INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES ONLY

Trainee Clinical Endoscopist Band 25 hours per week

We are keen to offer an opportunity for a new trainee clinical endoscopist to join our committed and growing service. This is a part time post to train initially in upper GI endoscopy. This is open to registered nurses, physicians associates or other allied healthcare professional. The successful applicant will be required to complete the academic qualifications for the clinical endoscopist programmes as well as their practical training. We can offer you excellent opportunities to develop your skills and expand your practices with a very supportive clinical and specialist nursing team.

Based at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle during the period of training, but with the requirement to travel to provide cross site cover at the West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven. Once trained you will be acting as an independent practitioner using advanced clinical skills to assess, diagnose, treat and prescribe plans of care in gastrointestinal endoscopy.

The post is open to those currently employed within the trust and we are willing to consider those wishing to undertake this role as a shared working opportunity however this post will require a high degree of flexibility to enable the post holder to access sessions on varying days and sites as they are available so fixed working patterns may not always be possible.

Main duties of the job

The service provides complete care for patients with disorders relating to the gastrointestinal tract. Surgeons, physicians, specialist nurses and allied health professions work closely together to provide in house multidisciplinary care for all patients with gastrointestinal problems both in the emergency, electives inpatient and outpatient setting.

• Provide high quality, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy services
• Consistently meet maximum waiting time targets for suspected cancer patients, routine diagnostics and patients requiring further planned/surveillance procedures
• Provide urgent access to inpatients for endoscopy procedures as appropriate

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. There is an expectation for all staff to support this by familiarising yourself with the Trust's sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, videoconferencing, sustainable transport and others.

We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute in to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

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• Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk

Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: �18 + Administration cost of �3.85 = �21.85. Deducted at �6.85 from 1st month salary and �5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: �38 + administration cost of �3.90 = �41.90. Deducted at �11.90 from 1st month salary and �10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oRegistered nurse with current registration or Diploma or Bachelor Degree in related health care subject or willingness to work towards
• oEssential IT skills (EITS) or equivalent competence
• oEvidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Experience

Essential

• ooExperience in Colorectal, Gastroenterology or an Endoscopy speciality

Desirable

• Research and Audit
• Teaching, mentoring and assessment

Knowledge

Essential

• Clinical knowledge of taking care of pre and post endoscopy patients
• ILS
• ALERT
• Basic clinical management skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of endoscopy equipment and handling

Skills

Essential

• Clinical / analytical / reasoning skills
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care
• Excellent organisational skills

Desirable

• Teaching Skills

Personal Circumstances

Essential

• oAbility to travel independently across Cumbria and nationally when required.
• oPost holder will be expected to work across multiple sites.
• oAbility to attend appropriate training/educational courses
• oCommitment to Continuing Professional Development of self & others
• oFlexible approach to meet the needs of the service when required.
• oMeticulous attention to detail
• oFlexible and positive attitude to healthcare
• oAble to remain calm and work effectively under intense pressure in a stressful situation
• oReflective advanced practitioner
• oAble to work across boundaries and within the dynamics of a multi-professional team locally, regionally and nationally

Desirable

• oDriving licence

Employer details

Employer name

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cumberland Infirmary

Newtown Road

Carlisle

CA2 7HY

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