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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job Plan for the Post

It is a requirement of the post that post-holders comply with each Trust’s policies and procedures whilst on site, have (and maintain) GMC registration / licensing and participate in formal CPD programmes. Your substantive employing NHS Trust is expected to support the requirements for Continuing Medical Education as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians and be committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Bank Medical Endoscopist will be responsible for escalating any complaints or clinical incidents to the Unit Manager relating to a patient under their name during attendance at endoscopy. If you have any concerns, you feel unable to raise directly with the site then these can be reported to the Cheshire and Merseyside Collaborative Bank team at [email protected]

Clinical Responsibilities

Clinical productivity is managed via the individual Trust’s processes and monitoring systems.

Professional Responsibilities 

It is the responsibility of the Bank Medical Endoscopist’s substantive employer to complete the individual’s annual appraisal and related performance management procedures.

To maintain all required Statutory and Mandatory training sessions and attend any other training courses relevant to the post.

To actively maintain professional registration and all associated requirements

To adhere to relevant Code of Practice of Professional body (if appropriate)

General Duties

To fully comply with the relevant sections of the Health and Safety at Work Act. The post holder is required to follow all applicable rules and procedures relating to Health and Safety at Work and to take all responsible precautions.

To be aware of the confidential aspects of the post. To keep up to date with the requirements of information governance; undertake mandatory training and follow Trust policies and procedures to ensure that trust information is dealt with legally, securely, efficiently and effectively. Breaches of confidentiality will result in disciplinary action that may involve dismissal. You must maintain the confidentiality of information about service user staff and organisational business in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (GDPR) and Caldicott principles.

To ensure that when creating, managing and sharing information records, it is done in an appropriate way, subject to statutory requirements and agreed security and confidentiality policies, procedures and guidelines.  All workers are responsible for implementing and maintaining data quality, ensuring that records are legible and attributable and that their record keeping is contemporaneous.

To be aware of the confidential aspects of the post. Breaches of confidentiality will result in disciplinary action that may involve dismissal. The post holder should also be aware that, regardless of any action taken by the employing authority, breaches of confidentiality could result in civil action for damages.

The post holder must be flexible in the duties performed and it is expected that similar duties, not specifically listed above, will be carried out as required and may be across sites.