# Clinical Endoscopist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-endoscopist/e866f790-3cde-4613-8fd3-7c2d5a67ae8f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-endoscopist/e866f790-3cde-4613-8fd3-7c2d5a67ae8f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Stoke Mandeville Hospital; Wycombe Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Endoscopist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: Stoke Mandeville Hospital / Wycombe Hospital,7 day working pattern - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-21T10:50:34.003Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Buckinghamshire/Aylesbury/Buckinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Clinical_Endoscopist/Clinical_Endoscopist-v8152569 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8152569?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Autonomous practitioner with extensive nurse endoscopist experience of carrying out diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy (minimum 3 years of independent practice) - Extensive post registration experience in relevant speciality. - Experience of case-load management. - Experience in patient advocacy. **Desirable** - Experience in running nurse-led clinics. - Experience in practice, service development including nurse led services and implementing change. ### SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES **Essential** - Ability to work flexible hours, as the service requires - Ability to work across multiple sites ### SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE **Essential** - Formal presentation skills. - Proven ability to communicate using a variety of methods to a range of professionals, non-professionals, and patients. - Evidence of autonomous practice. - Able to prioritise objectives and workload. - Evidence of Practice Development. - Ability to reflect / question / evaluate own practice - Promotes, monitors and maintains best practice in health, safety and security - Awareness of Clinical Governance and Risk Management requirements. - Understanding of audit/research and assessing evidence - Understands the implications of Equal Opportunities in practice. - Computer skills including Word/Excel. patient administration systems - Clinical decision making and critical analytical skills in Endoscopy ### EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING **Essential** - JAG accredited endoscopist in upper and lower GI (including colonoscopy) - Independent Nurse Prescriber - Advanced knowledge of GI tract anatomy and physiology - Car driver - Knowledge of disease and care related to symptom management/treatments **Desirable** - Teaching certificate TTT/TCT/TGT - Master's degree or working towards a master’s degree or equivalent knowledge and experience acquired over a significant period ## Documents - [clinical endoscopist (pdf, 152.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10710751) - [clinical endoscopist (pdf, 216.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10710752) - [functional requirements form (pdf, 136.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10710753) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.