Job summary
Are you an experienced Nurse Colposcopist?
We have an exciting opportunity within our Gynaecology Outpatients Department to run our nurse-led colposcopy clinics.
We are looking for a skilled, caring, compassionate nurse with excellent communication skills to join our team.
The post holder will be a Nurse Colposcopist (a registered nurse trained and competent that is accredited in accordance with the standards of the British Society for Colposcopist and Cytopathologists) responsible for the management of a defined caseload of patients attending colposcopy clinics and will provide highly specialist nursing support, education and care to that specific group. They will ensure continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
The post holder will contribute to achieving the colposcopy service objectives and work within the clinical governance framework at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust.
For further information, or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Matron Laura Waller on laura.waller3@nhs.net.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a Nurse Colposcopist (a registered nurse trained and competent that is accredited in accordance with the standards of the British Society for Colposcopist and Cytopathologists) responsible for the management of a defined caseload of patients attending colposcopy clinics and will provide highly specialist nursing support, education and care to that specific group. They will ensure continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
The post holder will contribute to achieving the colposcopy service objectives and work within the clinical governance framework at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust.
About us
We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you'll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we've achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.
If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific Responsibilities:
- Clinical Responsibilities
- To ensure all necessary material resources are available and allocate as appropriate
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate physical, social and psychological care, according to the needs of the patient
- Perform independent colposcopy and cervical screening examinations
- Make appropriate decisions regarding referral to Colposcopy MDT.
- Responsible for the safe storage, use and administration of all medicines and substances according to Trust policy
- To maintain and update skills required for cervical screening and colposcopy
- Provide suitably trained person/s to assist in clinical procedures, whilst maintaining the patients safety during invasive procedures at all times
- Act as the patients advocate during consultations, investigations and treatment
- Ensure nursing practice is evidence-based, within own scope of practice and that all clinical policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines have all been agreed with the Matron and been through the correct governance process
- Lead on improvement projects within the Colposcopy Service
- Act as an effective role model, resource and advisor to lead the assessment, co-ordination and care delivery
- Lead on facilitating and supporting efficient and effective patient pathways and care programmes, ensuring high standards of care
- Ensure that patients are processed through the department in a safe and timely manner
- Lead on ensuring that there is effective communication within the department, including liaison with medical staff and other disciplines and services
- Supervise and co-ordinate the clinical standards of all staff within the department and inform the appropriate personnel of changes in circumstances which may affect the delivery of care within the unit
- Lead on clinical governance and quality assurance for the service, show leadership and be an effective change innovator in areas of patient safety and clinical effectiveness
- Undertake clinical audits as required, and to be responsible for monitoring and evaluating ways to use this data to inform staff and to improve patient care
- Responsible for the maintenance and checking of emergency and resuscitation equipment and procedures
- Maintain own professional practice and have knowledge of new developments
- Be aware of new concepts within clinical practice and promote and participate in such schemes
- Ensure that all documentation is accurate and timely, adhering to local policy and procedure and meeting legal requirements where appropriate
- Managerial Responsibilities
- Manage own time, resources and diary
- To ensure that the Colposcopy Department complies with local and national health and safety standards, including highlighting risks and completing risk assessments
- Work closely with the Gynaecology Outpatients Senior Sister, the Matron and Service Manager regarding all management, quality and performance issues related to the Colposcopy Service.
- Daily organisation of service/ patient caseload
- To respond to all appropriate PALS enquiries and complaints, both informal and formal, and to any quality alerts, if required
- To attend national, regional or local meetings as part of the Colposcopy Team
- Oversight of the current demand and capacity for Colposcopy, and the management of national targets, including the organisation of ad-hoc extra sessions as required
- Supervision and mentorship of new staff to the department
- Maintaining and monitoring standards of performance for the department
- Participate in the development and update of local policies, as well as assisting in the implementation of national, Trust and local policies
- Participate in data collection, evaluation, audit and accreditation as required
- To be integral to the development of the Colposcopy Department, ensuring compliance with the BSCCP Quality Standards
- Assist with interviews and selection of new staff, supporting their induction and training
- Lead on the use of lessons learnt from complaints or incidents in any teaching or training programme.
- Present progress updates of project action plans at multidisciplinary meetings and answer queries relevant to the project including data and statistical analysis where required
- Ensure a high level of professional awareness both personally and throughout the directorate by holding/attending appropriate meetings, seminars, etc.
- Education and development responsibilities:
- All budget holders will undertake on the job training in all matters financial and will be responsible for ensuring they are setup in the finance/procurement/HR systems with the appropriate authorisation levels.
- Undertake annual review and statutory and mandatory training
- Provide learning opportunities for staff, (including classroom teaching and bedside training)
- Support the mentoring and supervision of student nurses and midwives whilst on placement in the Gynaecology Outpatients Department, and allocated to sessions to Colposcopy
- Link with other organisations to facilitate education of self/others
- Comply with NMC revalidation requirements
- Ensure attendance at department training sessions as required for professional/personal/service development
- Act as an effective role model, educator, and personal mentor/supervisor for other staff, student nurses and midwives and other trainees, participating in their development programmes
General responsibilities:
Patient Experience
- Staff should ensure that they always put the patient at the heart of everything they do. All staff will strive to create a positive patient experience at each stage of the patients/service users care journey
Trust Policies and Procedures
- To adhere to the Trusts agreed policies and procedures.
Equal Opportunities
- To promote and develop the equality of opportunity in accordance with the Trusts Equal Opportunities Policy
Confidentiality
- To protect the confidentiality of information relating to the Trust, Patient and Staff or other agencies
Quality
- To provide a quality service to internal and external agencies and participate/ develop clinical governance within sphere of responsibility.
Infection Control
- All Trust employees are required to be familiar with, and comply with, Trust polices and guidelines for infection control and hand hygiene in order to prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections.
- For clinical staff with direct patient contact, this will include the uniform and dress code policy, the use of personal protective equipment guidance, the guidance on aseptic techniques and the safe handling and disposal of sharps.
- All staff are required to attend mandatory training in Infection Control and be compliant with all measures known to be effective in reducing healthcare-associated infections.
Health and Safety
- To share responsibility for abiding by health and safety policies and regulations, infection prevention and control policies and act in accordance with the Risk Management Policy.
Sustainability
- It is the responsibility of all staff to minimise the Trust's environmental impact by recycling wherever possible, switching off lights, computers, monitors and equipment when not in use, minimising water usage and reporting faults promptly.
Our Behaviours
- All staff are expected to behave in accordance with Our Behaviours. The six areas of focus are the responsibility of each individual and should be the basis for all work undertaken within the Trust.
Safeguarding
- The Trust expects all employees to adhere to the principle that safeguarding children and adults is everybodys responsibility, including the escalation of any concerns.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific Responsibilities:
- Clinical Responsibilities
- To ensure all necessary material resources are available and allocate as appropriate
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate physical, social and psychological care, according to the needs of the patient
- Perform independent colposcopy and cervical screening examinations
- Make appropriate decisions regarding referral to Colposcopy MDT.
- Responsible for the safe storage, use and administration of all medicines and substances according to Trust policy
- To maintain and update skills required for cervical screening and colposcopy
- Provide suitably trained person/s to assist in clinical procedures, whilst maintaining the patients safety during invasive procedures at all times
- Act as the patients advocate during consultations, investigations and treatment
- Ensure nursing practice is evidence-based, within own scope of practice and that all clinical policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines have all been agreed with the Matron and been through the correct governance process
- Lead on improvement projects within the Colposcopy Service
- Act as an effective role model, resource and advisor to lead the assessment, co-ordination and care delivery
- Lead on facilitating and supporting efficient and effective patient pathways and care programmes, ensuring high standards of care
- Ensure that patients are processed through the department in a safe and timely manner
- Lead on ensuring that there is effective communication within the department, including liaison with medical staff and other disciplines and services
- Supervise and co-ordinate the clinical standards of all staff within the department and inform the appropriate personnel of changes in circumstances which may affect the delivery of care within the unit
- Lead on clinical governance and quality assurance for the service, show leadership and be an effective change innovator in areas of patient safety and clinical effectiveness
- Undertake clinical audits as required, and to be responsible for monitoring and evaluating ways to use this data to inform staff and to improve patient care
- Responsible for the maintenance and checking of emergency and resuscitation equipment and procedures
- Maintain own professional practice and have knowledge of new developments
- Be aware of new concepts within clinical practice and promote and participate in such schemes
- Ensure that all documentation is accurate and timely, adhering to local policy and procedure and meeting legal requirements where appropriate
- Managerial Responsibilities
- Manage own time, resources and diary
- To ensure that the Colposcopy Department complies with local and national health and safety standards, including highlighting risks and completing risk assessments
- Work closely with the Gynaecology Outpatients Senior Sister, the Matron and Service Manager regarding all management, quality and performance issues related to the Colposcopy Service.
- Daily organisation of service/ patient caseload
- To respond to all appropriate PALS enquiries and complaints, both informal and formal, and to any quality alerts, if required
- To attend national, regional or local meetings as part of the Colposcopy Team
- Oversight of the current demand and capacity for Colposcopy, and the management of national targets, including the organisation of ad-hoc extra sessions as required
- Supervision and mentorship of new staff to the department
- Maintaining and monitoring standards of performance for the department
- Participate in the development and update of local policies, as well as assisting in the implementation of national, Trust and local policies
- Participate in data collection, evaluation, audit and accreditation as required
- To be integral to the development of the Colposcopy Department, ensuring compliance with the BSCCP Quality Standards
- Assist with interviews and selection of new staff, supporting their induction and training
- Lead on the use of lessons learnt from complaints or incidents in any teaching or training programme.
- Present progress updates of project action plans at multidisciplinary meetings and answer queries relevant to the project including data and statistical analysis where required
- Ensure a high level of professional awareness both personally and throughout the directorate by holding/attending appropriate meetings, seminars, etc.
- Education and development responsibilities:
- All budget holders will undertake on the job training in all matters financial and will be responsible for ensuring they are setup in the finance/procurement/HR systems with the appropriate authorisation levels.
- Undertake annual review and statutory and mandatory training
- Provide learning opportunities for staff, (including classroom teaching and bedside training)
- Support the mentoring and supervision of student nurses and midwives whilst on placement in the Gynaecology Outpatients Department, and allocated to sessions to Colposcopy
- Link with other organisations to facilitate education of self/others
- Comply with NMC revalidation requirements
- Ensure attendance at department training sessions as required for professional/personal/service development
- Act as an effective role model, educator, and personal mentor/supervisor for other staff, student nurses and midwives and other trainees, participating in their development programmes
General responsibilities:
Patient Experience
- Staff should ensure that they always put the patient at the heart of everything they do. All staff will strive to create a positive patient experience at each stage of the patients/service users care journey
Trust Policies and Procedures
- To adhere to the Trusts agreed policies and procedures.
Equal Opportunities
- To promote and develop the equality of opportunity in accordance with the Trusts Equal Opportunities Policy
Confidentiality
- To protect the confidentiality of information relating to the Trust, Patient and Staff or other agencies
Quality
- To provide a quality service to internal and external agencies and participate/ develop clinical governance within sphere of responsibility.
Infection Control
- All Trust employees are required to be familiar with, and comply with, Trust polices and guidelines for infection control and hand hygiene in order to prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections.
- For clinical staff with direct patient contact, this will include the uniform and dress code policy, the use of personal protective equipment guidance, the guidance on aseptic techniques and the safe handling and disposal of sharps.
- All staff are required to attend mandatory training in Infection Control and be compliant with all measures known to be effective in reducing healthcare-associated infections.
Health and Safety
- To share responsibility for abiding by health and safety policies and regulations, infection prevention and control policies and act in accordance with the Risk Management Policy.
Sustainability
- It is the responsibility of all staff to minimise the Trust's environmental impact by recycling wherever possible, switching off lights, computers, monitors and equipment when not in use, minimising water usage and reporting faults promptly.
Our Behaviours
- All staff are expected to behave in accordance with Our Behaviours. The six areas of focus are the responsibility of each individual and should be the basis for all work undertaken within the Trust.
Safeguarding
- The Trust expects all employees to adhere to the principle that safeguarding children and adults is everybodys responsibility, including the escalation of any concerns.
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
- First Level Registration
- Educated to degree level
- Recognised Mentorship or Practice Assessor Course
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- BSCCP Accredited Nurse Colposcopist
- Recognised Gynaecology Course
Desirable
- Master's degree or working towards
- CQI qualification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Evidence of extensive leadership skills
- Advanced computer literacy; Microsoft office - word, powerPoint, excel
- Presentation skills
- In-depth knowledge of audit cycle
- Ability to assimilate, analyse and present complex data
- Application of evidence based practice
- Able to prepare agendas and chair meetings for multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of preparing and presenting reports
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, and ability to adapt according to audience
- Excellent organisational skills
- High degree of accuracy / attention to detail
- Excellent time management
- Able to prioritise workload
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- Ability to motivate others
- Ability to deal with all disciplines of staff and challenge where necessary
- Ability to problem solve in a proactive and consultative way
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 1 years' experience at Band 6 as a Colposcopy Nurse
- Previous experience working within a gynaecology setting
Desirable
- Previous management experience (ward or OPD) in the NHS
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexibility regarding days/hours worked
- Ability to be adaptable to meet the changing requirements of the service
- Ability to demonstrate leadership skills
- Ability to work within and as part of a multidisciplinary team
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
- First Level Registration
- Educated to degree level
- Recognised Mentorship or Practice Assessor Course
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- BSCCP Accredited Nurse Colposcopist
- Recognised Gynaecology Course
Desirable
- Master's degree or working towards
- CQI qualification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Evidence of extensive leadership skills
- Advanced computer literacy; Microsoft office - word, powerPoint, excel
- Presentation skills
- In-depth knowledge of audit cycle
- Ability to assimilate, analyse and present complex data
- Application of evidence based practice
- Able to prepare agendas and chair meetings for multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of preparing and presenting reports
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, and ability to adapt according to audience
- Excellent organisational skills
- High degree of accuracy / attention to detail
- Excellent time management
- Able to prioritise workload
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- Ability to motivate others
- Ability to deal with all disciplines of staff and challenge where necessary
- Ability to problem solve in a proactive and consultative way
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 1 years' experience at Band 6 as a Colposcopy Nurse
- Previous experience working within a gynaecology setting
Desirable
- Previous management experience (ward or OPD) in the NHS
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexibility regarding days/hours worked
- Ability to be adaptable to meet the changing requirements of the service
- Ability to demonstrate leadership skills
- Ability to work within and as part of a multidisciplinary team
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.
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.
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).
