Senior Nurse Endoscopist

An opportunity has arisen for a Nurse Endoscopist within the Gastroenterology department to aid the delivery of the ever-developing Endoscopy Service. The post holder will be competent in performing lower GI Endoscopy and will be expected to work as an autonomous clinical expert within their field of competence in GI Endoscopy and work effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team. Through the delivery of their own endoscopy sessions, the post holder will help in supporting the Trust in achieving national set targets, such as the 2 week cancer pathway and 18 week referral to treatment pathway

• To provide individual episodes of care to a client group based on assessment of

physical, social, psychological, emotional and spiritual needs.

• To demonstrate a high level of clinical decision-making and an ability to monitor and

improve standards of care. To work within his/her own scope of professional practice.

• To work closely with the multi-professional team to develop the nurse endoscopist

service and provide expert nursing practice without direct medical supervision but

within agreed Trust protocols.

• To work unsupervised in the provision of clinical care to patients
• To provide training and education to the multi-professional team, patients and their

relatives.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Amanda Mulhaney Job title: Assistant Director of Nursing Email address: amanda.mulhaney@liverpoolft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01517063141

Ashley Keogh 0151 706 2726