CHEC
Lead Endoscopy Practitioner
Requirements
Candidates must be registered practitioners with the NMC or HCPC and have at least one year of experience in an Endoscopy service. A degree or equivalent experience, along with previous management or team leader experience, is also required.
Job Description
Location: Worthing
Contract Type: Permanent
This is a full-time role for 37.5 hours a week. You will be required to cover variable days and weekends to meet business needs.
Tier 2 visa sponsorship available.
We are always looking for great talent to join our team and help achieve our ambitious goals and growth. We care about our people, and we care about the future of community health and how CHEC can play an innovative part in making this great, with your help.
We are on an exciting journey in expanding our services into Endoscopy. Our services will include gastroscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, and haemorrhoidal banding.
Are you an Endoscopy Lead Practitioner or an experienced Endoscopy Practitioner ready to take on a lead role? If yes, then CHEC is your employer of choice! We have an exciting opportunity for an Endoscopy Lead Practitioner to join us on a permanent basis as we continue to expand throughout the UK.
About The Role
The role will be to support the hospital manager in the effective management of the Endoscopy Department ensuring the day-to-day operation reflects the highest standard of governance, clinical effectiveness, and standards of care.
You will use your advanced knowledge and experience to guide and support their team whilst actively being involved in the delivery of patient care.
You will contribute significantly to the delivery of CHEC’s endoscopy strategy, ensuring JAG accreditation is supported.
We Are Looking For Someone Who Can
- Support in the management of the endoscopy service, ensuring that the highest quality of patient centred care is delivered
- Plan and provide quality care across the whole endoscopy patient pathway
- Provide a safe environment and act on any discrepancies or issues that may affect patient safety
- Provide specialist advice and support when required
- Ensure equipment and recourses are available for upcoming endoscopy sessions
- Participate in the care and decontamination of endoscopes. Including accurate records of traceability of the endoscopes and accessories
- Provide day to day management and motivation to all staff
- Maintaining good communication within the department and keep staff informed of all relevant hospital information and changes
- Registered practitioner with the NMC or HCPC
- At least 1-year previous experience as registered practitioner or equivalent in Endoscopy service
- Experience with JAG accreditation
- Passion for high quality patient safety and care
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience
- Previous management or team leader experience
- 25 days holidays plus bank holidays
- Buy and sell annual leave scheme
- Refer a friend scheme
- Company pension
- Company sick pay scheme
- Life assurance scheme
- Bluelight Card- 100’s of discount and cashback options
- Performance review with a training and development plan
- Employee discounts portal
- Gym membership
- Cycle to work scheme
- Tech scheme
- MediCash - Health cash plan
Education
Skills
About CHEC
CHEC is one of the UK’s leading providers of efficient, community-based healthcare, working in partnership with the NHS for over a decade. With over 30 hospitals and 90 community sites across England, we make specialist Ophthalmology, Gastroenterology, Dermatology, and ENT services more accessible in local communities. We offer patients greater choice, flexibility, and reduced waiting times, with an average referral to treatment time of less than four weeks NHS Ophthalmic treatments provided: • Cataract surgery • Eyelid surgery • YAG laser • Medical retina • Glaucoma management • Ocular hypertension monitoring • All non-specific general ophthalmology conditions NHS Gastroenterology treatments provided: • Consultant triage • Colonoscopy • Gastroenterology outpatient assessment • Gastroscopy • Flexi- sigmoidoscopy • Upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) • Therapeutic treatments including simple biopsies, polyp removal (1cm max), haemorrhoid removal Locations To meet the growing demands of our patients and partners, we are consistently rolling out new hospitals throughout the country. Put simply, we want to ensure that we can provide as many patients as possible with the convenience of local care, along with short waiting times of 1-4 weeks. Please visit our website www.chec.uk for more information, or email engagagement@chec.uk.