Job summary
- Main area
- Nurse
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 423-6237816
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Trainee Nurse Colposcopist/Hysteroscopist (Band 6)
NHS AfC: Band 6
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a band 6 trainee nurse colposcopist uplifiting to band 7 on completion of accredititation. Once accredited, the expectation is that the post holder will undertake hysteroscopy training. The final grading will be Band 8a once both colposcopy and hysterscopy training are completed.
Main duties of the job
- Under the supervision of the Lead Medical and Lead Nurse Colposcopist/Hysteroscopist, manage a patient caseload, providing expert assessment, evaluation and treatment within Colposcopist/Hysteroscopist care.
- Under the supervision of the Lead Medical and Lead Nurse Colposcopist/Hysterscopist, assess, diagnose and manage the care of women referred to the colposcopy/hysterscopy clinic and communicate these sensitively with patients where the outcome may be emotive.
Working for our organisation
We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.
We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To provide support to patients via telephone when required.
- Using Basic Counselling skills, empathy and sympthay to communicate to patients both face to face and over the telephone about complex and sensitive information.
- To attend a BSCCP recognised National colposcopy meeting at least once every 3 years.
- To attend a BSGE recognised National meeting at least once every 2 years.
- In collaboration with the Lead Medical and Lead Nurse Colposcopist/Hysteroscopist, participate in the continuing development of these specialist services. That includes patient centred evidence-based programmes of care and a continuous quality improvement programme.
- Participate in the development and implementation of the multi-professional standards and clinical protocols for Colposcopy/Hysteroscopy services
For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma or Degree in nursing
- NMC Registration/PIN
- Evidence of ongoing professional development within gynaecology
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post-registration experience in gynaecology (recent)
- Basic Counselling skills
- Knowledge & understanding of related genito-urinary medicine & sexually transmitted infections
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Management of caseload
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work as a core member of the multidisciplinary team
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the NHS Constitution & ‘Understanding the New NHS’
- Knowledge of current issues in the profession and practice of nursing
- Knowledge of management models, implementing change, and/or new clinical practices
- Listening/counselling skills
- Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment (speculum, microscope, injections) and documentation
- To be aware and adhere to rules of confidentiality regarding patient data
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Colposcopy and the NHS Cervical Screening Programme
- Knowledge and understanding of evidence based practice, clinical effectiveness, research and audit
- Proficient IT skills
Other
Essential criteria
- Willingness to maintain BSCCP accreditation and CPD required to ensure this can be achieved
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
- Sharon Sykes
- Job title
- Lead Nurse colposcopy/hysterscopy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535292209
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