Endoscopy Lead Practitioner - Circle Health Group

Circle Health Group; Orpington; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private Pension Scheme

Private Healthcare Scheme

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

Life insurance

Staff training & development

Job summary

Circle Health Group at Chelsfield Park Hospital (Kent) is seeking an Endoscopy Lead Practitioner for a full-time role of 37.5 hours per week. Salary up to £44,000 depending on experience.

You will lead the Endoscopy Unit, ensure adherence to HTM 01-06 and JAG standards, and coordinate peri-procedural care with clinical governance. The post requires NMC or HCPC registration, endoscopy qualifications, and extensive leadership experience.

Qualifications

• Senior Registered Practitioner in endoscopy or equivalent.
• Experience in pain management and conscious sedation.
• Experience with governance and audits.
• Experience collaborating with Consultants to improve services and standards.

Responsibilities

• Support, coordinate and actively assist in the management and organisation of care provision within the Endoscopy Unit.
• Provide quality planned care for patients during peri-procedure care with clinical supervision and managerial leadership.
• Implement best practice standards (HTM 01-06, Royal College guidelines, GRS, JAG) in endoscopy service delivery.
• Develop and support business initiatives, policies and strategies to improve service delivery.
• Responsible for the departmental decontamination programme for flexible endoscopes.
• Participate in completing departmental risk assessments, COSHH assessments and action plans.
• Comply with all relevant mandatory training.

Skills

Endoscopy care

Clinical governance

Audit

Pain management

Conscious sedation

Leadership

Decontamination

Teaching

Mentorship

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

Endoscopy qualification

Endoscopy Decontamination training

Teaching / mentoring qualifications

Job description

Endoscopy Lead Practitioner

Chelsfield Park Hospital

37.5 Hours & Permanent

Salary: Up to £44,000.00 per year (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)

Chelsfield Park Hospital in Kent 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 the Endoscopy department.

This is a full-time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover 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 implement best practice standards (HTM 01-06, Royal College guidelines, GRS, JAG, etc.) in endoscopy service delivery.
• 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 Pension Scheme
• 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.

To find out more about the Circle Health Group Philosophy: https://careers.circlehealthgroup.co.uk/why-circle/our-philosophy