Endoscopy Unit Manager
Band 7
- Digestive Diseases, Urology and General Surgery Services L3
- Band 7
- Secondment: 12 months
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (May require cross site cover as needed for the service)
- 328-DUG-7437811
- Friarage Hospital
- Northallerton
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Yearly
- 20/11/2025 23:59
Job overview
37.5 Hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Gastroenterology Service for a Endoscopy Unit Manager (Band 7) to join the team at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This rare opportunity will mean that the successful individual is involved in the establishment and development of the new purpose built Endoscopy Unit opening at our Friarage site.
This new position will play an integral role in supporting the growth and development of the service as well as oversee the Trust pre-assessment programme.
Clinically managing the unit, the successful applicant will work closely with The James Cook University Hospital Endoscopy Manager, Service General Manager and Matron to provide the highest possible level of patient care and help to ensure that our directorate continues to strive for excellence and achieve JAG standards
Main duties of the job
The key responsibilities of this role are:
To robustly ensure medical scheduling is maximised to ensure maximum efficiency of clinical facilities and ensure diagnostic waiting times are achieved.
To promote and plan for continuity of service delivery within the Friarage Endoscopy Unit.
To provide senior leadership to the Friarage and preassessment team and work closely with The James Cook University Hospital Endoscopy Manager to develop cross site utilisation in line with appropriate skill mix.
Supportive management of the Endoscopy training delivery both medical and nursing
To actively participate and support the Clinical Director/Endoscopy clinical Lead in delivering the Endoscopy Users Group
To work closely with all staff to promote excellence and innovation in patient care.
To deputise to represent the service at meetings initiated by service users and 3rd party providers (e.g. decontamination steering group).
Working for our organisation
South Tees Hospitals is the largest hospital trust in the Tees Valley with two acute hospitals and services in a number of community hospitals.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work with the boundaries of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- Evidence of further professional development, academically and clinically
- A good understanding of research and audit and clinical governance
- An awareness of Government Documents / Policies in relation to changes within the National Health Service
- Judgement and analytical skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Evidence of Extended Scope of Practice
- Demonstrates the ability to function as both a team member and team leader
- Presentation and teaching skills
Desirable criteria
- Global Ratings Scale Knowledge and understanding of BSG and JAG
- Certificate in decontamination
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- NMC registered
- Degree/ Diploma, specialist training to masters level
- Demonstrable experience in management, including direct line management responsibility
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate diploma in management studies or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Track record of managing change and developing nursing practice
- Setting, auditing standards
- Clinical supervision of the work of others
- Evidence of multidisciplinary team working
- Involvement in bench marking exercises
- Evidence of innovative practice in care
- Experience of management and planning of the provision of services
- Evidence of involvement in the training and development of staff
Desirable criteria
- Writing policies and guidelines
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
- Aubrielle Joynes
- Job title
- Clinical Matron
- Email address
- aubrielle.joynes@nhs.net
- Telephone number
- 01642 850850
- Additional information
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ext: 57229
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