Endoscopy Lead Practitioner

Circle Health Group; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,500 - 49,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday per year + bank

Private Healthcare

Family friendly policies

Life insurance

Job summary

The Meriden Hospital in Coventry, part of Circle Health Group, is seeking an Endoscopy Lead Practitioner to join the Endoscopy team on a full-time basis. Role covers 37.5 hours per week with a flexible shift pattern, delivering high quality peri-procedure care, leading in clinical governance and decontamination, and supporting service development within the unit.

Applicants should have NMC or HCPC registration, extensive endoscopy leadership experience, and a track record of driving safety and

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Senior Registered Practitioner or equivalent in an endoscopy service.
• Experience and training in pain management and care of patients under conscious sedation.
• Experience of clinical governance and audit.
• Competence across endoscopy care and decontamination.
• Experience of working with Consultants to improve services.

Responsibilities

• Support, coordinate and assist in managing care within the Endoscopy Unit.
• Deliver quality peri-procedure patient care under supervision and leadership.
• Develop and support policies and initiatives to improve service delivery.
• Adhere to the departmental decontamination programme for endoscopes.
• Complete departmental risk and COSHH assessments and implement action plans.
• Comply with mandatory training requirements.

Skills

Senior Registered Practitioner

Conscious sedation

Clinical governance

Audit

Consultant collaboration

Education

NMC or HCPC registration

Tools

Endoscopy Decontamination

Job description

Endoscopy Lead Practitioner
The Meriden Hospital
37.5 Hours & Permanent
Salary: Up to £45,000.00 per year (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)

The Meriden Hospital in Coventry is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.

We have an opportunity for a Endoscopy Lead Practitioner to join their team of staff in theEndoscopy department.

This is a full-time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required tocover a flexible shift pattern.

Duties of this role include:

• You support, coordinate and actively assist in the management and organisation of care provision within the Endoscopy Unit.
• You provide quality planned care for patients during their peri-procedure phase of care by delivering quality patient care through appropriate clinical supervision and managerial leadership.
• You develop and support business initiatives, polices and strategies which improve the service delivered to all our customers.
• You are responsible for adhering to the departmental decontamination programme for flexible endoscopes.
• You participate in the completing all departmental risk assessments, COSHH assessments and implementing action plans to address risk.
• You comply with all relevant mandatory training

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Previous experience as a Senior Registered Practitioner or equivalent in an endoscopy service.
• Experience and training in pain management, care of the deteriorating patient, care of patient under conscious sedation requiring monitored recovery.
• Experience of clinical governance and audit.
• Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills across a range and varied patient case mix and competence across a range of skills, including clinical and decontamination.
• Evidence of working in partnership with Consultants to explore and challenge existing practices while maintaining and enhancing services and standards.
• Registration as a Practitioner with NMC or HCPC.
• Basic and advanced Competence / qualification in Endoscopy Care and Decontamination.
• Operators and Managers Course in Endoscopy Decontamination.
• Teaching / Assessing / mentorship qualifications.
• Knowledge and experience of appropriate standards and external bodies (Care Quality Commission, GRS, JAG, HTM 01 -06).
• ILS.
• Duel skilled in another area recovery, scrub, anaesthetics desirable

Salary & Benefits

• Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:
• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non-contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities
• …and much more!

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.

We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.