Job summary
- Main area
- Endoscopy
- Grade
- Agenda for change band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 28.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 372-SURG2039
- Employer
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- HRI/CRH
- Town
- Huddersfield
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/01/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/01/2026
Employer heading
Endoscopy ODP
Agenda for change band 5
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us.
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/
Job overview
Are you an ODP and want to work in an exciting department? If the answer is yes then the JAG accredited Endoscopy Service at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust has an opportunity for an ODP at Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary Endoscopy units. The Trust has two purpose built State of the Art Endoscopy units. One based at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and one at the Calderdale Royal Hospital each with 3 theatres and a decontamination unit. The units deliver the Bowel Screening service alongside the diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy service to out-patients and in-patients and an acute service for GI bleeds. Both units are training units, training both Medical Staff and Clinical Endoscopists.
Main duties of the job
- To work within the HCPC standards, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
- Participate in the decontamination of endoscopic equipment and traceability of all equipment including paper and computer systems
- Participate in an on call rota for acute upper GI patients needing emergency treatment
- Assist endoscopists during diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures and utilise all equipment appropriately as lead pprring deep sedation lists
- Assist the anaethetist during deep sedation lists
- Identify own training needs associated with endoscopic equipment
Working for our organisation
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work within HCPC standards, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust.
To ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained and act when standards are not being maintained.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Registration with HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and facilitating qualification
- Endoscopy qualification
Knowledge, experience and expertise
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and skill to plan, deliver, and evaluate high quality, evidence-based care to a group of patients within the speciality of the post
- Knowledge and skill in infection prevention and control principles and procedures
- Competence in speciality or role specific extended skills required of the post or willingness to undertake necessary training
- Cannulation skills
Desirable criteria
- Endoscopy experience
- Knowledge of endoscopy equipment
Communication and Relationships
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to adapt to meet the requirements of patients, their families/carers, and professional colleagues.
- Flexibility to meet the needs of the service
- Ability to work under pressure
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Joanne Priston
- Job title
- Clinical Operations Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01484 355870
- Additional information
Linda Broomfield- Clinical Educator
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