Clinical Endoscopist | Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 29 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,148 - £60,504 Per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 June 2025 |
| Location: | Dorchester, DT12JY |
| Company: | Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7204811/405-25-NM265ENDO |
Summary
We are a small, friendly and diverse team who welcome applicants to join us in the Endoscopy Department.
As a Nurse Endoscopist, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality endoscopy services across our sites. You will contribute to diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy and actively support service development in a rapidly growing department.
Our Services Include:
Comprehensive IBD, Colorectal and Hepatology services with specialist nurse support. Full range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures, including capsule endoscopy, EBUS, and ERCP.
We are a fully JAG accredited department with 3 procedure rooms here at Dorset County Hospital, where we offer diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including deep sedation, anaesthetic supported lists. We also offer bronchoscopy, ERCP, Capsule endoscopy and Bowel Cancer Screening.
If you are passionate about delivering high quality care to patients and their carers, then this is the post for you.
This post is offered as a Band 7 position. With a consideration of skills and competency to progress to a Band 8a position once dual trained (OGD and Colo). Please refer to the attached Job Description / Person Specification for more information.
You will be part of the team supporting patients during their procedure and recovery, admission and discharge, offering advice and guidance, health promotion and supporting patients with potential cancer diagnosis.
We are proud of our outstanding patient feedback and actively seek out and act on recommendations from our patients, to develop and improve our service.
To work as a core member of the Endoscopy team and in partnership with patients, carers and the wider multidisciplinary team in assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating high quality care, ensuring patients have a positive experience. We offer a 7 day service. Our working hours are 08.00 - 18.30.
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.
Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.
Please contact us atrecruitment@dchft.nhs.ukif you are unable to view or download the attachment.
For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.
This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Jun 2025
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