Specialist Colorectal Clinical Endoscopist: Sponsorship Available

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a clinical nurse endoscopist to join our team. This role is ideally suited to an experienced endoscopist who will join a supportive team of nurse endoscopists, Consultants and Clinical Nurse Specialists in the Colorectal Surgery team at Northumbria Healthcare. This is an exciting and varied role with the expectation that the appointed candidate is Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Scopist trained.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

  • The post holder will be required to work in a variety of areas; primarily endoscopy and outpatients on a Trust wide basis.
  • Provide Trust wide outpatient clinics for cancer / benign patients agreed in the job plan. A variety of patient contacts are required, which will include face to face and telephone advice
  • The post holder is expected to provide Trust wide cover for colleagues for services within their own clinical expertise.
  • Required to work closely with the MDT.
  • To contribute to provision of core specialist endoscopists training to nurses and medical staff (within Joint Advisory Group for Endoscopy Training (JAG) guidelines).

Person Specification

Other

Essential

  • It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential

  • 1st level live NMC Registration
  • PP126/127 or D32/D33 or equivalent
  • Degree in nursing
  • Formal endoscopy qualification (JAG) accredited and/ or HEE Aclerated Clinical Endoscopsist Training Course
  • Non-medical prescribing course
  • Evidence of an advanced communication course

Desirable

  • BCSP Screening Accreditation
  • Train the Trainor Endoscopy Course

Experience and knowledge

Essential

  • Clinical expertise in the disease process
  • Considerable experience working as a senior nurse in an area related to colorectal disease
  • Experience of breaking bad news
  • Experience of audit
  • Experience and knowledge of the BCSP National programme

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 1 November 2026

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