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Job summary

Main area
Gynaecology
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent: This role has a 2 week rolling pattern - Week 1 Monday, Wednesday & Thursday. Week 2 - Monday, Thursday & Friday. 8.5 hour working days between 08.30 - 17.30.
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week (This role has a 2 week rolling pattern - Week 1 Monday, Wednesday & Thursday. Week 2 - Monday, Thursday & Friday. 8.5 hour working days between 08.30 - 17.30.)
Job ref
269-SFT9228
Employer
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Salisbury
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata if part time
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust logo

Gynaecology Clinical Nurse Specialist

Band 6

 


Job overview

An exciting opportunity is available to join the Gynaecology Outpatient team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. You would be able to support all clinical activities and undertake nurse led clinics within the department. These will mainly focus on early pregnancy, recurrent miscarriage and pessary clinics for pelvic organ prolapse. 

Main duties of the job

A Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse must take a key role in the management and leadership of the gynaecology unit.  As a registered, accountable, and autonomous nurse to always act in the best interests of your patients and take personal responsibility for your actions and decisions.  To be responsible for patient assessment, planning of care, giving, and supervising safe and compassionate care, and evaluating the effectiveness of care.  As an NMC registrant facilitate learning and development of all staff and students.  You will demonstrate strong leadership qualities and be open, transparent, and trustworthy.  As a Trust employee act with integrity and uphold the values and beliefs of the Trust and the NMC Code of Conduct.  
You should hold a Bachelors Degree Level qualification in Adult Nursing or Midwifery. It is desirable to hold post graduate certificates in Advanced history taking and physical assessment & Non medical prescribing. It would also be desirable to hold a post graduate certificate in Medical ultrasound  in gynaecology and first trimester scanning (Band 7 element if the applicant does hold this qualification). 

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree in Adult Nursing or Midwifery
  • Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience
Desirable criteria
  • Post graduate certificate in Advanced history taking and physical assessment
  • Post graduate certificate in Non-medical prescribing
  • Post graduate certificate in medical ultrasound specialising in gynaecology and first trimester scanning
  • Certificate in gynaecology assessment and examination
  • Certificate in Informed consent training
  • Certificate in Breaking bad news

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to demonstrate collaborative working across the multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to organise own workload whilst supervising others
  • Ability to think creatively and contribute to service improvement initiatives
  • Ability to be empathetic during sensitive consultations and evidence of being a patient advocate
Desirable criteria
  • Competent in vaginal examination, both biannually and with a speculum
  • Experience of working within gynaecology
  • Experience of working within early pregnancy
  • Experience of working within recurrent miscarriage

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingWe Work FlexiblyNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024People Promise

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kerry Randall
Job title
Gynaecology Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01722 336262
Additional information

 Ext 2556

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