Endoscopy RGN

Job Purpose

The Endoscopy Nurse/ODP provides safe, high-quality, patient-centred care across the full endoscopy patient pathway — admissions and pre-assessment, the procedure room (both direct patient care and technical assisting), recovery, discharge, decontamination and water-quality compliance. All postholders are expected to meet the core (Tier 1) performance standards set out in this job description as a condition of the role.

This job description also sets out a Senior (Tier 2) tier of performance indicators. These describe what ‘senior practice’ looks like for an experienced Registered General Nurse (RGN) or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) in this role: the ability to take charge of the clinical area and troubleshoot staffing pressures, ownership of stock and resource management, leadership of audits and quality improvement, mentorship of junior staff, and deputising for the Team Leader. Sustained, evidenced achievement of the Tier 2 indicators is the basis on which LivingCare recognises a postholder as a Senior Endoscopy Nurse/ODP, informs appraisal and development conversations, and supports progression or banding decisions in line with local policy.

KPI & Performance Framework

Performance in this role is assessed against two tiers of KPI. Tier 1 KPIs are the non-negotiable core standard for every postholder. Tier 2 KPIs are the indicators used to identify, develop and formally recognise Senior Endoscopy Nurses/ODPs, and are reviewed at appraisal alongside a portfolio of evidence.

Tier 1 — Core Performance Standards (all postholders)

Category

KPI / Standard

Target

Patient Assessment

Completes and documents pre-procedure assessment (consent, fasting, allergies, risk screening) for every allocated patient.

100% compliance, quarterly audit

Patient Safety

Completes and documents a safety WHO checklist for every procedure commenced.

100% compliance, quarterly audit

Patient Experience

Records a comfort/pain score for every sedated or unsedated procedure and escalates/documents any moderate or severe discomfort.

Documents actions taken to resolve discomfort.

100% compliance, quarterly audit

Infection Prevention

Maintains full decontamination and scope-traceability documentation with no avoidable breaches.

100% compliance, annual IHEEM audit

Recovery & Discharge

Completes post-procedure observations and applies discharge criteria before any patient leaves the department.

100% compliance, quarterly audit

Record Keeping

Completes procedure documentation and endoscopy reporting system entries accurately, at the time of event.

100% compliance, quarterly audit

Professional Standards

Maintains professional registration/revalidation, 100% compliance with mandatory training and JETS competency Level 1 completion within 1 year of employment.

100% compliance, quarterly audit

Incident Reporting

Reports patient safety incidents, near misses and equipment faults via the local incident system.

100% compliance, quarterly audit

Tier 2 — Senior Practice Indicators (Senior Endoscopy Nurse/ODP)

Consistent achievement of the indicators below, evidenced through appraisal, audit output, incident/Datix records, mentorship logs and peer feedback, is what distinguishes a Senior Endoscopy Nurse/ODP from a core postholder.

Category

KPI / Standard

Target / Frequency

Taking Charge & Staffing Resilience

Takes charge of the unit or an individual list in the absence of the Team Leader/Deputy Team Leader, including real-time troubleshooting of staffing shortfalls (sickness, skill-mix gaps, list overruns), safe redeployment of staff, and escalation and resolution of issues.

Zero unfilled safety-critical roles on shift; unresolved staffing risk escalated to management the same shift

Stock & Resource Management

Participates in / owns stock control for an assigned area: ordering, rotation, expiry-date checks and minimising waste; liaises with procurement, estates and decontamination on equipment faults and servicing.

<2% stock wastage/expiry; faults logged within 24 hours

Audit, Quality & Governance

Leads or co-leads clinical audits (e.g. safety checklist compliance, decontamination, comfort scores) and contributes to incident reviews, driving completion of resulting action plans.

≥1 completed audit cycle per year; ≥95% of assigned actions closed on time

Mentorship & Education

Acts as mentor/preceptor for junior staff, students and new starters; leads or contributes to induction and competency sign-off.

Actively mentors ≥2 junior staff/students per year; sign-offs completed to agreed timescale

Deputising & Patient Flow

Deputises for the Team Leader/Deputy as required; co-ordinates list scheduling, patient flow and escalates capacity pressures.

No unescalated safety incidents while deputising; list utilisation/turnaround targets met

Leadership & Role Modelling

Role-models best practice and positivity, gives constructive feedback to colleagues, and actively supports service improvement or new pathway implementation.

Positive appraisal/peer feedback, reviewed at each annual appraisal

How Tier 2 is evidenced: postholders working towards or maintaining Senior status should keep a simple portfolio — audit reports authored/co-authored, examples of staffing/troubleshooting decisions taken while in charge, mentorship/sign-off records, reflective accounts, and stock or governance responsibilities held — for review at appraisal.

5. Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Desirable — typically evidenced at Senior tier

Registration & Education

Current professional registration — NMC (Registered General Nurse) or HCPC (Operating Department Practitioner) as applicable.

Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development.

JAG ENDO1 course attendance.

eLearning for Health Endo1 core modules completion.

Working towards JETS Level 1 competency, to be completed within 1 year of appointment (per Tier 1 KPI).

JETS Level 1 completed and working towards Level 2 completion.

Mentorship, preceptorship or teaching qualification &/or experience.

Experience

Post-registration clinical experience, including cannulation and basic life support competency.

Significant experience within an endoscopy or procedural/theatre setting across admissions, procedure-room, recovery and decontamination areas.

Experience of taking charge of a clinical area.

Clinical Skills

Demonstrated core competencies across patient assessment, safety-checklist use, sedation-safety monitoring, recovery and discharge, and basic decontamination principles.

Demonstrated competence across all rotational areas in Section 3, including list support and decontamination/water-sampling responsibility.

Leadership & Management

Ability to work under pressure and support colleagues during busy or short-staffed periods.

Evidence of successfully taking charge, staff supervision/rostering, deputising for senior staff, or leading a workstream (audit, stock, education).

Audit & Quality

Understanding of clinical governance, incident reporting and audit principles.

Evidence of leading or co-leading a clinical audit and delivering resulting improvements.

Communication & Teamwork

Strong verbal and written communication skills; effective multidisciplinary team working.

Experience delivering feedback, teaching or formal presentations to colleagues.

6. General Responsibilities

● Work at all times within the NMC Code of Conduct (Registered Nurses) or the HCPC Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics (Operating Department Practitioners), and within LivingCare policies, procedures and clinical guidelines.

● Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with data protection and information governance requirements.

● Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and vulnerable adults in accordance with safeguarding policy.

● Comply with health and safety, infection prevention and control, and risk-management policies at all times.

● Participate in appraisal, statutory/mandatory training and continuing professional development.

● Promote equality, diversity and inclusion, treating patients, visitors and colleagues with dignity and respect.

● Undertake any other duties reasonably requested that are commensurate with the grade and nature of the post.

SAFEGAURDING

Uphold the safeguarding of patients, reporting any concerns promptly in accordance with LivingCare’s policies.

About us:

LivingCare Group operates across various health services and portfolios. We have extensive experience of developing and delivering NHS care and have a growing portfolio of private provision. We work across GP practices and within our own centres in Yorkshire.

Our services are developed in response to local demands across the health economy and in line with the NHS governance and contractual requirements.

Why Choose us?

Our continuing success as a business is down to the talent, hard work and dedication of our staff. Along with great job satisfaction, you can look forward to a competitive salary, opportunities to grow, a pension scheme and great employee benefits.

We fully believe in investing in our staff to help them reach their career goals and full potential. ​We offer all staff the chance to further their education with free training courses in any field that will both benefit themselves and the company.

Here at LivingCare we are an equal opportunities employer with a strong commitment to the health and wellbeing of all our colleagues.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer (Level 1).

Find out more about Disability Confident at: www.gov.uk/disability-confident #DisabilityConfident

What we offer our employees:

Free onsite parking.

Quality working environment

Flexible working

Day off for your birthday

Work life balance is a priority here at LivingCare, with services running at sociable times.

Blue Light Card NHS discount at a range of shops and restaurants

Access to the Employee Assistance Programme

Annual pay review

Culture matrix programme: we organise special events every month to support our teams

Celebrating success: this programme gives rewards to our team member who have gone above and beyond

Supermarket vouchers: we give these out every month as part of our supermarket sweep competition

LivingCare Behaviours and Values:

Living Care has a set of core values which we expect all staff to demonstrate. Building on these we have developed a set of expectations that we expect all team members to demonstrate.

Managing yourself and others:

Take care of your own wellbeing and that of your staff

Manage yourself and your emotions

Share your knowledge and experience

Use appropriate language when communicating to others to ensure they understand

Be decisive

Be positive – focus on what you can do and why something will/could work

Actively seek feedback and act on it (where appropriate)

Know when to step in and do it yourself and when to leave others to have a go

Be self aware: know your strengths and development needs and look for ways to develop

Be visible

As a company who supports equality and diversity, LivingCare encourage applications from all candidates regardless of their age, gender including reassigned gender, relationship status, maternity, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £18.00-£20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• NMC (required)
• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person