Band 8a Clinical Endoscopist
Royal Free London NHS Foundation
Band 8a Clinical Endoscopist
£66239
Royal Free London NHS Foundation, City of Westminster
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 6 Sep | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: b4c375d447ee46d2a39331454643346d
Full Job Description
We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic Clinical Endoscopist to join our brand new Transnasal Endoscopy Service at Finchley Memorial Hospital NHS Community Diagnostic Centre. The service is open 7 days a week and working hours are between 8am-8pm.
This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join an NHS service that is focussed on delivering the best healthcare services to the local population. Our ambition at the CDC is to transform the way we traditionally deliver healthcare and explore new and innovative delivery models that reflects the needs of both our staff and our patients.,
- To assist Lead nurse endoscopist to develop clinical endoscopy service across the Trust.
- To carry out diagnostic upper GI/Transnasal endoscopy service providing advanced assessment and diagnosis for patients referred.
- To manage patients appropriately through the diagnostic pathway using pre assessment, outpatient and telephone clinics and MDT review.
- To take responsibility for own evidence-based practice.
- To develop and work inside clear advance practice policies and evidence-based guidelines to support the service.
- To develop all staff within the multidisciplinary team, providing support, advice, formal and informal education on endoscopy management.
- To work independently and autonomously within the endoscopy department.
- To support the endoscopy leadership team in ensuring world class standards within the endoscopy units across the Trust and to gain and maintain JAG accreditation.
- To work alongside the endoscopy leadership team in the implementation Trans nasal UGI endoscopy at Finchley memorial hospital CDC
Finchley Memorial Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), occasional requirement to attend other Royal Free London sites.
Finchley Memorial CDC works in close collaboration with its sister site Wood Green CDC, hosted by Whittington Health NHS Trust. As the service develops there is a potential requirement for staff working at either site to cross cover. The post holder will be expected to be onsite 5 days per week.