Senior Nurse Endoscopist/Nurse Endoscopist B8A/Band 7

Senior Nurse Endoscopist - Band 8a
Salary: £65,125 - £70,303 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Nurse Endoscopist - Band 7
Salary: £52,845 - £61,466 per annum (pro rata for part time)

As a Senior Nurse Endoscopist (SEN)/Nurse Endoscopist (NE) you are required to utilise high levels of decision making and clinical judgment and work independently to ensure that patient health needs are met through the provision of diagnosis and the management of patient conditions. The post-holder will be trained and proficient in colonoscopy and/or gastroscopy, using video endoscopes within the endoscopy unit and assume a defined, secondary, clinical role.

The SEN/NE is directly responsible for case management of the patients referred to their care. They will generate and utilise diagnostic outcomes to co-ordinate the discharge or appropriate follow up of patients directly.

To provide specialist advice to healthcare professionals, other agencies, carers, clients and relatives. The SEN/NE role encompasses that of expert clinician, educator and auditor.

To contribute to the development of the service through assessment of nursing practice within the endoscopy unit identifying areas to improve practice and work collaboratively across healthcare boundaries, implementing and evaluating evidence based standards, guidelines and policies.

Additional to the endoscopy list commitments SEN/NE's will have sessions of their job plan formally ascribed to an established secondary role within an appropriate speciality of Gastroenterology, GI surgery or Bowel Screening.

Location: Various Locations throughout NHSGGC. The post holder will cover both the New Victoria ACH and Gartnavel General Hospital site but will also be required to travel between all Sectors, North, South and Clyde, if required to meet the needs of service pressures.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday, 18th November 2026

For an informal discussion please contact: Margaret Barlow, Interim Lead Nurse Telephone: View phone number on meeveem.com email: View email address on meeveem.com

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