About this role
Job summary
The Endoscopy Unit at Peterborough City Hospital is looking to expand its services in order to meet the ever growing demand for endoscopic procedures. We offer a supportive work environment with state of the art facilities and a commitment in developing your career.
We are a busy working department that boasts of 5 procedure rooms and an on call Upper GI Bleed service. Patients are treated for both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures within the department and are accompanied by a dedicated competent multi-skilled workforce, who pride themselves on delivering patient focused care. Which is driven by a well established unit with full JAG accreditation.
If you are a confident and highly motivated individual who is keen to develop skills through practice and within a supportive training environment, and you have an interest in working within an area that has a variety clinical responsibilities and are keen to become a member of the Endoscopy Team, then please get in touch.
The Endoscopy unit is currently open 08:00 - 18.00 Monday to Saturday, including bank holidays . We provide a comprehensive on call service for the out of hours work, and the successful applicant will be required to participate in this once fully trained .
*Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice*
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting, fast paced and challenging Unit to work in. You need to have a passion for delivering high standards of care, commitment to sharing your knowledge and skills and enthusiasm to help drive our services forward.
The successful candidates will be fully supported with personalised development plans to assist in reaching their full potential and career goals.
We provide an in depth induction programme which will include supernumerary periods and preceptorship. There will be close support from a named mentor and clinical educator, as well as in-house training programmes specifically designed for our department and our clinical skill set, delivered by our Endoscopy Training Team.
About us
We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.
Job description Job responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications Essential
RN Adult NMC registration IT skills Demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
Recognised Mentoring/Teaching and Assessing Course
Experience Essential
Some Knowledge of Gastroenterology/ Endoscopy Speciality 1 Year post registration experience Understanding of infection prevention and control
Desirable
Experience of mentoring/teaching
Knowledge Essential
Basic understanding of Endoscopic Procedures
Desirable
Understanding of Healthcare Governance and audit process
Key Skills Essential
Clinical role model who is committed to providing high standards of patient care Motivated Ability to organise and prioritise workload Demonstrates interest in Endoscopy Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable
Ability to problem solve, anticipate and forward plan
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address Peterborough City Hospital
Bretton Gate
Peterborough
PE3 9GZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)