Endoscopy Nurse Lead/Unit Manager

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George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women's, children's, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

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Job overview

Job Title: Endoscopy Nurse Lead/ Unit Manager

Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week

Perm/Fixed Term: Permanent

Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum, pro rata

Closing Date: 27th November 2024

Interview Date: 3rd December 2024 (subject to change)

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.

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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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Main duties of the job

Professional/Clinical

The post holder will work autonomously having clinical and managerial responsibilities for the Endoscopy Unit.

Clinical responsibilities

Autonomously lead and independently manage a caseload of patients directly referred to the nurse-led endoscopy lists. Performing clinical examination, history taking, diagnostic and therapeutic flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy and OGD. Having responsibility for interpreting results and requesting further investigations as required e.g., organising staging chest/abdominal/pelvic CT/MRI scans for those patients with malignant looking lesions.

Non-Clinical responsibilities

To plan and prioritise own workload and manage time effectively, when working alone or in collaboration with others. Where appropriate, delegate work effectively setting clear parameters of responsibility.

Communication, relationship skills & teamwork

Communicate with patients at the appropriate level of understanding about issues surrounding their medical condition, whilst maintaining patient confidentiality. Ensure that they understand the rationale for their care and consequences and alternatives. As far as possible ensure that the patient understands the information given to them, overcoming any barriers to understanding e.g., learning difficulties, deafness, cultural background etc.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Communication, Relationship Skills & Teamwork

• Communicate with patients at the appropriate level of understanding about issues surrounding their medical condition, whilst maintaining patient confidentiality. Ensure that they understand the rationale for their care and consequences and alternatives. As far as possible ensure that the patient understands the information given to them, overcoming any barriers to understanding e.g., learning difficulties, deafness, cultural background etc.
• Apply advanced interpersonal counselling skills to inform patients and carers of complex, often distressing information, whilst providing support and empathy, as well as being a source of information.
• Liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to achieve a coordinated specialist service for patients; including verbal and written reports/consultations on a regular basis.
• Compile comprehensive medical reports/letters to GPs following investigation and treatment.
• Participation in the review of patient advice leaflets.
• Work in close liaison with the Service Manager and endoscopy administration office in the timely processing of admission of patients and the appropriate case mix.
• Liaise with the Consultants and medical staff to promote the provision of effective care and efficient utilisation of facilities.
• Promote a calm and efficient atmosphere for individualised patient care within the endoscopy session and provide a helpful and confident approach to patients, carers, staff and other members of the public.
• Seek supervision to ensure that personal clinical practice is continuously developing.

Planning and Organisation

• Responsible for the effective management of allocated resources/delegated budget.
• Ensuring all appropriate planning is in place to cover dropped endoscopy list each week.
• Arranging staffing for WLI and working with partnership organisations to provide WLI lists.
• Ensuring appropriate skill mix on all endoscopy lists undertaken.
• Ensuring timely completion of all service maintenance.
• Ensuring and maintaining appropriate stock levels are adhered to and reporting any discrepancies.
• Providing timely provision of access to emergency endoscopy.

Education & Training

• Participate in the delivery of educational programmes for staff in all the Trust's endoscopy sites to promote best practice and to support service improvement and development.
• Provide mentorship to junior colleagues to ensure the timely completion of JAG approved training.
• Provide mentorship to all colleagues that work in the service recognising staffs individual needs and ensuring appropriate support is available to all them.
• Lead the service to create a culture of continual professional development.
• Work with senior colleagues within the department to develop a highly skilled, motivated and flexible workforce to deliver the highest standards of care whilst maintaining the ability to meet the challenges faced by an evolving service.
• Actively contribute to the Trust's Research and Development programme, participating in and initiating research and development, disseminating findings and undertaking regular reviews with all staff to ensure clinically effective care provision.
• Provide patient and carer education and health promotion by raising awareness of illness related issues.
• Act as an education resource for all disciplines on gastrointestinal pathology, treatment and care within realms of specialist practice.
• Promote a culture and environment which facilitates lifelong learning within the multi-professional team.
• To act as a professional supervisor for new team members and training posts within the team and utilise clinical supervision and reflective practice skills to enhance development of self and colleagues in the team to optimise care.
• In collaboration with the Learning and Development Team, lead and manage the initiation, development, implementation and evaluation of endoscopy development programmes in response to identified nursing practice issues.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person specification

Qualification(s) and Professional Training

Essential criteria

• RGN / RMN Teaching qualification (eg 998)
• Post Grad Qualification in Specialty or appropriate experience

Desirable criteria

• Willing to work towards a specialist qualification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Significant experience at Band 7 or equivalent.
• Experience within the specialty.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Ability to manage a Team
• Budget Holder for the Department.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of Research Management.
• Experience of audit and resource.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Ability to lead and motivate.
• High development of specialist knowledge and skills such as performing colonoscopy
• Report writing skills.
• Critical analytical skills.
• Presentation skills.
• Good organisation
• Ability to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge a professional judgement
• Frequent requirement for concentration where the work pattern is unpredictable
• Ongoing requirement to exert moderate physical effort, pushing trolleys, transferring patients
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to form positive working relationships with multi- professional colleagues.
• To be able to apply normal care and attention throughout the shift. To deal with competing demands for attention.

Desirable criteria

• Ability to think strategically

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Enthusiastic.
• Ability to achieve goals and meet deadlines.
• Frequently be able to deal with patients and relatives during distressing situations.
• Ability to manage difficult situations/conflict effectively.
• Deal with the emotional stress arising.

Other

Essential criteria

• Able to pass occupational health requirements, which includes the ability to perform all nursing duties

Please note:

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust utilises a third party recruitment system (TRAC). When applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into TRAC where all subsequent information regarding your application will be generated. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages via the NHS Jobs website. Furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any emails/messages sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

By applying for this post you are consenting to George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system, TRAC.

The Job application data you provide will be used to assess your application for employment at GEH, to verify your information and conduct reference checks, and to communicate with you. If you accept employment with GEH, the information collected will become part of your employment record and will be used for employment purposes.

All information provided will be used for recruitment purposes only and processed in a lawful, fair and transparent manner.

Other:

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.

In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Documents to download

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• PS (PDF, 312.6KB)
• FRF (PDF, 648.5KB)