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Main area
Endoscopy
Grade
Band 7-8a (training post)
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
205-7002701-A
Employer
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Stoke/County/CDC
Town
Stoke on Trent
Salary
Salary is dependent upon training progression/completion
Closing
18/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust logo

Trainee Endoscopist

Band 7-8a (training post)

Job overview

UHNM are looking for motivated and enthusiastic Clinical Endoscopist Trainees to work across our sites. The training post is suitable for NMC Registered Nurses. Band 7-8a (dependent upon training progression/completion). 

To support are JAG accredited endoscopy units  in learning and experience helping to maintain excellent standards and to further develop these areas for future innovations.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurse  who wishes to undertake fast track training in order to become a Clinical Nurse Endoscopist and join our team at UHNM, working at County Hospital, Royal Stoke and CDC sites.  Our endoscopy departments have a mix of medical and non-medical endoscopists, and we are excited to be able to recruit an additional nurse endoscopists due to service growth. 

You would be joining us at an exciting time.  Our services are expanding and developing to ensure sustainable patient care, in a time where there is higher demand than ever before.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For more details on the post, please contact Sarah Hoole (see contact details)

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Current professional registration - role related
  • Registered Nurse
  • Experience of working in either upper and lower GI services
  • band 6 and above for at least 1 year
  • Endoscopy experience
Desirable criteria
  • Naso endoscopy experience
  • Independent Nurse Prescribing

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Sound theoretical and practical Knowledge of Gastroenterology Conditions
  • Ability to demonstrate flexibility in clinical situations
  • Experience to work within protocols
  • Able to work within a multidisciplinary team and also independently
Desirable criteria
  • Naso endoscopy experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah Hoole
Job title
Endoscopy Consultant Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01785 257731
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