Job Title: Trainee Clinical Endoscopist
Agency: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: £ 47,810 / Year

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join our expanding pool of skilled and experienced Clinical Endoscopists. You will support the delivery of service within the acute setting and within our Community Diagnostic Centres.

You will be expected to undertake all training required to become an independent endoscopist in lower and upper GI procedures to the Joint Advisory Group standard (JAG) and evidenced through the JETS system. You will be part of a team critical to service delivery and offering our patients a high standard of care. There may be opportunities to train in other endoscopic procedures, but this post will be initially focused on lower and upper GI endoscopy competencies.

Once trained to JAG standards, the post holder will provide independent endoscopy lists, training lists for other endoscopists from multidisciplinary and multiprofessional backgrounds, support MSE endoscopy services in providing high-quality endoscopy services from point of referral to point of discharge, and help support clinical audit and governance processes to maintain patient safety.

So, if this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply today.

Main duties of the job

• You will be a senior nurse with endoscopy expertise and a resource in the care of patients requiring endoscopic investigation and treatment.
• You will support and manage pathways and processes, which include, but are not exclusive to:
  • Complex Endoscopic Mucosal Resection service
  • Validation and vetting of endoscopy referrals
  • Support and enhance pre-assessment, especially of complex referrals
• To deliver a high standard of patient care using advanced autonomous clinical skills and an in-depth theoretical knowledge base
• To be a resource of in-depth knowledge in the endoscopy specialist clinical area for both patients and other health care professionals, and actively disseminate relevant information through the appropriate channels.
• To provide individualised health promotion, disease protection, and prevention, offering appropriate advice and education
• To diagnose, interpret, and advise on findings under the supervision of a clinical trainer, communicating to both patients and referrers.

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