Endoscopy Pathway Nurse in Bournemouth

As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m. We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state‑of‑the‑art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

The Vetting and Validation Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Endoscopy service will be responsible for daily triage assessments of referrals, ensuring investigations are appropriately vetted and validated within required timescales. The role involves providing expert clinical knowledge, teaching, and training nursing colleagues, while ensuring the delivery of specialised patient care in line with best practice and up‑to‑date guidelines. The specialist will support advanced endoscopic procedures, contribute to service improvements, and collaborate with the team to address operational and educational needs. This position is integral to maintaining high clinical quality standards and supporting both patients and healthcare professionals.

Main duties of the job:

• Develop UHD endoscopy nurse led vetting clinics for endoscopy referral in line with JAG, national and regional guidelines including fast track OGDs / GA.
• Be involved in the development of new nurse led services (follow-up Clinics).
• Daily triage assessments of patient referrals.
• Regular involvement with patient’s health education/promotion.
• Supporting endoscopy nursing staff with training and operational issues around advanced endoscopic procedures ie RFA, FTRD, ESD, complex colons and upper GI therapeutics.
• Liaising with appropriate Clinicians, Specialist Nurses and MDTs.

Person specification:

• Qualifications: Physical Examination of the Adult qualification, or willing to undertake. Post registration course related to speciality. Non-Medical Prescriber or willing to undertake.
• Experience: Demonstrable Endoscopy experience/knowledge. Experience and evidence of service improvement projects. Ability to work at an autonomous level. Experience of Advanced Endoscopic Procedures. Knowledge of Endoscopic IT management systems.
• Skills: Effective communication skills, relevant to clinical practice role. Clinical competencies relevant to practice role. IT literacy using a range of current and relevant packages. Teaching and presentation skills. Knowledge and experience in using advanced endoscopic equipment. Venepuncture and cannulation.
• Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate fundamental nursing knowledge. Knowledge of standard and advance endoscopic procedures. Interpretation of requested investigations.
• Other requirements: Adaptive to unpredictable workloads. Ability to work under pressure and with frequent interruptions. Good and effective role model. Able to travel within geographical area as required for the service/requirements of post.
• Personal Attributes: Adaptable and innovative approach to working practices. Flexible to the needs of the service. Recognises stress in self and others and manages appropriately.
• Language: Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role.

Please note: Staff recruited are expected to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands. This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received. COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.