Trainee Nurse Colposcopist / Accredited Nurse Colposcopist
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, York
Trainee Nurse Colposcopist / Accredited Nurse Colposcopist
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York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, York
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 12 Jul | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 63ba8afc35ca493495f206a1d922b9d0
Full 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.Main duties of the job 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.
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.
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