Lead Clinical Nurse Endoscopist

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Job summary

An NHS organization in Manchester seeks a dynamic Lead Clinical Nurse Endoscopist to enhance patient care and manage a team of Nurse Endoscopists. This role includes diagnostic procedures and improving service delivery. Candidates should have significant experience in endoscopy, teamwork skills, and be committed to clinical excellence. Competitive salary and a collaborative working environment are offered.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Contribution to sustainability initiatives

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse on NMC register.
• JAG accredited endoscopist in upper and lower GI.
• Evidence of relevant study and continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Undertake diagnostic and therapeutic GI endoscopy.
• Provide leadership and manage Nurse Endoscopists.
• Ensure compliance with JAG accreditation standards.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Autonomous practice

Endoscopic procedures

Teaching skills

Performance improvement

Education

NMC registered nurse

JAG accredited endoscopist

Degree qualification or above

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

HIVE clinical information systems

Job description

Overview

Employer Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Manchester Royal Infirmary
Town Manchester
Salary £64,455 - £74,896 per annum, pro rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 13/10/2025 23:59

Lead Clinical Nurse Endoscopist

NHS AfC: Band 8B

Job overview

Are you dynamic, highly motivated and committed to improving patient outcomes and experience?

Applications are invited for the post of Lead Clinical Nurse Endoscopist at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (based at Trafford General/Manchester Royal Hospital but with cross site working).

S/he will provide clinical leadership for Nurse Endoscopist working across the Managed Single Service (MSS) within MFT. They will be responsible for the overall clinical leadership, governance and pathway development of their portfolio of Lead Clinical Nurse Endoscopist for MSS. The post holder will work with system partners and contribute locally and strategically to the redesign of Endoscopy Service across MSS, maximising capacity and patient experience.

There is an expectation that a maximum of 50% of the post holder’s portfolio will be spent in direct autonomous clinical practice, having clinical responsibility for a defined cohort of patients. The portfolio of Lead Clinical Nurse Endoscopist may demand more clinical time while supporting Trainee Nurse Endoscopist, but this will be at the discretion of the successful candidate, in agreement with Head of Nursing to ensure that the demands of clinical support and strategic portfolio development are balanced.

The post holder will lead elements of JAG accreditation standards across all of the MSS endoscopy units ensuring compliance with the required standards and continued improvement of service delivery and patient experience.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy using advanced and specialist skills in endoscopy as an independent autonomous practitioner in accordance with defined protocols.
• Identify and implement new developments, treatments and technologies into clinical practice in line with MFT and local governance processes, including the evaluation of any changes within practice.
• The post holder will take part in the unit’s Global Rating Scale process and standards and have the ability to develop services, and assist with the achievement of JAG accreditation
• Provide professional and clinical leadership and management support for substantive/trainee/ Nurse Endoscopist within the MSS.
• Hold a delegated budget as appropriate supporting the operational clinical team in collaboration with the service lead to deliver cost efficiencies and ensure service delivery is within allocated budgets.
• The post holder will ensure the delivery of high quality, clinically effective care, prioritising and utilising research and collaborating with colleagues in everyday practice.
• Work with HEIs, Endoscopy Academy and workforce development professionals to influence the development of pre and post graduate curriculum for all health professionals in relation to their specialist field.
• Participate in the implementation and delivery of the standards set within the MFT Nursing & Midwifery Strategy and contribute to the MFT strategic vision.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters: MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [emailprotected].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse on NMC register
• JAG accredited endoscopist in upper and lower GI (incl colonoscopy)
• Level 7 Study in health or related subject
• Recent and extensive experience in an endoscopy setting, actively undertaking endoscopic procedures within scope of practice
• Evidence of relevant study and continuing professional development
• Degree qualification or above
• Independent Non-Medical Prescriber V300
• Teaching qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

• Autonomous practitioner with extensive nurse endoscopist experience of carrying out diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy (extensive independent practice)
• Level 2 Polypectomy Skills
• Evidence of meeting/exceeding endoscopy KPI’s
• Teaching, assessing and evaluating trainees in upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy
• Ongoing recent evidence of leading clinical innovation or leading change within clinical practice
• Effective leadership skills in relation to managing staff with ability to motivate and develop others
• Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality
• Significant evidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff groups
• Evidence of presentations at local, regional, national level
• Evidence of dissemination of research/innovation and applying research/innovation to clinical practice
• Evidence of involvement in local & national networks
• Understanding of the principles and practice of performance improvement and key performance indicators.
• Experience in management of staff in line with Human Resources policies and procedures.
• Ongoing recent evidence of leading clinical innovation or leading change within clinical practice which demonstrates improvements in either service delivery or patient/staff experience.
• Evidence of strong leadership skills, through periods of change
• Strategic thinker.
• Ability to make decisions in a pressured environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience in interdisciplinary working/communication.
• Initiative, planning and finishing skills evidence

IM&T

• Competent in use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word and Excel
• Good knowledge of clinical information systems e.g. HIVE
• Competent in databases and spreadsheets

Audit and research

• Demonstrates ability and knowledge on how to undertake audit and feedback to clinicians
• Evidence of audit undertaken and outcomes
• Evidence of translation of research findings into practice/implementation of research based practice
• Ability of implement organisational change including the development of effective teams
• Evidence of participation in research projects

Other

• Hold a current driving license with access to a car and able to travel across sites
• Able to work the hours as stated

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.