Nurse Endoscopist

The postholder will provide a clinical role in nurse led endoscopy service for patients who are undergoing assessment and investigation for gastrointestinal disease. They will perform diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures and follow agreed protocols.
They will be responsible for and manage their own patient case load and work along side the multi-disciplinary team to provide clinically effective and efficient care and treatment.
They will ensure that the unit provides quality standards that meet Joint Advisory Group (JAG) requirements, and the quality standards outlined in the Global rating Scale (GRS)
The post-holder is expected to undertake 5 service lists a week, and also support the service with clinical audits.
Develop and continuously focus on improving patient centred care and overall experience within the endoscopy care pathway., · - Perform Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy procedures as part of the weekly schedule in the endoscopy unit.
· - Undertake direct patient care, post holder expected to undertake 5 service list a week, and also contributing to review of histology clinics
· - Undertake procedures within the agreed protocols and guidelines
· - Manage a caseload of patients
· - Develop protocols and guidelines for the clinical area and speciality.

Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work., · Perform Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy procedures as part of the weekly schedule in the endoscopy unit.
· Undertake direct patient care, post holder expected to undertake 5 service list a week, and also contributing to review of histology clinics
· Undertake procedures within the agreed protocols and guidelines
· Manage a caseload of patients
· Obtain informed consent from patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy.
· Identify clinical abnormalities and act upon them within agreed protocols
· Develop protocols and guidelines for the clinical area and speciality.
· Ensure all patients have a plan of care which has been discussed with them. The plan must include a comprehensive assessment of clinical risks
· Ensure that treatment and care is documented, including variances
· Work closely with the Endoscopy Administrators to ensure that access to diagnostic tests and treatment is co-ordinated
· Provide clinical and managerial leadership that promotes an effective multi - disciplinary contribution to the provision of service delivery
· Deal with highly complex clinical situations; recognise and instigate treatment in patients experiencing an adverse event or reaction
· Undertake the training required to operate as an independent Bowel Screen practitioner
· Deliver nursing care in accordance with NMC code of conduct, and hospital policy, in collaboration with medical staff and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
· Ensure effective multi-disciplinary team-working to achieve effective care and treatment and efficient resource use
· Give bad news to patients and/or their relatives and carers eg informing them of a cancer or life threatening disease.
· Be equipped and able to respond to urgent and emergency situations ie , perforation bleeding, cardiac arrest etc
· Be a non medical independent nurse prescriber / willingness to undertake to be able to prescribe IV sedation, muscle relaxants, etc
· Autonomously discharge or plan care for patients with benign gastric/colorectal/rectal conditions at the end of successful treatment and autonomously discharge asymptomatic patients with normal findings
Education
· To have highly developed specialist knowledge underpinned through theory and experience. Professional knowledge at degree level and supplemented by specialist training at Masters level
· Provide clinical leadership and expert nursing service within Endoscopy
· Develop and update educational programmes for staff, patients and their relatives.
· Provide expert advice to nursing and medical colleagues at all levels regarding the management of lower GI/upper GI disease
· Lead on developments and innovations in nursing practice throughout the Trust
· Provide a leadership role model, developing and demonstrating expert knowledge and high standards of clinical practice
· Act as a role model and mentor to staff, providing formal and informal education and support for them in their provision of care for the colorectal patients
· Maintain own professional development through annual/bi-annual appraisal of clinical performance and the production of a professional development plan
· Establish links with key educational providers enabling maximum teaching and learning opportunities. .
· Update own education needs by attendance at courses, conferences and study days, in addition to mandatory training.
Management
· Co-ordinate own workload
· Participate in service reviews and audits of the service to ensure continued compliance with JAG accreditation.
· Identify opportunities for service development and role re- design. Act as a change agent and innovator, planning and evaluating change within the gastro/endoscopy unit.
Research / Audit
· Participate in the annual JAG audits.
· To collaborate in the audit of nurse endoscopy practice across the Trust.
· To promote and participate in nursing research within endoscopy to promote evidence based practice at Trust and National level.
Professional Responsibilities
· To be aware of and act in accordance with national policy procedures, legislation and NMC standards.
· To secure regular clinical supervision with an appropriate supervisor
· To adhere to Whittington Health NHS Trust policies and procedures at all times.
· To be aware of one's own continuous professional development needs and maintain an annual personal development plan.
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust's Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
+ Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
+ Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
+ Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
+ Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
+ Participate in required training and supervision.
+ Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Your application form -
1. Provide only business email address for your referees - we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
2. Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.
Our processes -
1. Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
2. If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
3. Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems - occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
4. Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.
Other important information -
+ Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
+ Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
+ In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.
If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a "selfie" using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided
The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation