Clinical Nurse Endoscopist

Clinical Nurse Endoscopist

Closing date: 13 January 2026.

As a Clinical Endoscopist you will play a vital role in delivering a nurse‑led endoscopy service. Working in close collaboration with clinical nurse endoscopists, consultant gastroenterologists and GI surgical consultants, you will provide high‑quality diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures for patients undergoing assessment and investigation for gastrointestinal disease.

The post holder will manage their own patient caseload, ensuring excellent standards of care, adherence to national targets and compliance with Joint Advisory Group (JAG) accreditation requirements.

You will work closely with an existing team of clinical nurse endoscopists and consultant gastroenterologists and GI surgical consultants. You will be expected to provide a nurse‑led endoscopy service for patients who are undergoing assessment and investigation for gastrointestinal disease and to perform diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures following agreed protocols. You will manage your own case‑load and deliver high standards of care while achieving national targets and ensuring JAG accreditation.

• Work closely with the Lead Endoscopy Nurse and Lead UGI & Colorectal Specialist Practitioner in the development of new services/initiatives.
• Act as a role model, employing professional behaviour that encourages and coaches others to their current competencies while seeking opportunities to enhance their roles.
• Provide highly skilled endoscopy ensuring interventions are undertaken in line with best‑practice guidance.
• Ensure your and others’ clinical practice is patient‑centred and evidence‑based in accordance with the NMC Code of Practice and other professional codes and standards.
• Monitor and maintain high standards of documentation and record keeping in line with the NMC Standard for Record Keeping, with systems and processes in place for daily checking and challenging any inaccuracies or omissions.
• Adhere to and ensure adherence to Trust policies and procedures at all times.
• Perform weekly effective gastrointestinal endoscopy within agreed protocols and guidelines.
• Provide up to five lists a week, including some back‑filling lists during times of other endoscopists’ absence.
• Have highly developed specialist knowledge, supported by theory and experience, and maintain professional knowledge at degree level supplemented by specialist training at Masters level.
• Develop pathways and protocols to operate at departmental level, Trust level and beyond, informing diagnosis and treatment using evidence‑based practice.
• Deliver nursing care in accordance with NMC code of conduct, hospital policy, and in collaboration with medical staff and other multidisciplinary team members.
• Obtain informed consent from patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy.
• Identify clinical abnormalities and act upon them within agreed protocols.
• Ensure all patients have a plan of care that has been discussed with them, including a comprehensive assessment of clinical risks.
• Ensure effective multidisciplinary team‑working to achieve effective care, treatment and efficient resource use.
• Ensure treatment and care is documented, including variances.
• Work with the Endoscopy Administration Co‑ordinator to ensure that access to diagnostic tests and treatment is coordinated.
• Provide clinical and managerial leadership that promotes effective multidisciplinary contribution to service delivery.
• Deal with highly complex clinical situations; recognise and instigate treatment in patients experiencing adverse events or reactions.

• Initiate, lead and contribute to developing strategies to promote and improve endoscopy services working with the endoscopy management team.
• Evaluate service delivery, identifying areas within the service needing improvement and initiating change.
• Be an active member of the endoscopy user group and have responsibility for designated audits.
• Envisage future service/patient needs and take a lead in developing practice/services as appropriate.
• Monitor and review the standards of care delivered by the Nurse Endoscopists.
• Maintain accurate…