Senior Nurse Endoscopist

Reference: 065603

Band 8a - £50,470 - £54,482

Will consider B7 applications for training to 8a level

Endoscopy in Lothian is experiencing unprecedented demand and through a programme of expansion/improvements. We are recruiting 2 band 8a Extended Scope Practitioner/ Senior Nurse Endoscopist to join our expanding Endoscopy Service within NHS Lothian.

The Endoscopy Service is run across three acute and two community hospital sites in the

Lothians and supports Regional Endoscopy Unit in Dunfermline, covering a population of

850,000 approx. You will contribute to the delivery of diagnostic and surveillance activity as well as supporting the continuous development of the service overall.

We deliver a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures, working closely with the specialties of Gastroenterology, Colorectal surgery, Upper GI Surgery, Respiratory medicine and Urology.

We are seeking highly motivated, experienced and enthusiastic trained Nurse Endoscopists who want to assist in the continued development of the service.

The successful candidate should be:

• A fully trained Nurse Endoscopist able to complete Upper and Lower GI Endoscopic examinations and procedures, and fully trained to JAG accredited competencies as a non-medical Endoscopist for upper and lower endoscopy.
• Be an Independent non-Medical Prescriber.
• Have completed an associated academic qualification preferably at Masters Level.
• They must be able to work in an autonomous and unsupervised capacity and have strong leadership skills.

The successful candidates will partake in the endoscopy rota, we are currently reviewing our complete service and in the future you may be requested to work weekends, as part of a seven day service.

Closing date: 29 September 2021.