Job summary
- Main area
- Gynaecology
- Grade
- Band 6 trainee (B7 once accredited)
- Contract
- Permanent: current hours 0830-1700 Monday-Friday
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Required to travel across NWAFT sites.)
- Job ref
- 176-Mat-7924066
- Employer
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hinchingbrooke Hospital
- Town
- Huntingdon
- Salary
- £39,959 - £56,515 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Trainee Colposcopist /Gynaecology Oncology Nurse - Huntingdon
Band 6 trainee (B7 once accredited)
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual, to join our team as a Trainee Colposcopist/Gynaecology Oncology Nurse. This is a trainee role and will commence at a band 6. We would ask that you can demonstrate a commitment to the training package
We are a small, hard-working, passionate gynaecology team running nurse led clinics in fertility, colposcopy, urogynaecology, oncology and early pregnancy. We offer induction, ongoing support, training and development to all our staff.
Currently the gynaecology outpatient clinics runs Monday-Friday 0800-1800 and the training for this post is predominately at our Hinchingbrooke site. All of our posts involve cross site working, to meet the needs of the service.
Main duties of the job
On becoming an accredited Nurse Colposcopist, the post holder will provide an autonomous nurse-led service and will work with the other nurse colposcopists,
The post-holder will offer and maintain a comprehensive service by seeing women, performing investigations and treatments as appropriate and where necessary make clinical decisions in relation to best evidence based practice.
The post holder will have the responsibility of ensuring safe clinical practice and confidentiality is carried out in the clinical environment as directed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), national, regional and local protocols.
*Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice*
Working for our organisation
We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information, regarding the position, please see attached the detailed job description and person specification.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC registration with ongoing professional development
- Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Qualification/study in cancer/gynaecology cancer or recent appropriate clinical practice in speciality
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 2 years post qualification
- Experience in teaching, assessing, coaching
Desirable criteria
- Research involvement
- Presenting skills, or evidence of previously managing meetings
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Research processes, evidence-based practice and ability to critically analyse own practice
- Audit processes
Key Skills
Essential criteria
- Advanced communication skills, such as difficult conversations, conflict resolution or counselling
- Demonstrates ability to place patients and family at centre of care
- IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Advanced skills in clinical assessment course
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Denise Quinton
- Job title
- Nurse Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For further information, please contact Denise Quinton, Consultant Nurse ([email protected]).
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