Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Colposcopy Lead Nurse

The closing date is 31 July 2025

Job summary

Exciting Opportunity - Accredited Colposcopy Nurse Specialist at Northern Care Alliance

The Northern Care Alliance is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced Colposcopy Nurse Specialist to join our friendly and dedicated Gynaecology team.

The ideal candidate will bring recent clinical and management experience and be well-versed in the Quality Assurance standards essential for delivering exceptional care. In this leadership role, you will support the management and development of the colposcopy service, ensuring it maintains the highest standards of safety, quality, and patient care.

You will oversee the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care, striving to improve outcomes and enhance the patient experience at every stage. With the backing of our colposcopy administrative support team, you will have the resources and environment to lead confidently and make a meaningful impact.

If you're passionate about women's health and committed to providing safe, effective, and compassionate care, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate the colposcopy service at The Northern Care Alliance, ensuring seamless and high-quality patient care
  • Maintain adherence to national standards for patient safety and clinical practice, including preparing and reporting on national audits and reports
  • Collaborate with the Clinical Lead Colposcopist and the wider team to support the development and delivery of the cervical screening service, aligning with NHS England Service specifications
  • Oversee the effective and efficient operational management of the Colposcopy Service on a day-to-day basis, ensuring smooth service delivery
  • Provide senior clinical leadership, expert advice, and ongoing support to the nursing team and the broader multi-professional team, facilitating the delivery of safe, compassionate, and effective care
  • Demonstrate extensive theoretical and practical experience in clinical skills required to run independent nurse-led clinics
  • Offer clinical and professional guidance at Directorate, Divisional, and Trust levels, supporting continuous improvement and excellence in service delivery

If you're a seasoned professional with a passion for women's health and leadership, we invite you to bring your expertise to this vital role.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Details

Date posted

18 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

236-OCO-NM447-25

Job locations

The Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Road

Oldham

OL1 2JH


Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSCCP Accreditation
  • Registered Nurse with current NMC registration

Desirable

  • Non-medical prescribing
  • Advanced Practitioner

Skills

Essential

  • Experience working independently as a Colposcopist
  • Managing a defined case load of patients
  • Clinical Reasoning Skills
  • Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

Desirable

  • Teaching colleagues from other professions
  • Negotiation skills
  • Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes

Experience

Essential

  • Advanced Level Clinical Practice Experience
  • Involvement in Research and Audits
  • Evidence of experience in managing change

Desirable

  • Working across organisational boundaries
  • Publications/Conference Experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSCCP Accreditation
  • Registered Nurse with current NMC registration

Desirable

  • Non-medical prescribing
  • Advanced Practitioner

Skills

Essential

  • Experience working independently as a Colposcopist
  • Managing a defined case load of patients
  • Clinical Reasoning Skills
  • Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

Desirable

  • Teaching colleagues from other professions
  • Negotiation skills
  • Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes

Experience

Essential

  • Advanced Level Clinical Practice Experience
  • Involvement in Research and Audits
  • Evidence of experience in managing change

Desirable

  • Working across organisational boundaries
  • Publications/Conference Experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Road

Oldham

OL1 2JH


Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Road

Oldham

OL1 2JH


Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

ADNS

Julia Riley

Julia.Riley@nca.nhs.uk

01616278185

Details

Date posted

18 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

236-OCO-NM447-25

Job locations

The Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Road

Oldham

OL1 2JH


Supporting documents

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