Endoscopy Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Liverpool is seeking an Endoscopy Clinical Nurse Specialist to be part of the Nurse Endoscopist team. The role requires a Registered Nurse with Gastro/Endoscopy experience and involves performing clinical assessments, supporting patient care, and leading nursing contributions. Candidates should have strong communication skills and the ability to manage their own workload. This position offers valuable experience in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Staff Nurse Grade or above with a minimum of 12 months Gastro/Endoscopy experience.
• Extensive clinical experience is required.
• Participation in research and evidence of leading and facilitating change.

Responsibilities

• Perform specialist assessment of patients nursing needs.
• Support clinical care by contributing to IDA and RAUGICS services.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with patients.
• Lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service.

Skills

Teaching / assessment skills

Organisation and negotiation skills

Ability to motivate self and others

Evidence of audit and change management ability

Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team

Education

Registered Nurse / Midwife

Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality

Evidence of continued professional development

ECDL

Job description

Go back Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Endoscopy Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 30 September 2025

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Nurse Endoscopy Team

Band: 6

Required Qualifications: Staff Nurse Grade or above, with a minimum of 12 months Gastro/Endoscopy experience.

The appointee will join the Nurse Endoscopist team who will be actively involved with the outpatients, consultant leads and wider members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that patients are assessed for a safe endoscopy procedure.

Main duties of the job

As a clinical nurse specialist within the Nurse Endoscopist Team you will be responsible for:

Telephone Assessment for patients who have been triaged for Endoscopy.

Provide Surveillance Results over the Telephone.

Perform telephone Clinics for review of New and Follow up patients.

Review results and action appropriately.

Liaise with wider members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Review and Monitor of Data Collection and Audit.

Work closely and ensure good communication and links with the Nursing Management and Operational Teams.

Interested applicants must be able to manage their own workload, work on their own initiative and to strict deadlines. Demonstrate leadership skills and effective communication at interview.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women\'s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK\'s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibility

• Perform specialist assessment of patients nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills.
• Support clinical care by contributing to the IDA and RAUGICS services sitting clinics for new and follow up patients providing expert assessment, planning and evaluation.
• Co-ordinate and manage nurse-led clinics (within Speciality).
• Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers / relatives.
• Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self-manage, lead or participate in their care delivery.
• Recognise changes in patients condition that require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate.
• To support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patient problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management.
• To lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service, work in partnership with lead clinicians, General Managers, Matron to ensure the delivery of high quality care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse / Midwife
• Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality
• Evidence of continued professional development
• ECDL

Experience

• Extensive clinical experience
• Participation in research
• Evidence of leading and facilitating change

Knowledge

Skills

• Teaching / assessment skills Organisation and negotiation skills
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Evidence of audit and change management ability
• Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team

Other

• Diplomatic
• Assertive and confident
• Recognition of own limitations
• Able to travel between sites
• Flexibility

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.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust