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Job summary

Working Full time : hours per week

Coordinates the patient pathway for in patient endoscopy liaising with the multidisciplinary teams and departments.Independently perform gastrointestinal endoscopy according to local and national protocols.Quality lead for endoscopy services.

Main duties of the job

To provide focussed professional leadership, guidance and support in all issues relating to client responsible for the assessment of patients within the client group based on highly developed knowledge and advanced clinical independent in diagnostic GI responsible for ensuring inpatient endoscopy is both timely and on the development of endoscopy services across the trust by engaging with both internal and external groups ensuring the unit continues to meet JAG in the development of trust-wide evidence based policies, procedures and clinical protocols in conjunction with other members of the multidisciplinary with all personnel across acute, primary and tertiary care settings regarding the provision of the endoscopy service to ensure that the highest quality of individualised patient care is delivered within the resources available.Collaborate with clinical nurse specialists in identifying the educational needs of healthcare staff caring for patients with GI disease across the trust. Develop and deliver appropriate teaching programmes.Develop clinical competencies for staff working within responsible for the provision of patient/carer education and support within the client group.Initiate research and audit projects relevant to the speciality and be responsible for the dissemination of findings.

About us

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds. Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility. Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

Registered health Professional Recognised Post Registration Qualification in Specialist Field Educated to 1st degree level (or equivalent experience) Possess Teaching and assessing Qualification 998 or equivalent JAG Certificate for relevant competencies

Desirable

Educated to Masters level (or equivalent experience in the specialist field)

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Experience in performing advanced clinical skills including diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy Knowledge and understanding of JAG Accreditation criteria Experience in performing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care Extensive experience in speciality (Endoscopy) and bowel cancer. Extensive experience of working in the management of patients during investigations for bowel cancer. Experience of research and audit

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