Band 8a Clinical Endoscopist | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £56,388 - £62,785 per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2024 |
| Location: | London, N12 0JE |
| Company: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6400924/391-RFL-6051507-B |
Summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic Clinical Endoscopist to join our brand new Transnosal Endoscopy Service at Finchley Memorial Hospital NHS Community Diagnostic Centre. The service is open 7 days a week and working hours are between 8am-8pm.
This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join an NHS service that is focussed on delivering the best healthcare services to the local population. Our ambition at the CDC is to transform the way we traditionally deliver healthcare and explore new and innovative delivery models that reflects the needs of both our staff and our patients.
Main duties of the job:
• To assist Lead nurse endoscopist to develop clinical endoscopy service across the Trust.
• To carry out diagnostic upper GI/Transnasal endoscopy service providing advanced assessment and diagnosis for patients referred.
• To manage patients appropriately through the diagnostic pathway using pre assessment, outpatient and telephone clinics and MDT review.
• To take responsibility for own evidence-based practice.
• To develop and work inside clear advance practice policies and evidence-based guidelines to support the service.
• To develop all staff within the multidisciplinary team, providing support, advice, formal and informal education on endoscopy management.
• To work independently and autonomously within the endoscopy department.
• To support the endoscopy leadership team in ensuring world class standards within the endoscopy units across the Trust and to gain and maintain JAG accreditation.
• To work alongside the endoscopy leadership team in the implementation Trans nasal UGI endoscopy at Finchley memorial hospital CDC
BASE
Finchley Memorial Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), occasional requirement to attend other Royal Free London sites.
Finchley Memorial CDC works in close collaboration with its sister site Wood Green CDC, hosted by Whittington Health NHS Trust. As the service develops there is a potential requirement for staff working at either site to cross cover. The post holder will be expected to be onsite 5 days per week.
Clinical Practice
1. To undertake upper GI endoscopic procedures (including gastroscopy/Transnasal) with informed consent and due regard to patient safety and safe use of equipment.
2. To establish and maintain effective personal relationships with patients and relatives and ensure that the individuals physical, psychological, and spiritual needs are identified.
3. Ensure patient needs are met by working collaboratively with other professionals and agencies, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements, liaising with a wide remit of agencies/multidisciplinary teams, hospital based and community, and has a wide knowledge of all the services offered, e.g., has the authority to admit and discharge patients and refer to other health care providers as appropriate.
4. Performs a comprehensive problem focused health history, physical examination, analyses and interprets history, presenting symptoms, physical findings, and diagnostic information to develop differential diagnosis within specialist area.
5. Ensure patients are investigated appropriately, interpretation of results and communication of results to patient, carer, and GP/referrer. Deciding a management plan resulting in appropriate follow-up and discharge.
6. Use clinical judgement to identify, request and organise further investigations e.g. Blood tests- biochemical/ haematology/microbiology, radiology - CT scan/colon, Barium Enema/meal/ follow through, ultrasound scan etc. to aid diagnosis, receive results and interprets the findings and communicate to GPs, medical consultants, patients and carers.
This advert closes on Monday 1 Jul 2024