Location
Aylesbury, England; High Wycombe, England
Salary
£57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata
Profession
Endoscopist
Grade
Band 8
Deadline
04 Nov 2026
Contract Type
Permanent: Stoke Mandeville Hospital / Wycombe Hospital,7 day working pattern
Posted Date
21 Oct 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

23 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • EXPERIENCE

    Autonomous practitioner with extensive nurse endoscopist experience of carrying out diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy (minimum 3 years of independent practice)

  • EXPERIENCE

    Extensive post registration experience in relevant speciality.

  • EXPERIENCE

    Experience of case-load management.

  • EXPERIENCE

    Experience in patient advocacy.

  • SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

    Ability to work flexible hours, as the service requires

  • SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

    Ability to work across multiple sites

  • SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

    Formal presentation skills.

  • SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

    Proven ability to communicate using a variety of methods to a range of professionals, non-professionals, and patients.

  • SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

    Evidence of autonomous practice.

  • SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

    Able to prioritise objectives and workload.

  • SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

    Evidence of Practice Development.

  • SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

    Ability to reflect / question / evaluate own practice

  • SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

    Promotes, monitors and maintains best practice in health, safety and security

  • SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

    Awareness of Clinical Governance and Risk Management requirements.

  • SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

    Understanding of audit/research and assessing evidence

  • SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

    Understands the implications of Equal Opportunities in practice.

  • SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

    Computer skills including Word/Excel. patient administration systems

  • SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

    Clinical decision making and critical analytical skills in Endoscopy

  • EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

    JAG accredited endoscopist in upper and lower GI (including colonoscopy)

  • EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

    Independent Nurse Prescriber

  • EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

    Advanced knowledge of GI tract anatomy and physiology

  • EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

    Car driver

  • EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

    Knowledge of disease and care related to symptom management/treatments

Desirable

4 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • EXPERIENCE

    Experience in running nurse-led clinics.

  • EXPERIENCE

    Experience in practice, service development including nurse led services and implementing change.

  • EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

    Teaching certificate TTT/TCT/TGT

  • EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

    Master's degree or working towards a master’s degree or equivalent knowledge and experience acquired over a significant period

Job overview

The Clinical Endoscopist is responsible for providing high-quality diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy procedures, ensuring safe, effective, and patient-centred care. Working autonomously within their scope of practice, the post holder will perform upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures, contribute to early diagnosis and treatment pathways, and support delivery of national waiting time and cancer targets. The role includes clinical assessment, patient management, service development, audit, and multidisciplinary team working to improve patient outcomes and experience. The post holder will also contribute to training, quality improvement initiatives, and the ongoing development of endoscopy services in line with local and national standards

Main duties of the job

  • Work independently and unsupervised as an expert Advanced Practitioner in performing diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy procedures, demonstrating advanced levels of clinical judgement, discretion and clinical decision making.
  • To be a highly experienced specialist advanced practitioner, with expert knowledge and skills in the field of Endoscopy Services, undertaking holistic assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care in accordance with the British Society of Gastroenterology and Joint Advisory Group standards.
  • To support senior nurse leadership within the endoscopy unit.

To develop and continuously focus on improving patient centred care and overall experience within the endoscopy care pathway.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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This advert is for Clinical Endoscopist with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust in Aylesbury, England; High Wycombe, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Endoscopist role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent: Stoke Mandeville Hospital / Wycombe Hospital,7 day working pattern. The application deadline is 04 Nov 2026.

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