Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-NMUH-8307648
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Middlesex Hospital
- Town
- Edmonton
- Salary
- £55,524 - £62,652 Outer London HCAS per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
PEG/Nutrition and Endoscopy Practice Development Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 7
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
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Job overview
The Post Holders will support the Nutrition and Endoscopy Team in coordinating Trust wide initiatives and for the in-service development of all nursing staff working within Endoscopy.
The postholder is expected to provide clinical, leadership and motivation to establish clinical practices, which is research / evidence-based, and lead on standard setting in line with specialty practices nationally and regular audit in line with the Trust’s commitment to Clinical Governance.
The postholder will monitor and review clinical and professional standards of care, especially on patient with enteral nutrition, and endoscopy staff clinical development, reporting on performance, and instituting remedial action where necessary.
The postholder will facilitate the training of staff involved on patients with enteral tubes and mainly the training and development of Endoscopy staff and students within the department, in achieving excellence in various endoscopic procedures, patient/client care, in partnership with the divisional teams and other key stakeholders.
The postholder is expected to assist and/or support in the placement of enteral tubes (i.e. PEG / J, NG, NJ). This includes the peri-operative care, support, and education of patients, and staff involved.
To work collaboratively with the Trust education and learning team.
To ensure a high standard of care delivery mainly with the nutrition/enteral and endoscopy team, through clinical practice, advice
Main duties of the job
The Post Holders will support the Nutrition and Endoscopy Team in coordinating Trust wide initiatives and for the in-service development of all nursing staff working within Endoscopy.
The postholder is expected to provide clinical, leadership and motivation to establish clinical practices, which is research / evidence-based, and lead on standard setting in line with specialty practices nationally and regular audit in line with the Trust’s commitment to Clinical Governance.
The postholder will monitor and review clinical and professional standards of care, especially on patient with enteral nutrition, and endoscopy staff clinical development, reporting on performance, and instituting remedial action where necessary.
The postholder will facilitate the training of staff involved on patients with enteral tubes and mainly the training and development of Endoscopy staff and students within the department, in achieving excellence in various endoscopic procedures, patient/client care, in partnership with the divisional teams and other key stakeholders.
The postholder is expected to assist and/or support in the placement of enteral tubes (i.e. PEG / J, NG, NJ). This includes the peri-operative care, support, and education of patients, and staff involved.
To work collaboratively with the Trust education and learning team.
To ensure a high standard of care delivery mainly with the nutrition/enteral and endoscopy team, through clinical practice, advice
Working for our organisation
Our consultant-led gastroenterology team provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, including all diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures and our highly regarded endoscopy services which we provide seven days per week. We have an upper GI nurse endoscopist, viral hepatitis nurse specialist, and a gastroenterology nurse specialist.
We are a busy Endoscopy Department for both inpatients and outpatients with two dedicated Endoscopy rooms enabling dedicated fluoroscopy sessions each week and two Bronchoscopy sessions each week for two Respiratory consultants. The unit has recently opened a newly refurbished recovery area with separate male and female facilities.
There is a dedicated administrative team for Endoscopy who are managed by the Operations Manager.
The Nursing team includes the Endoscopy Department Manager, experienced deputy Department managers, Staff Nurses, Endoscopy Assistants and designated portering staff
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Post Holders will support the Nutrition and Endoscopy Team in coordinating Trust wide initiatives and for the in-service development of all nursing staff working within Endoscopy.
The postholder is expected to provide clinical, leadership and motivation to establish clinical practices, which is research / evidence-based, and lead on standard setting in line with specialty practices nationally and regular audit in line with the Trust’s commitment to Clinical Governance.
The postholder will monitor and review clinical and professional standards of care, especially on patient with enteral nutrition, and endoscopy staff clinical development, reporting on performance, and instituting remedial action where necessary.
The postholder will facilitate the training of staff involved on patients with enteral tubes and mainly the training and development of Endoscopy staff and students within the department, in achieving excellence in various endoscopic procedures, patient/client care, in partnership with the divisional teams and other key stakeholders.
The postholder is expected to assist and/or support in the placement of enteral tubes (i.e. PEG / J, NG, NJ). This includes the peri-operative care, support, and education of patients, and staff involved.
To work collaboratively with the Trust education and learning team.
To ensure a high standard of care delivery mainly with the nutrition/enteral and endoscopy team, through clinical practice, advice
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Experience of Level 6 Nursing
Desirable criteria
- Endoscopy Experience
Exeprience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within acute inpatient setting or an endoscopy department
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within acute inpatient setting or an endoscopy department
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stephen Villaflor
- Job title
- Advanced Clinical Endoscopist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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