Clinical Endoscopy Lead

NHS England; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

The South West Endoscopy Training Academy (SWETA) seeks an outstanding Endoscopy Lead/Clinical Director to shape the future of endoscopy training across the region. The role provides senior clinical and strategic leadership and works with NHS England and partners to deliver world-class education and workforce development.

It is offered at up to 0.3 WTE with flexible distribution across consultants, open to various endoscopy specialties, including gastroenterology and related fields.

Qualifications

• Senior clinical and strategic leadership experience

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership, professional oversight and expert clinical guidance to align training with national standards.
• Lead stakeholder engagement with Trusts, training centres, clinical leads and professional bodies to promote innovation and staff development.
• Oversee expansion, accreditation of training sites and standardised assessment processes while championing equitable access to training.

Job description

The award winning South West Endoscopy Training Academy is seeking an outstanding clinical leader to take on the role of Endoscopy Lead/Clinical Director.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of endoscopy training across the South West, building on the successful work the academy and its team has delivered since its formation in 2021 in ensuring high-quality, equitable, and sustainable training pathways for the region wide endoscopy workforce.

The Academy forms part of the national Endoscopy Training Academy programme, supporting the delivery of world-class endoscopy education and workforce development. The Clinical Director will provide strategic leadership, professional oversight, and expert clinical guidance to ensure that training delivery remains aligned with national standards, regional needs, and the long-term workforce strategy.

This post is offered at up to 0.3 WTE, with opportunities for flexible distribution across one or more consultants, and areas of focus, depending on skills, experience, and interest. Applicants from any relevant endoscopy-performing specialty (including gastroenterology, colorectal surgery, upper GI surgery, general surgery, or related fields) are welcome.

The postholder provides senior clinical and strategic leadership for the South West Endoscopy Training Academy (SWETA), setting direction for high-quality, sustainable training aligned to national standards, regional workforce priorities, and service demands. Working in partnership with NHS England, JAG, legacy Health Education England programmes, the South West Endoscopy Network, and local Trusts, the role ensures a coordinated, system-wide approach to workforce development and represents SWETA at regional and national forums.

The role supports delivery of training, simulation, and endoscopist development pathways, ensuring robust clinical governance, quality assurance, and consistency across sites. It promotes safety, excellence, and adherence to national standards.

The postholder leads stakeholder engagement, building effective relationships with Trusts, training centres, clinical leads, trainees, and professional bodies, while promoting innovation, research, and staff development.

In addition, the role supports expansion and accreditation of training sites, faculty development, and standardised assessment processes, while championing equitable access to training. It leads key workforce initiatives, including immersion training, bowel cancer accreditation, and outreach programmes to increase workforce capacity and capability.

NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.

Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.

If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.

We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alex Goddard Job title: SWETA Nurse Lead Email address: [e-mail]