Bowel Screening/Endoscopy Pre-assessment Team Leader

Job details

• Job reference: 260090
• Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
• Job closing date: 07/10/2026
• Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
• Location: Ashgrove House
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Job posted date: 30/09/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Grampian
• Department: Endoscopy Pre-assessment

Band 6 Bowel Screening/Endoscopy Pre-assessment Team Leader

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated healthcare professional to join NHS Grampian as a Team Leader for the Bowel Screening/Endoscopy Pre-Assessment Service. This is a full time (36 hours/week) permanent contract.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to lead our established Bowel Screening and Endoscopy Telephone Pre-Assessment Team based at Ashgrove House on the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary campus. This is a rewarding leadership role within a highly respected service that supports patients across the North East of Scotland who require gastrointestinal investigations, including those referred through the Urgent Suspected Cancer Pathway and the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme. The department operates Monday to Friday between 08:00 and 18:00 and is supported by a dedicated multidisciplinary team including Gastroenterologists, GI surgeons, Clinical Endoscopists, Specialty Clinicians and Service Managers.

As Team Leader, you will provide day-to-day operational leadership for the Endoscopy Pre-Assessment Team, ensuring delivery of a high-quality, patient-centred telephone assessment service. You will support the professional development of staff, promote clinical excellence, and work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure patients receive safe, timely and effective care.

You will oversee the assessment and preparation of patients undergoing gastrointestinal investigations, ensuring robust clinical decision-making and adherence to service standards. The role also requires close collaboration with Clinical Endoscopists, Medical Staff, Service Managers and administrative colleagues to support patient pathways and service improvement initiatives.

In addition to maintaining your own clinical caseload, you will act as a senior resource for the team, providing expert advice, managing complex patient assessments and supporting the resolution of operational challenges.

Applicants must be a NMC UK registered nurse and working at post graduate/diploma level equivalent.

You will have extensive previous experience in Endoscopy, Gastroenterology, GI surgical ward or Endoscopy and Bowel Screening Pre-assessment. You will have good knowledge of signs and symptoms of GI disease as well as the investigations required.

The post holder will require a prior recognised qualification in supervision and leadership or equivalent experience.

Informal enquires to Claire Farrow-Bishop email claire.farrowbishop@nhs.scot Tuesday to Friday 0830-1430 or

Laura Sales, email; laura.sales@nhs.scot Monday to Thursday 0745-1715

Interview Date: Thursday 29th October