Job summary
The post holder will provide clinical oversight in the gynaecology diagnostics and rapid access clinics for urgent scans and diagnostics, ensuring the delivery of high quality, safe and effective patient care is delivered within their clinical areas and across the Trust.
The post holder will demonstrate their clinical expertise, provide day to day support to gynaecology services and ensure delivery of a high quality service to patients ensuring positive patient experience. Working closely with the Multi-Disciplinary Team and liaising with other services and directorates to ensure maximum safe, effective, care, managing patient flow and experience through their services and ensuring sensitivity to patient's needs and ethnic requirements.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to be highly visible in the clinical area and be proactive leader acting as a clinical resource to ensure and sustain delivery of patient centred care and service delivery. You will be responsible for exploring current practice, identify areas for development, and planning the appropriate change using current evidence to evaluate outcomes whist coordinating and maintaining relevant data required both nationally and locally.
The post holder will be responsible for the operational management and professional leadership of the nurses across the designated clinical area, with delegated responsibility to ensure that performance and budgetary objectives are met.
About us
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.
Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in job description and person specification. Alternatively, please contact Baljit Vohra-Gill or Aine Dobson for further information.
Point of contact:
BaljitVohra Gill
Macmillian Lead Cancer Nurse
Email: b.vohra@nhs.net
Tel 02084013000 ext 5677
Work mobile - 07831 120721
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in job description and person specification. Alternatively, please contact Baljit Vohra-Gill or Aine Dobson for further information.
Point of contact:
BaljitVohra Gill
Macmillian Lead Cancer Nurse
Email: b.vohra@nhs.net
Tel 02084013000 ext 5677
Work mobile - 07831 120721
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years recent experience in gynaecology
- Gynaecology Experience
- Evidence of good practice/achievement
- Reflective practitioner
- Experience of communicating with all levels if personnel, including clinicians and outside agencies
- Recent gynaecology sonography practice
Desirable
- Management and organisational skills
- Ability to adapt to change within working situation
- Recent hysteroscopy practice
- Recent colposcopy practice
Education And Qualifications
Essential
- Gynaecology Sonography Course
- Advanced Practice /Physical assessment qualification or equivalent experience.
- Gynaecology or women's health course.
- NMC registration
Desirable
- Colposcopy accreditation Joint BSCCP and RCOG Colposcopist qualification
- Hysteroscopy accreditation Joint BSGE and RCOG hysteroscopist qualification
- Oncology experience
Skills
Essential
- Autonomous clinical decision making skills and the ability to prioritise clinical presentations effectively and safely
- Ability to act on initiative within own sphere of competence.
- Exemplary advance communication skills
- Positive role model across the wider profession.
- Commitment to teaching and sharing knowledge.
Desirable
- Understanding of budgetary management.
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of gynaecological conditions including gynae cancer presentations.
- Able to recognise the deteriorating patient and act accordingly.
- Knowledge of methodologies in the development of clinical pathways.
Desirable
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of the gynae cancers pathway and two-week wait procedures and protocols.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years recent experience in gynaecology
- Gynaecology Experience
- Evidence of good practice/achievement
- Reflective practitioner
- Experience of communicating with all levels if personnel, including clinicians and outside agencies
- Recent gynaecology sonography practice
Desirable
- Management and organisational skills
- Ability to adapt to change within working situation
- Recent hysteroscopy practice
- Recent colposcopy practice
Education And Qualifications
Essential
- Gynaecology Sonography Course
- Advanced Practice /Physical assessment qualification or equivalent experience.
- Gynaecology or women's health course.
- NMC registration
Desirable
- Colposcopy accreditation Joint BSCCP and RCOG Colposcopist qualification
- Hysteroscopy accreditation Joint BSGE and RCOG hysteroscopist qualification
- Oncology experience
Skills
Essential
- Autonomous clinical decision making skills and the ability to prioritise clinical presentations effectively and safely
- Ability to act on initiative within own sphere of competence.
- Exemplary advance communication skills
- Positive role model across the wider profession.
- Commitment to teaching and sharing knowledge.
Desirable
- Understanding of budgetary management.
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of gynaecological conditions including gynae cancer presentations.
- Able to recognise the deteriorating patient and act accordingly.
- Knowledge of methodologies in the development of clinical pathways.
Desirable
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of the gynae cancers pathway and two-week wait procedures and protocols.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
