Endoscopy Lead Practitioner

Jarrodean Healthcare Recruitment; Peasedown St. John; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal pension plan

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Bike to work

Season ticket loan

Employee discount

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Jarrodean Healthcare Recruitment is seeking Senior Endoscopy Nurses or ODPs to join the Endoscopy Lead team at a prestigious acute hospital site in Bath, Somerset. The unit operates from 08:00–18:00, Monday to Friday with occasional weekend lists, offering a dynamic environment and opportunities for professional development.

You will be responsible for daily management of the endoscopy and decontamination suite, support staff, ensure JAG accreditation standards and national guidance are

Qualifications

• NMC/HCPC registration is required.
• Minimum two years in a Senior Endoscopy Practitioner post with a broad set of endoscopy skills.
• Experience leading a team and coordinating daily suite operations.
• Knowledge of JAG accreditation processes and national decontamination standards.

Responsibilities

• Own the daily management of the endoscopy and decontamination suite including staff allocation.
• Ensure JAG accreditation standards and national/local decontamination guidance are followed.
• Carry out preassessment and assist during procedures when needed in collaboration with the MDT.
• Develop the endoscopy team and monitor overall performance.

Skills

Endoscopy experience

Staff management

JAG accreditation

NMC/HCPC registered

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

Job description

Senior Endoscopy Nurses or ODP’s to join the team as Endoscopy Lead at our client's Acute Hospital site based in beautiful Bath, Somerset.
The Unit operates from 08.00 - 18.00, Monday-Friday and occasional weekend lists.

Responsibilities

• be responsible and accountable for the daily management of the endo and decontamination suite, managing a wide range of priorities, including staff management.
• ensure the JAG accreditation standards are met, British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) guidance, and the National and Local decontamination guidance is followed.
• perform the tasks of preassessment and endoscopy assistant during procedures (sedation and GA), when required, in collaboration with other members of the MDT.
• be responsible for the professional development of the endoscopy team and overall work performance.

This is an award-winning hospital, led by some of the South-West's most experienced consultants supported by 24/7 RMO cover on-site.
Rated 'outstanding' for caring - this unique centre of excellence was a long-established independent sector hospital, acquired through investment by the NHS in June 2021.The Endoscopy Unit undertakes diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy investigations such as Colonoscopy, Gastroscopy, Polypectomy, Cystoscopy and TOE, and starting a new Colon Capsules initiative.

The Hospital has 28 en-suite single inpatient beds, 22 day-case beds and 5 ambulatory care beds.
Facilities include 9 consulting rooms, 4 state-of-the-art operating theatres (2 with laminar flow), a JAG accredited Endoscopy suite, a dedicated cardiology suite and intervention treatment room.
The dedicated physiotherapy department has a gym and four treatment rooms.
The Digital diagnostic unit includes CT, MRI, General X-ray and Ultrasound.

Person requirements

• RGN or ODP with appropriate NMC/HCPC registration as applicable.
• At least two years in a Senior Endoscopy Practitioner post with a good range of Endoscopy clinical skills
• Experienced in taking charge of the suite; managing and motivating team members
• Experienced in the processes of JAG accreditation
• Experience and knowledge of decontamination and requirements of national standards

Additional benefits

• Personal pension plan
• Employee discount scheme
• Life assurance
• Bike to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Private medical insurance

We are a leading healthcare recruitment partner with particular expertise in the placement of the full range of Healthcare staff, including Operating Theatres.

As a nurse-led consultancy our detailed understanding of the complexity of Endoscopy roles places us in an excellent position to match your skills with the specific requirements of our Theatre Recruiting Managers.