Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and initiative-taking experienced Band 7 Trained and accredited Nurse Colposcopist or a Band 6 Registered Nurse willing to complete colposcopy training, to join our outpatient team on the Women's Health Unit at the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.



On the Women's Health Unit, we provide several specialist gynaecological services which include Hysteroscopy, colposcopy, urogynaecology, Gynaecology assessment unit, early pregnancy assessment unit. You will be expected to integrate within our team and work across some of these services. Much of your time will be working independently in colposcopy clinics. These clinics may be in any of our four sites, York, Monkgate, Scarborough and Bridlington. There will be an expectation that one full day per week will be in the Bridlington clinic. You will be expected to attend Colposcopy MDT monthly, which is held on the last Friday of the month.



It will be expected that you will fully participate in regular colposcopy audits and attend quarterly Colposcopy meetings.



You may be expected to perform other nursing duties on the women's unit of York and Scarborough to assist the needs of the service, but your role will primarily be within the colposcopy service.



For nurses willing to complete the colposcopy training there is an expectation that this will be completed in 18 months. A comprehensive training program following the BSCCP colposcopy training will be provided. Training clinics will be held across all four sites.



We invite applications from experienced Accredited Nurse colposcopists.



For accredited colposcopists you will work independently but within a supportive team. You will need excellent communication skills to deliver high quality specialist nursing care to women attending Colposcopy within the women's unit. You will also need to develop expert clinical skills to ensure the manual dexterity and hand eye co-ordination to undertake outpatient colposcopy.



The successful candidate will deliver independent diagnostic and treatment colposcopy clinics. You will manage your own case load and be responsible for all aspects of the patient journey within colposcopy. You will also contribute to service improvement and will work within the colposcopy national standards set out in the cervical screening and colposcopy management guidelines. You will be responsible for informing patients of the outcomes of tests which may confirm the presence or absence of cancer and presenting patients at the appropriate MDT.



For successful candidate who is willing to train you will be supported to reach the standard expected of the accredited nurse colposcopist.



Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants



27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)



A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave



Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme



NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme



An extensive range of learning and development opportunities



Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers



For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.



Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY at the hospital site. Remote interviews will not be available.



T he validity of Nursing and Midwifery Council PIN will be checked before shortlisting, inaccuracies in NMC PIN details will mean your application will not be progressed



I nterested candidates are encouraged to make contact with the Recruiting Manager to have an informal discussion about the role.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment:

job description.



Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.



Working for the Trust



Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.



Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr. recruitment@nhs.net .



As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.



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