Job summaryAn opportunity has arisen for a clinical nurse endoscopist to join our team. This role is ideally suited to an experienced endoscopist who will join a supportive team of nurse endoscopists, Consultants and Clinical Nurse Specialists in the Colorectal Surgery team at Northumbria Healthcare. This is an exciting and varied role with the expectation that the appointed candidate is Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Scopist trained.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.Main duties of the job- The post holder will be required to work in a variety of areas; primarily endoscopy and outpatients on a Trust wide basis.
- Provide Trust wide outpatient clinics for cancer / benign patients agreed in the job plan. A variety of patient contacts are required, which will include face to face and telephone advice
- The post holder is expected to provide Trust wide cover for colleagues for services within their own clinical expertise.
- Required to work closely with the MDT.
- To contribute to provision of core specialist endoscopists training to nurses and medical staff (within Joint Advisory Group for Endoscopy Training (JAG) guidelines).
About usWe manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job responsibilitiesPlease see job description and personal specification for full details, but it is expected the appointed candidate is a confident and competent nurse endoscopist and is skilled in assessment of patients.
The appointed individual will support the 2ww cancer pathway in Colorectal Surgery by accepting, triaging and directing referrals to the appropriate first face to face contact, supporting with follow up scans / biopsies etc and navigating patients through the pathway.
It is essential to have knowledge of Faster Diagnosis Standards, letters and documentation and supporting patients into treatment regimes where appropriate. There are opportunities to deliver training in the endoscopy and non endoscopy parts of the role.
Person SpecificationOtherEssential- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
Qualifications / Professional RegistrationEssential- 1st level live NMC Registration
- PP126/127 or D32/D33 or equivalent
- Degree in nursing
- Formal endoscopy qualification (JAG) accredited and/ or HEE Aclerated Clinical Endoscopsist Training Course
- Non-medical prescribing course
- Evidence of an advanced communication course
Desirable- BCSP Screening Accreditation
- Train the Trainor Endoscopy Course
Experience and knowledgeEssential- Clinical expertise in the disease process
- Considerable experience working as a senior nurse in an area related to colorectal disease
- Experience of breaking bad news
- Experience of audit
- Experience and knowledge of the BCSP National programme
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
