Clinical Endoscopist
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Carlisle, CA2 7HY
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 September 2026
1 days left
Job description
The Endoscopy Service at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for a highly experienced, talented, passionate and forwar...
Provide expert diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy (gastroscopy, colonoscopy &/or flexible sigmoidoscopy) independently on sedated and non-sedated patients at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle and West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven.
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
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 of our Trust
- 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. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered health care practitioner with current registration
- Educated to degree level in related health care subject or equivalent
- JAG approved endoscopist or demonstrable key performance indicators
- Knowledge of lower and upper gastrointestinal and colorectal disease
- Essential IT skills (EITS) or equivalent competence
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Desirable
- Evidence of Masters level study
- Independent non-medical prescriber
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Evidence of the acquisition of relevant skills associated with the role that meet with the JAG guideline requirements
- Knowledge of Booking and Choice national framework and polices
- Expert knowledge and awareness of upper and lower GI cancers and treatment
- Knowledge of the NHS constitutional standards for cancer and routine pathways
- Knowledge and experience to work as an autonomous clinical practitioner, with self-management of own caseload of patients.
- Expert in a range of diagnostic and thereapeutic endoscopy techniques for both upper and lower GI
- Teaching, mentoring and assessment
- Implementing policy, SOPS and operational processes
- Committed to quality assurance and delivering continued service improvement
- Experience of clinical audit and research practice
Desirable
- Previous knowledge from working in the NHS or similar organisation as a nurse endoscopist
- Experience of local Trust systems e.g. PAS, SIlverlink
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Advanced clinical / analytical / reasoning skills
- Expert diagnostic endoscopy skills
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care
- Excellent interpersonal and listening skills.
- Excellent level of verbal and written communication in order to deliver highly specialised and complex information.
- Ability to manage and plan own workload
- Excellent IT Skills
- Time management, prioritisation and organisational skills
- Confidence, decisiveness, initiative and high self-motivation.
Personal Circumstances
Essential
- Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service when required.
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Flexible and positive attitude to healthcare
- Able to remain calm and work effectively under intense pressure in a stressful situation
- Reflective advanced practitioner
- Able to work across boundaries and within the dynamics of a multi-professional team locally, regionally and nationally
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
18 August 2026
Last checked
20 August 2026
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