Endoscopy Clinical Unit Manager – EDGH based – cross-site

Company: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
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Location: Eastbourne
Job Description:

Endoscopy Clinical Unit Manager – EDGH based – cross-site

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Up To Six Months Fixed Term Contract or Secondment professional development opportunity as Endoscopy Clinical Unit Manager within the Medicine Division in ESHT NHS Trust.

We welcome applications from candidates who would like to broaden existing management experience into a different specialty, using their transferable skills.

It is important that the Endoscopy Clinical Unit Manager can work autonomously and use their own initiative to solve problems. With a busy and varied workload, it is key that the post-holder can prioritise work where there are competing demands, whilst also leading operational line management and providing assurance that all staff in their team adhere to the same requirements. To ensure all staff within the Team have access to clinical and partake in this requirement.

You will contribute to the development of strategic plans for service improvement, redesign and modernisation within the endoscopy department. Be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the clinical service, including planning and managing the workload of the team in such a way as to maximise efficiency, and ensuring that duties are discharged safely and effectively.

We can promise you a challenging and diverse role that will both stretch and develop you, and your professional development will be strongly encouraged and supported. We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust.

Main duties of the job

The Endoscopy Clinical Unit Manager will support the Matron and Head of Nursing in the operational management and development of the Endoscopy Units.

To ensure all staff within the Team have access to clinical and operational line management and provide assurance that all staff partake in this requirement.

To identify training needs through personal development process and ensure that these are met and provide some specialist training as required.

You will need a broad range of in-depth clinical and/or managerial experience at a senior level in NHS or a similar large complex organisation. Recognised leadership/management qualification or proven equivalent training and experience and be registered nurse/professional and hold active registration with the relevant professional body.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries, staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; submit your application today.

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Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

  • Registered Nurse/Professional and hold active registration with relevant Professional body
  • Recognised leadership/management qualification or proven equivalent training and experience
  • Postgraduate degree relevant to speciality area or proven equivalent knowledge and experience
  • Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, and additional job specific specialist skills/procedures

Experience

  • A broad range of in-depth clinical and/or managerial experience at a senior level in NHS or a similar large complex organisation
  • Demonstrates an ability to critically analyse, problem solve and prioritise
  • Experience of effective management of health care services
  • Evidence of service delivery and of holding others to account
  • Relevant experience in a similar role in NHS
  • Experience of undertaking service improvement audit
  • Project management

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver effectively
  • Working knowledge of structure, functions, culture and values of NHS and relationship with other agencies particularly in portfolio areas
  • Innovative leader able to inspire and motivate teams and individuals to the benefit of organisation, staff and patients
  • Able to present complex information on professional and governance issues to colleagues and those from other professions; management teams, patient and public

Other

  • Ability to travel independently between Trust sites in a timely manner as required in post

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£57,528 to £64,750 per annum, pro rata

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Posted: July 20th, 2026