Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology & Endoscopy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent: To work across 7 days to meet the needs of the service
- Hours
- Full time
- Job ref
- 382-SACT103-24
- Employer
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHSFT
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £70,417 - £81,138 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Non-medical Consultant
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
An excellent opportunity has arisen to join our expanding patient centred and supportive Gastroenterology department at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Our hard-working and forward-thinking team are keen to develop the Gastroenterology and Endoscopy service and would welcome similar minded candidates to join our department. This is an exciting time to join us with opportunity to support Endoscopy transformation and establish novel outpatient pathways as part of a blended workforce.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is expected to have a broad experience of Endoscopy and to contribute to a therapeutic model of service including participation in the GI bleed rota following period of training and supervision if required. This post will provide the successful candidate with an excellent opportunity to contribute to the clinical and endoscopic management of those presenting with Gastrointestinal disease. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals in an NIHR Patient Recruitment Centre and involvement in Endoscopy related research and development of an Endoscopy related research portfolio would be fully supported.
Working for our organisation
Our Gastroenterology and Endoscopy service is one of the busiest in the UK – we offer a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services for all gastroenterological conditions. Our JAG accredited, performance driven and patient centred Endoscopy unit delivers approximately 15,000 procedures per annum and is a spoke centre for the North-West Endoscopy training academy and is the admin hub for Bowel cancer screening within the Lancashire region.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification below.
For further information regarding this role, please see contact details below.
Person specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- • 1st level Registered nurse
- • Educated to relevant master’s degree level
- • Nonmedical prescriber
- • Endoscopist
- • JAG Certified Nurse / experience of JAG accreditation in upper and lower GI / polypectomy
- • Commitment to ongoing personal and professional development
- • Proven experience in teaching / education and research.
Desirable criteria
- • Course in capsule endoscopy
- • Accredited Bowel Cancer screener
- • Leadership and management qualification
- • Interest in further study – PhD level
- • Teaching qualification 1
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- • Able to independently perform upper and lower GI endoscopic procedures
- • Able to participate on the bleed rota
- • Experience working as a senior clinician
- • Able to perform therapeutics, e.g. polypectomy, band ligation, EMR, PEG insertions/withdrawal, band dilation with a patient centred approach
- • Strong inspirational leadership, encouraging staff development and empowerment with evidence of designing educational programmes
- • Able to prioritise own workload and that of others, demonstrating effective time management and organisational skills
- • Able to work effectively under pressure and manage of complex and competing issues
- • Evidence of undertaking difficult conversations resolving conflicts efficiently and effectively
- • Experience working across settings within a multi-professional environment
- • Experience of reviewing, developing services and managing change
- • Experience of budget management
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of benchmarking e.g., JAG accreditation
- Evidence of networking nationally
KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge of local and national Nursing agenda and the Bowel Cancer Screening programme
- • Experience of JAG accreditation
- • Highly developed communication skills
- • Demonstrate evidence of influencing and developing standards and pathways of care utilising best practice within the speciality
- • Experience of Clinical Governance, audit, clinical risk and research
- • Experience of management / leadership experience relevant to clinical specialty
Desirable criteria
- • Health & Safety
- • Knowledge and experience of Quality Improvement.
- • Experience in presenting to clinical audience
PROFESSIONAL & ETHICAL PRACTICE
Essential criteria
- • Registration with NMC or other appropriate body
- • Demonstrate delivery of high standard, evidence based, patient centred care
EQUALITY & DIVERSITY
Essential criteria
- • Able to demonstrate an understanding and commitment to equality and diversity when delivering care
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential criteria
- • Flexible and adaptable in the delivery of care in a fast paced, challenging environment
- • Excellent interpersonal skills, enthusiastic, innovative, approachable, caring, kind and compassionate
- • Assertive, diplomatic, calm, and objective
- • Motivated and able to motivate others
- • Committed to service development
- • Able to deal with difficult and sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy
- • Excellent listening and communication skills
- • Able to deal with and resolve conflict
- • Ongoing personal and professional development
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Rhys Owain Butcher
- Job title
- Consultant Gastroenterologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 953320
- Additional information
Kathryn Alton
Secretary to :
Dr R Butcher, Consultant Gastroenterologist
Gastroenterology Unit
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Tel: 01253 953712
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