Senior Nurse Endoscopist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Senior Nurse Endoscopist to lead autonomous lower GI endoscopy sessions within the Endoscopy Service. You will run lists, supervise the team, and uphold national targets while delivering high-quality patient care.

The role requires Masters-level qualification, Endoscopy training, and proven leadership in gastroenterology settings.

Qualifications

• RN first level
• Health-related degree
• Masters-level qualification or equivalent
• Endoscopy training certification

Responsibilities

• Perform lower GI endoscopy as an autonomous practitioner, including diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, working unsupervised within Trust protocols
• Run endoscopy lists and nurse-led clinics efficiently and effectively
• Assess physical, social, psychological, emotional and spiritual needs and provide individual episodes of care
• Apply high-level clinical decision-making and monitor and improve standards of care
• Work within own scope of professional practice and deliver quality standards in line with GRS and JAG
• Work with the multi-professional team to develop the nurse endoscopist service
• Provide training and education to the multi-professional team, patients and relatives
• Act as a role model and keep own clinical expertise current with endoscopy developments
• Involve families and carers in care planning where appropriate
• Develop ways to monitor service users' perceptions of the service
• Contribute to clinical governance action plans and the Endoscopy Users Group
• Advise on wellness, lifestyle, disease risk, screening and prevention, and refer to primary care where needed

Skills

Autonomous practice

Teaching

Clinical governance

Change management

Policy understanding

Role modeling

Education

RN first level

Health-related degree

Masters-level qualification

Endoscopy training certification

Job description

This senior nursing role sits in the Gastroenterology department of Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, within its Endoscopy Service. The post holder carries out lower GI endoscopy sessions and helps the Trust meet national targets, including the 2-week cancer pathway and the 18-week referral to treatment standard. Practice is autonomous and unsupervised by a doctor, within agreed Trust protocols, and includes teaching the wider team. Fit depends on endoscopy training certification and a Masters-level or equivalent qualification.

What the job involves

• Perform lower GI endoscopy as an autonomous practitioner, including diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, working unsupervised within Trust protocols
• Run endoscopy lists and nurse-led clinics efficiently and effectively
• Assess physical, social, psychological, emotional and spiritual needs and provide individual episodes of care
• Apply high-level clinical decision-making and monitor and improve standards of care
• Work within own scope of professional practice and deliver quality standards in line with GRS and JAG
• Work with the multi-professional team to develop the nurse endoscopist service
• Provide training and education to the multi-professional team, patients and relatives
• Act as a role model and keep own clinical expertise current with endoscopy developments
• Involve families and carers in care planning where appropriate
• Develop ways to monitor service users' perceptions of the service
• Contribute to clinical governance action plans and the Endoscopy Users Group
• Advise on wellness, lifestyle, disease risk, screening and prevention, and refer to primary care where needed

Qualifications

• RN first level
• Health-related degree
• Masters-level qualification or equivalent
• Endoscopy training certification

Experience

• Experience at senior nurse level
• Significant gastroenterology or hepatology experience
• Recent experience of role development
• Experience of establishing positive working relationships with other disciplines
• Experience of teaching at a clinical level

Skills & knowledge

• Evidence of change management in clinical practice
• Clear understanding of nursing and policy issues
• Demonstrated ability as an expert role model

Nice to have

• Management or leadership qualification