Job requirements
Essential
4 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Registered General Nurse
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
5 years post registration experience
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Working towards MSC or relevant experience
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
BCSP accredited (or willing to undertake )
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge and Skills
ENB998 Teaching and Training
- Knowledge and Skills
JAG accredited Train the Trainers course (necessary to teach Endoscopy doctors in training)
- Knowledge and Skills
Endoscopy experience
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
JAG accredited colorectal techniques course – Degree Level
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Conscious sedation course – Degree Level
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Advanced life support certificate – Degree Level
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Clinical examination course – Degree Level
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Evidence of continued education
Job overview
The Nurse Endoscopist/Gastroenterology practitioner will provide clinical support to medical staff and perform endoscopic procedures (Gastroscopy and/or Colonoscopy) with or without sedation on a selected patient group.
Applicant must be willing to undertake BCSP accreditation
Applicants who are single modality trained are also welcome to apply and will be considered.
Main duties of the job
- Act as an expert in nursing within Gastroenterology services.
- Provide an autonomous diagnostic endoscopic service to an identified patient group, in the form of Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy.
- Support junior medical staff in providing a quality service to Gastroenterology patients and patients attending endoscopy.
- Develop standards of best practice, protocols and patient group directions in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.
- Support Risk Management process within Wirral Hospital Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Nurse Endoscopist position available with WUTH.
If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 month.
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 Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Upton, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 27 Oct 2026.
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