Job summary
Employer heading
Endoscopy Unit Manager
Band 7
Job overview
Due to the expansion of Endoscopy services and the opening of a brand new Endoscopy site at the Oldham Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), an exciting opportunity has arisen for an Endoscopy Unit Manager primarily based at the offsite CDC. Alongside the CDC, there are 3 endoscopy units at Royal Oldham Hospital, Fairfield General Hospital & Rochdale Infirmary making this one of the largest endoscopy services in the country. With this expansion, there couldn't be a better time to join our team.
This post is suitable for a current band 6 or above with endoscopy experience.
The Endoscopy Unit manager will support their team to sustain and deliver the highest standards whilst sharing the vision and influencing change.
You will establish & maintain effective communication with individuals and groups regarding difficult or complex matters, overcoming any problems in communication.
Develop knowledge and practice in an area of work. Promote best practice in health, safety and security.
Contribute to the development of services. Improve quality.
Promote people's equality, diversity, and rights. Assess people’s health and wellbeing needs, including complex needs. Plan, deliver and evaluate programmes to address patient's complex and changing health and wellbeing needs. Lead work teams in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice. Allocate, coordinate, monitor and assess the work of teams and individuals. Maintaining the efficient use of physical and financial resource.
Main duties of the job
- Establish and maintain effective communication with individuals and groups about difficult or complex matters overcoming any problems in communication.
- Develop knowledge and practice in an area of work
- Promote best practice in health, safety and security
- Contribute to the development of services
- Improve quality
- Promote people's equality, diversity and rights
- Assess people’s health and wellbeing needs when those needs are complex and change across the caseload
- Plan, deliver and evaluate programmes to address patient's complex and changing health and wellbeing needs
- Lead work teams in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice
- Allocate, coordinate, monitor and assess the work of teams and individuals
Maintain and support the efficient use of physical and /or financial resources
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To identify clear benefits, goals and processes for developing knowledge, ideas and work practice in self and others across the team
- To inspire others with one’s own values and vision, promote development of a positive culture and encourage staff to seek advice and solutions to problems
- To anticipate, plan and advocate for development/change and benefits whilst challenging others to take an active part in developing knowledge, ideas and work practice
- To challenge tradition and take risks accepting responsibility for any arising problems and tensions and using these to inform future practice
- To support and encourage others to understand their contribution
- To recognise, communicate and reward the achievements of the team and the individuals within the team
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/
We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.
Person specification
Professional Registration
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised management or Leadership qualification
- Post-basic qualification to minimum diploma standard or equivalent level gained by experience
- Recognised teaching qualification
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of having undertaken relevant further study or training as required for the post
- Health-related degree or understanding
Essential
Essential criteria
- Substantial Endoscopy experience at Band 6 or above
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of involvement in the development of protocols and clinical audit.
essential
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills verbal & written
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of mentorship qualification
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Susan Kelsall
- Job title
- Lead Nurse Gastroenterology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 656 1872
- Additional information
The Royal Oldham Hospital
Rochdale Rd
Oldham
OL1 2JH
0161 656 1872 / 07805741597
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