Lead Clinical Endoscopist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£66,582 - £77,368
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Chorley, PR7 1PP
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	22 Aug 2026
Closing date:	4 Sept 2026

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Summary

Duties to include but not limited to: Provides line management, mentorship and support to Trainee clinical endoscopist(s) and Clinical endoscopists, provides advice to medical, nursing and other health care professionals on endoscopic procedures. Develop the Trainee clinical endoscopists and Clinical endoscopists within the team to ensure the trainees are signed off as competency in a timely manner. Lead on Freedom of Information Act requests as required and within prescribed timescales. Undertakes diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy using advanced clinical knowledge, skills and decision making to ensure excellent care for patients, working at an advanced level practice autonomously as well as within a multi-disciplinary team. Utilises advanced communication skills, including sharing sensitive and complex information with patients/family/carer and when providing advice and promoting lifestyle changes. Demonstrates advanced theoretical and practical clinical knowledge required to perform the range of work encompassed within the clinical endoscopist role ensuring all work (including conscious sedation) is carried out within the defined boundaries of clinical endoscopic practice and Trust guidelines. Contribute to clinical activity/data collection/audit as required. Develop the independent prescribing role of the Clinical endoscopist and support the implementation of patient group directions in the Trust. Overall responsibility for vacancy/talent management in the Clinical endoscopy team (including trainees), ensuring all vacancies are recruited to in a timely manner and in line with the Trust Recruitment & selection policy. Responsible for workforce planning. Please see job description for more information.

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