Endoscopy Lead

The Yorkshire Clinic provides high-quality healthcare working with leading Consultants to offer a range of services and treatments for preventing, diagnosing and treating medical conditions and offer a wide range of complex surgery and services.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Endoscopy Manager to lead our high-performing endoscopy unit. This is a pivotal role responsible for the operational and strategic management of the service, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality care in line with JAG accreditation standards.

As an effective, compassionate and visible leader you will drive the operational success of the team clinically to promote and ensure the delivery of the highest quality patient care.

• Provide strategic and operational leadership to the endoscopy team.
• Ensure compliance with JAG standards and support the unit’s accreditation and re-accreditation processes.
• Oversee service delivery, workforce planning, and resource management.
• Drive continuous improvement in patient experience, safety, and clinical outcomes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support innovation and service development.

• Registered Nurse (NMC) with relevant clinical qualifications.
• Demonstrable experience in endoscopy or a related acute care setting.
• Proven leadership experience in a healthcare environment.
• Evidence of continuing professional development in leadership, management, or clinical practice.

• In-depth understanding of JAG accreditation standards and endoscopy governance frameworks.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate.
• Excellent communication, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities.
• Competence in managing budgets, rotas, and service performance metrics.
• Commitment to patient-centred care and staff development.
• Experience in management of list utilisation, activity and efficient staff resource.
• Commercial and financial knowledge of healthcare activities.
• Experience of business and activity growth.
• Academic and analytical in report writing.
• Previous experience of line managing clinical departments.
• Proven experience working in a leadership role.
• Organisational skills and ability to prioritise and delegate workload effectively and respond to the needs of the department and the hospital.
• Change management skills.
• Excellent IT skills.

The successful candidate will have a current NMC registration, have knowledge and background of Endoscopy both clinically and commercial, strong leadership and excellent organisational and communication skills and the ability to operationally lead the department.

Reporting to the Head of Clinical Services the successful candidate will ensure the JAG accredited Endoscopy Unit is Safe, Effective, Responsive, Caring and Well Led, they will drive efficiency and actively ensure maximum utilisation of sessions. They will ensure there is a skilled knowledgeable workforce that can deliver the activity safely and efficiently.

About Us: We are Ramsay Health Care UK. With 35 hospitals, 7,600 staff and 200,000 patients treated every year, we are one of the leading independent healthcare providers in England. We are part of a global hospital group with over 50 years' experience that operates in 11 countries across the world. As people caring for people, our ethos helps make a huge difference in the lives of millions. We know that our people are our most important asset to our organisation, and are the key to our success and continuing growth.

We love people with a positive, “can do” attitude who want to make a difference in their work. Our employees are Ramsay. The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success. The Ramsay Way culture recognises that people – staff and doctors – are Ramsay Health Care’s most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.

To apply please contact Jan Matin- Head of Clinical Services for an informal chat, or to ask any questions you may have before you apply. Or you can apply directly via offers of employment in respect of this appointment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure Certificate from the Disclosure & Barring Service.

The Yorkshire Clinic is committed to quality, equality and opportunity for all. We care. It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it’s a belief that’s as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964. The Ramsay Way culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.

We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.