Job summary

The Post Holders will support the Nutrition and Endoscopy Team in coordinating Trust wide initiatives and for the in-service development of all nursing staff working within Endoscopy.

The postholder is expected to provide clinical, leadership and motivation to establish clinical practices, which is research / evidence-based, and lead on standard setting in line with specialty practices nationally and regular audit in line with the Trust's commitment to Clinical Governance.

The postholder will monitor and review clinical and professional standards of care, especially on patient with enteral nutrition, and endoscopy staff clinical development, reporting on performance, and instituting remedial action where necessary.

The postholder will facilitate the training of staff involved on patients with enteral tubes and mainly the training and development of Endoscopy staff and students within the department, in achieving excellence in various endoscopic procedures, patient/client care, in partnership with the divisional teams and other key stakeholders.

The postholder is expected to assist and/or support in the placement of enteral tubes (i.e. PEG / J, NG, NJ). This includes the peri-operative care, support, and education of patients, and staff involved.

To work collaboratively with the Trust education and learning team.

To ensure a high standard of care delivery mainly with the nutrition/enteral and endoscopy team, through clinical practice, advice

Main duties of the job

The Post Holders will support the Nutrition and Endoscopy Team in coordinating Trust wide initiatives and for the in-service development of all nursing staff working within Endoscopy.

The postholder is expected to provide clinical, leadership and motivation to establish clinical practices, which is research / evidence-based, and lead on standard setting in line with specialty practices nationally and regular audit in line with the Trust's commitment to Clinical Governance.

The postholder will monitor and review clinical and professional standards of care, especially on patient with enteral nutrition, and endoscopy staff clinical development, reporting on performance, and instituting remedial action where necessary.

The postholder will facilitate the training of staff involved on patients with enteral tubes and mainly the training and development of Endoscopy staff and students within the department, in achieving excellence in various endoscopic procedures, patient/client care, in partnership with the divisional teams and other key stakeholders.

The postholder is expected to assist and/or support in the placement of enteral tubes (i.e. PEG / J, NG, NJ). This includes the peri-operative care, support, and education of patients, and staff involved.

To work collaboratively with the Trust education and learning team.

To ensure a high standard of care delivery mainly with the nutrition/enteral and endoscopy team, through clinical practice, advice

About us

Our consultant-led gastroenterology team provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, including all diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures and our highly regarded endoscopy services which we provide seven days per week. We have an upper GI nurse endoscopist, viral hepatitis nurse specialist, and a gastroenterology nurse specialist.

We are a busy Endoscopy Department for both inpatients and outpatients with two dedicated Endoscopy rooms enabling dedicated fluoroscopy sessions each week and two Bronchoscopy sessions each week for two Respiratory consultants. The unit has recently opened a newly refurbished recovery area with separate male and female facilities.

There is a dedicated administrative team for Endoscopy who are managed by the Operations Manager.

The Nursing team includes the Endoscopy Department Manager, experienced deputy Department managers, Staff Nurses, Endoscopy Assistants and designated portering staff