Lead Nurse Colposcopist/Nurse Specialist

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 27 December 2024

Job summary

Are you an experienced and passionate colposcopist looking for an opportunity to lead and innovate in a highly respected NHS trust? Broomfield Hospital is seeking a dedicated Lead Nurse Colposcopist to join our dynamic team, ensuring exceptional care for patients undergoing colposcopy procedures and playing a pivotal role in the advancement of our cervical screening services.

As a Lead Nurse Colposcopist, you will oversee the clinical and operational management of the colposcopy service, ensuring it meets national standards while fostering a culture of excellence, compassion, and innovation. Working alongside multidisciplinary teams, you will lead the delivery of evidence-based practice, support service developments, and mentor a highly skilled team to enhance patient outcomes and experiences.

Main duties of the job

To practice as an independent Nurse Colposcopist

To provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis, and through treatment

To ensure continuity of a high standard of evidence based nursing care, assessing health, health related and nursing needs of patients.

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 17,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Date posted

13 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-WAC-BR-7179

Job locations

Broomfield

Court Road

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.

We look forward to your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.

We look forward to your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant Masters qualification or studying towards

Desirable

Leadership Qualification
Teaching qualification or working towards

Experience

Essential

Acute palliative care experience
Relevant post registration experience at band 7 in Palliative care and end of life
Demonstrable experience in Palliative care spent at band 7

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant Masters qualification or studying towards

Desirable

Leadership Qualification
Teaching qualification or working towards

Experience

Essential

Acute palliative care experience
Relevant post registration experience at band 7 in Palliative care and end of life
Demonstrable experience in Palliative care spent at band 7

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).