Part-Time Lead Nurse - London, United Kingdom - Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Description
The Endoscopy Service at Imperial Hospital NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for a highly experienced, talented, passionate and forward thinking Nurse Endoscopist to join our team as its Lead.
We have a busy and growing JAG accredited department which continues to expand following the refurbishment and expansion of our site at Charing Cross Hospital.
As our new Lead Nurse Endoscopist, you will be already experienced in working in endoscopy services and additionally have a sound clinical management background.
You will have a minimum of 3 years post JAG certification experience in upper and lower endoscopy, and a passion to continually grow and develop new endoscopist practitioners.
As well as having a non-medical prescribing qualification you will also have a training the trainers qualification.
You will also be an enthusiastic and inspirational leader who will manage the nurse endoscopist workforce and operational components of the service across the three sites (St Mary's, Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospitals), supported by the Clinical Lead and Matron for endoscopy.
You will place a high priority on maintaining a supportive and caring environment for patients and staff and on developing the highest standards of evidence based practice and achieving key quality metrics.
You will be an expert practitioner in all aspects of upper and lower GI Endoscopy (polypectomy level 2) working within your scope of practice with a well-developed, advanced level of professional autonomy and accountability, managing all aspects of the patient pathway including prescribing appropriately.
Maintain your own clinical expertise by attending relevant training courses, updates and study leave.Provide professional, clinical and operational leadership with a highly visible and authoritative presence, ensuring the delivery of excellence in endoscopy, audit, research and training.
Collaborate with the Clinical Endoscopy Lead and other Heads of Specialty and external stakeholders to lead on practice and research.
Perform 5 endoscopy lists per week and help to coordinate backfilling of endoscopy lists on all 3 sites by the team of nurse endoscopists.
Liaise and participate in training lists and final assessments of both nursing and medical/surgical trainees to attain JAG accreditation.
Directly lead and line, manage the team of nurse endoscopists working across three sites including staff development and performance, sickness, special leave and annual leave.
Conduct regular 1:1s, annual performance reviews (PDR) and ensure that all team members have a relevant development plan that meets the service and organisation as well as individual objectives.
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.
Master's degree or working towards a Master's degree or equivalent knowledge and experience acquired over a significant period
Non-medical prescriber
Extensive experience as autonomous endoscopy practitioner carrying out diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy.
Proven track record and have demonstrable knowledge, skills and formal training qualification
Teaching, assessing and evaluating trainees in upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy.
Knowledge of all aspects of Healthcare Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management.
Expert practitioner within the specialist field of endoscopy.
Knowledge of GI anatomy, physiology and disease processes and related conditions and diseases and management/treatment of these.
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust