Lead in monitoring the standards and quality of care, promoting the use of audit and working with them to identify and remedy any actions
Demonstrate ability to utilise the skill mix within the department, creating electronic rotas and work plans
Regularly take charge of the ward
Demonstrate appraisal skills and participate in performance review for staff
Actively contribute to the development and updating of endoscopy procedures, protocols and policies
To ensure that the caring culture expected of colleagues and values of the Trust is consistently maintained and upheld
Ensure all care is provided in accordance with GHC NHS Foundation Trust Policies
Communicate with Endoscopists, monitor lists and liaising with the booking office
Supervise more junior members of staff in giving and maintaining high standards of care
Demonstrate leadership in progressing the patient pathway
To be able to work within the decontamination unit to standards set out in the BSG guidelines & decontamination standards for flexible endoscopes.
To demonstrate a knowledge of JAG and support their clinical colleagues to enable the endoscopy department to maintain JAG accreditation.
The team is dedicated in providing the best possible care to our patients and we are continuing to strive for JAG accreditation.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Job responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse / Operating Department Practitioner registered with NMC / HCPC .Degree or other post graduate qualification in peri operative practice
* Degree or other post graduate qualification
* Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of an NMC revalidation or HCPC equivalent
* Facilitated Learning and Practice or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification
Experience and Leadership
* Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of an NMC revalidation or HCPC equivalent
* Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality including the supervision /education of junior staff
* Exposure to distressing and emotional situations
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum (pro rata)
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