Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated registered nurse to join our dynamic Endoscopy Unit as a Band 6 Endoscopy Sister.  We are seeking a skilled and enthusiastic person with a strong background in endoscopy who is passionate about delivering high quality, patient centered care.

The successful candidate will support the Clinical Operations Managers in the day to day operational management of the endoscopy service, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and responsive care in line with JAG accrediatation standards.

The post holder will act as a clinical role model, providing visible leadership within the unit and have the ability to coordinate a busy clinical area.  

Main duties of the job

• To work within the NMC code of professional practice, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
• Provide clinical leadership and act as shift coordinator within the endoscopy unit.
• Escalate clinical concerns, capacity issues or safety risks appopriately in line with trust escalation policies.
• Review incidents and inphase reports and share learning with team members.
• Support the planning, delivery, and evaluation of high quality patient care.
• Assist with service development and quality improvement initiatives
• Participate in an on call rota for acute upper GI patients needing emergency treatment.
• Supervise, mentor, and support junior staff and students
• Ensure compliance with infection prevention, decontamination and JAG standards.
• Participate in audit, governance, and risk management processes.

Working for our organisation

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza. 

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.