Job summary
Mid Yorkshire
Teaching NHS Trust are proud to advertise a position within the Nurse Endoscopy
team for a qualified Clinical Endoscopist. The successful applicant will join
an established team of Clinical Endoscopists led by a Consultant Nurse
Endoscopist. Ideally the successful applicant will be trained in colonoscopy
and gastroscopy and be a qualified Independent Prescriber. Support will be
given to train in any required endoscopy modality and prescribing if needed.
The JAG
accredited endoscopy service at Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals Trust operates
out of three sites, Pinderfields Hospital, Dewsbury Hospital and Pontefract
Infirmary.The successful applicant will have a clinical supervisor and
mentor and be empowered to train in a supportive environment in line with the
Pan Yorkshire Training Academy vision.
Mid Yorkshire
Teaching Trust has recently been appointed as the West Yorkshire Endoscopy
Regional Training Centre and the successful candidate will be encouraged to
train others as part of their role.
Applications are
welcomed from individuals who are keen and enthusiastic and who would like to
be part of a rapidly developing and excellent workforce. We are an inclusive
trust and pride ourselves on our EDI culture.
Main duties of the job
The Nurse
Endoscopist will provide upper or lower GI Endoscopy and colonoscopy including polypectomy for patients
managed at the Trust and out-patients. The post holder will help support the national
constitutional standards within the organisation and will be supported by a team of Consultant Gastroenterologists and
Surgeons.
The Nurse
Endoscopist will act as an autonomous, accountable practitioner working on
their own initiative and in collaboration with nursing, medical and allied
health professionals to assess individual patient needs, initiate
investigations, determine a differential diagnosis and initiate appropriate
holistic evidence based treatment and care. The post holder will also support
the speciality prepare
for
JAG accreditation and
GRS requirements as well as help improve, rationalise and enhance current
services across the Endoscopy Units.
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people in
Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our
three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of
innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our
workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful
and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid
Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm
irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and
gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,
or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to
someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the
LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently
under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from
members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all
applicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable
guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If
you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our
patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
-
To
be competent in the assessment and treatment of patients presenting with a
range of undifferentiated and undiagnosed illnesses underpinned by extensive
knowledge of a range of chronic and acute conditions.
-
To
be competent in providing an initial clinical diagnosis and in the decision to
refer to an appropriate speciality.
-
To
be competent in the ability to discharge patients following appropriate
assessment and treatment.
-
To
be competent in the initial immediate assessment and treatment of patients with
a range of life threatening presentations such as cardiac arrest and acute
major illness.
-
To
be able to see, treat and refer appropriately, a broad range of patients with
acute and chronic illnesses as an autonomous practitioner.
-
Administration
of medicines, e.g. in line with NMC Guidance and Trust Policy.
-
Demonstrate
own personal development with self-directed learning and identifying and
accessing internal and external development opportunities, as per individual
advanced practice portfolio.
-
Autonomous
decision making including judgments involving complex facts or situations which
require the analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options in
relation to the care/ management needs of the patients on a day to day basis
within the clinical environment.
-
Conduct
physical assessments, examinations, and investigations to identify
abnormalities and make diagnoses and administer a comprehensive and appropriate
level of care.
-
Use
of advanced clinical skills and autonomous judgement to prescribe drug
treatments for patients following interpretation of clinical findings through
requested bloods and investigations across several broad and varied clinical
fields.
-
Use
best practice, analyse evidence based practice, use of benchmarking to inform
clinical practice.
-
Provide
detailed and transparent reports of workload, outcomes, and recommendations for
future developments; demonstrated in advanced practice portfolio this should include case based discussions, multi-source
feedback, etc.
-
Be
accountable for the direct delivery and implementation of clinical care on a
day to day basis across the full spectrum of illnesses and therapy management.
-
Provide
personal care plans to patients and develop, implement and evaluate care
including independently prescribed medications, monitoring therapeutic
programmes and providing health education and promotion.
-
Be
proactive in developing new ways of working, such as ACP / Nurse Endoscopist
led initiatives to increase the quality of the patient journey and the ward
efficiency.
-
Provide
health education and advice to patients.
-
Be
a safe and competent non-Medical Prescriber-providing responsible prescribing
and adapting medication therapies to meet the needs of patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
-
To
be competent in the assessment and treatment of patients presenting with a
range of undifferentiated and undiagnosed illnesses underpinned by extensive
knowledge of a range of chronic and acute conditions.
-
To
be competent in providing an initial clinical diagnosis and in the decision to
refer to an appropriate speciality.
-
To
be competent in the ability to discharge patients following appropriate
assessment and treatment.
-
To
be competent in the initial immediate assessment and treatment of patients with
a range of life threatening presentations such as cardiac arrest and acute
major illness.
-
To
be able to see, treat and refer appropriately, a broad range of patients with
acute and chronic illnesses as an autonomous practitioner.
-
Administration
of medicines, e.g. in line with NMC Guidance and Trust Policy.
-
Demonstrate
own personal development with self-directed learning and identifying and
accessing internal and external development opportunities, as per individual
advanced practice portfolio.
-
Autonomous
decision making including judgments involving complex facts or situations which
require the analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options in
relation to the care/ management needs of the patients on a day to day basis
within the clinical environment.
-
Conduct
physical assessments, examinations, and investigations to identify
abnormalities and make diagnoses and administer a comprehensive and appropriate
level of care.
-
Use
of advanced clinical skills and autonomous judgement to prescribe drug
treatments for patients following interpretation of clinical findings through
requested bloods and investigations across several broad and varied clinical
fields.
-
Use
best practice, analyse evidence based practice, use of benchmarking to inform
clinical practice.
-
Provide
detailed and transparent reports of workload, outcomes, and recommendations for
future developments; demonstrated in advanced practice portfolio this should include case based discussions, multi-source
feedback, etc.
-
Be
accountable for the direct delivery and implementation of clinical care on a
day to day basis across the full spectrum of illnesses and therapy management.
-
Provide
personal care plans to patients and develop, implement and evaluate care
including independently prescribed medications, monitoring therapeutic
programmes and providing health education and promotion.
-
Be
proactive in developing new ways of working, such as ACP / Nurse Endoscopist
led initiatives to increase the quality of the patient journey and the ward
efficiency.
-
Provide
health education and advice to patients.
-
Be
a safe and competent non-Medical Prescriber-providing responsible prescribing
and adapting medication therapies to meet the needs of patients.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN Level 1
- Teaching Qualification
- Non-Medical Prescriber qualification
- Endoscopy training certification
- Recent and relevant continuous professional development
Desirable
- ALS/APLS/NLS/ARNI provider
- Management / Leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration senior nursing experience in an acute care setting
- Experience of working autonomously as an advanced clinical practitioner
- Evidence of audit and evidence based care
- Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working
- Demonstrable experience as a practising clinical nurse endoscopist meeting JAG standards of practice
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Teaching, mentoring and assessment skills
- Management and organisational skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Highly developed oral and written communication skills with patients and the MDT; confidence to discuss sensitive, complex patient management and to liaise and negotiate with other members of the MDT
- Highly developed clinical assessment, analytical and problem solving skills, including generic healthcare aspects to accurately manage complex patient presentations to an excellent professional standard
- Evidence of ability to critique own practice
- Ability to manage time and workload effectively and to work in a high pressure environment
- Self-aware reflective practitioner able to envisage the role, and understand and manage inherent pressures of the role
- Ability to demonstrate high emotional intelligence and leadership skills
- Able to resolve conflict and overcome resistance
- Report writing/presentation skills
- IT skills ability to use Word/Excel/Powerpoint etc
- Mentoring and counselling skills
- Change management skills
- Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Ability to manage, motivate and empower others
- Ability to analyse information/data and provide written reports
- Ability to motivate individuals and teams
- Evidence of consistently providing all aspects of care with compassion, empathy and kindness, showing sensitivity to the needs of individuals
- Apply transparency, honesty and candour behaviours in your practice and challenge non- compliance with these values in others
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN Level 1
- Teaching Qualification
- Non-Medical Prescriber qualification
- Endoscopy training certification
- Recent and relevant continuous professional development
Desirable
- ALS/APLS/NLS/ARNI provider
- Management / Leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration senior nursing experience in an acute care setting
- Experience of working autonomously as an advanced clinical practitioner
- Evidence of audit and evidence based care
- Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working
- Demonstrable experience as a practising clinical nurse endoscopist meeting JAG standards of practice
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Teaching, mentoring and assessment skills
- Management and organisational skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Highly developed oral and written communication skills with patients and the MDT; confidence to discuss sensitive, complex patient management and to liaise and negotiate with other members of the MDT
- Highly developed clinical assessment, analytical and problem solving skills, including generic healthcare aspects to accurately manage complex patient presentations to an excellent professional standard
- Evidence of ability to critique own practice
- Ability to manage time and workload effectively and to work in a high pressure environment
- Self-aware reflective practitioner able to envisage the role, and understand and manage inherent pressures of the role
- Ability to demonstrate high emotional intelligence and leadership skills
- Able to resolve conflict and overcome resistance
- Report writing/presentation skills
- IT skills ability to use Word/Excel/Powerpoint etc
- Mentoring and counselling skills
- Change management skills
- Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Ability to manage, motivate and empower others
- Ability to analyse information/data and provide written reports
- Ability to motivate individuals and teams
- Evidence of consistently providing all aspects of care with compassion, empathy and kindness, showing sensitivity to the needs of individuals
- Apply transparency, honesty and candour behaviours in your practice and challenge non- compliance with these values in others
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
