Job requirements
Essential
11 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Significant post-registration experience in gastroenterology/endoscopy.
- Experience
Experience performing diagnostic endoscopic procedures independently.
- Experience
Experience in patient assessment and clinical decisionmaking.
- Skills, abilities, and knowledge
National endoscopy standards and JAG requirements
- Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Clinical governance and risk management principles.
- Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Management of endoscopy-related complications.
- Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Committed to continuous improvement and lifelong learning.
- Qualifications/training and professional development
Registered Nurse (Level 1) with current NMC registration.
- Qualifications/training and professional development
JETS Workforce certification or equivalent competency in endoscopy practice.
- Qualifications/training and professional development
Degree in Nursing or equivalent experience.
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications/training and professional development
Independent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
Job overview
The Nurse Endoscopist is responsible for providing a high-quality, autonomous endoscopic service within the Endoscopy Unit. The post holder will independently assess, diagnose, treat and manage patients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures within their scope of practice.
The Nurse Endoscopist will contribute to service development, clinical governance, education, audit and quality improvement initiatives, ensuring care is evidence-based, safe and patient-centered.
Main duties of the job
- Independently perform upper and/or lower gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures, including:
- Oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD)
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Colonoscopy (where appropriately accredited)
- Obtain informed consent in accordance with Trust policies.
- Undertake comprehensive patient assessment before, during and after procedures.
- Recognise abnormalities and determine appropriate management plans.
- Request and interpret relevant diagnostic investigations.
- Perform therapeutic procedures within competency and agreed scope of practice.
- Manage clinical complications and emergency situations appropriately.
- Communicate findings and outcomes effectively to patients and multidisciplinary teams.
- Ensure accurate and timely clinical documentation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job description and personal specification attached. Additional information available via contact details below
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Nurse Endoscopist with The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust in King's Lynn, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 24 Sep 2026.
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