Senior Endoscopy Practitioner

Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner with endoscopy experience to lead our JAG accredited endoscopy unit in Stroud General Hospital.

Applicants must be an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You must be able to demonstrate strong leadership in order to support and motivate your team in providing a high quality service. You will support the unit manager with the day to day running of the department and the ideal candidate will be familiar with both JAG and JET’s.

We would expect commitment, flexibility & demonstration of trust values and in return we offer a range of training & development opportunities to enhance your career.

Our Community Hospital is in the beautiful Market Town of Stroud in a semi-rural position in the Cotswolds. It has the bonus of good access to the M5 motorway and is also serviced by excellent train links to London, Bristol and the West country.

Main duties of the job

• Support the Endoscopy Service Lead in monitoring the standards and quality of care, promoting the use of audit and working with them to identify and remedy any actions
• Demonstrate ability to utilise the skill mix within the department, creating electronic rotas and work plans
• Regularly take charge of the ward
• Demonstrate appraisal skills and participate in performance review for staff
• Actively contribute to the development and updating of endoscopy procedures, protocols and policies
• To ensure that the caring culture expected of colleagues and values of the Trust is consistently maintained and upheld
• Ensure all care is provided in accordance with GHC NHS Foundation Trust Policies
• Communicate with Endoscopists, monitor lists and liaising with the booking office
• Supervise more junior members of staff in giving and maintaining high standards of care
• Demonstrate leadership in progressing the patient pathway
• To be able to work within the decontamination unit to standards set out in the BSG guidelines & decontamination standards for flexible endoscopes.
• To demonstrate a knowledge of JAG and support their clinical colleagues to enable the endoscopy department to maintain JAG accreditation.
• The team is dedicated in providing the best possible care to our patients and we are continuing to strive for JAG accreditation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs.  Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care.  So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.