Job summary
- Main area
- Gynaecology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 151-SR216-A
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Heatherwood Hospital
- Town
- ascot
- Salary
- £39,205 - £54,931 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Coloposcopy nurse specalist
Band 7
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the colposcopy team. The Colposcopy clinic is situated within the Gynaecology Ambulatory Centre in Heatherwood hospital.
We are looking for an accredited nurse Colposcopist to join our team but training in colposcopy would be offered if not accredited at a band 6 Annex 21.
Please see attached Annex 21 guidance for further details.
Main duties of the job
Manage own workload of patients booked for colposcopy
Triage referrals
Attend colposcopy MDT meetings
Work with all members of the colposcopy team to triage see and treat patients within the national guidelines
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Band 6 with experience in women's health
- Qualified nurse RGN
Desirable criteria
- Desire to train as a diagnostic and treatment Colposcopist (for a Band 6 training post at Annex 21)
- Accredited nurse colposcopist
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extended Gynaecology/Oncology nursing experience (outpatients/inpatients)
Desirable criteria
- Senior gynaecological management experience
- Understands need for resource management
- To mentor Junior Nursing and Medical Staff
Skills
Essential criteria
- Fully understands professional responsibilities
- Counselling certificate
- Ability to critically evaluate and assess patient care
- Ability to effectively prioritise own case workload and to manage colposcopy activities and appointments (for band 7 post)
Desirable criteria
- Understands and manages KC65 reports.
- Organisation of colposcopy in accordance with the NHSE Quality Assurance regulations for Colposcopy
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
- Catherine Muggeridge
- Job title
- Lead Nurse for Colposcopy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03006144057
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