Job overview
Due to expansion of our service, we are offering an exciting opportunity for two Trainee Clinical Endoscopists / Advanced Nurse Practitioners to join our expanding Endoscopy Team.
This is a trainee Band 7 post with an opportunity for a specialist Clinical Endoscopist (CE) to undertake Masters level training and competency-based assessment, enabling them to function as a Band 7 Clinical Endoscopist.
The successful candidate is expected to complete academic specialist GI modules and in-house training before being signed off as competent and progressing from a Band 7 to a Band 8a role. Additionally, the individual will be enrolled in and complete a Masters degree in advanced nursing practice, including non-medical prescribing.
Main duties of the job
We seek an enthusiastic and dynamic practitioner to join our Clinical Endoscopist Team. Upon training, you will work autonomously to perform upper and lower GI procedures, including colonoscopy, gastroscopy, TNE, capsule endoscopy, and PEG-related procedures. Ultimately, you will also run practitioner-led clinics.
The post holder will serve as a role model for professional practice, exercising accountability, and providing support and leadership within the Endoscopy Team. You will collaborate with consultants and nursing staff to deliver high standards of patient care, meet national targets, and maintain JAG accreditation.
Once competent, the post holder is expected to be a JAG-accredited trainer and participate in delivering formal JAG courses at The Royal Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals Trust.
Working for your organisation
Our Values are:
* Partnering - working effectively with patients, families, colleagues, the local health and care system, universities, and stakeholders through our improvement alliance.
* Ambitious - setting and achieving high standards, embracing innovation to improve the quality and sustainability of our services.
* Caring - demonstrating compassion, respect, and empathy for patients, families, and colleagues, caring about our community's well-being.
* Trusted - being open, transparent, reliable, and committed to delivering excellent care.
We operate two endoscopy units with a total of nine procedure rooms. The post holder will be expected to work at both sites, with seven-day working required.
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