Colposcopy Nurse Specialist

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

The closing date is 06 May 2025

Job summary

Here is an exciting opportunity for an experienced specialist nurse to develop and lead the colposcopy service at the QEH alongside our experienced Consultant Gynaecologist.

The role requires you to:

To practice independently as a Nurse Colposcopist, accredited by the British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (BSCCP).

To hold the Colposcopy Screening Programme Lead (CSPL) role as set out by Public Health England (PHE) for the Trust.

To work as an advanced practitioner and effectively lead and deliver an expert nursing service within the Gynaecology Department.

To maintain a cost-effective service, based upon the objectives of the department, care group and the Trust.

To manage a caseload of patients within the Colposcopy service and lead the multi-disciplinary team meetings ensuing reviews are conducted timely and patients are kept informed.

To ensure that patients and their families are fully informed and supported by providing clinical and social support.

To assist in the development of evidence based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines.

Main duties of the job

Provide an evidence-based specialist nursing service, which is responsive to user's needs, to a cohort of patients referred to the specialist service/MDT. Care will reflect current local protocols and national guidelines and will be delivered through face-to face consultation or via telephone communication on a day-to-day basis.

Work clinically for 80% of the role demonstrating advanced practice skills in the holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for the cohort of patients within the specialist service. This will necessitate high levels of autonomy and advocacy, using analytical and judgemental skills in undertaking differential diagnosis to ensure the delivery of appropriate care, in accordance with the BSCCP/NHSCSP guidelines.

20% of your role will be completing any necessary colposcopy administration, audit, MDT planning and national reporting.

Manage a cohort of patients and prioritise workload to meet patient and service need. Nurse Colposcopist Specialist The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust February 2025.

Undertake clinical competencies relevant to this specialist service to demonstrate expertise in extended nursing roles. Assess and effectively manage individual psychological reactions to diagnosis, treatment and associated side effects of including risk of cervical cancer, perception of sexually transmitted disease and future fertility.

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.

We love working here and think you will too.

Date posted

22 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

426-745-25TAM

Job locations

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

Gayton Road

Kings Lynn, Norfolk

PE30 4ET

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding this exciting opportunity please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding this exciting opportunity please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

Essential

Registered adult nurse
Diploma/Degree in Nursing
ENB 998/Mentorship
Accredited BSCCP colposcopist accreditation

Desirable

Gynaecology qualification

Experience

Essential

Relevant nursing experience and training within service
Experience in 'Womens Health' or gynaecology/sexual health
Experience of working in a colposcopy clinic
Extensive experience of working autonomously at an advanced level in the specialist area
Experience of implementing change management

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

Excellent communication skills
Resourceful, able to prioritise and manage a varied complex workload
Commitment to deliver high quality-based care
Maintain accurate contemporaneous records in line with local and national governance/guidelines
Proven listening and counselling skills

Person Specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

Essential

Registered adult nurse
Diploma/Degree in Nursing
ENB 998/Mentorship
Accredited BSCCP colposcopist accreditation

Desirable

Gynaecology qualification

Experience

Essential

Relevant nursing experience and training within service
Experience in 'Womens Health' or gynaecology/sexual health
Experience of working in a colposcopy clinic
Extensive experience of working autonomously at an advanced level in the specialist area
Experience of implementing change management

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

Excellent communication skills
Resourceful, able to prioritise and manage a varied complex workload
Commitment to deliver high quality-based care
Maintain accurate contemporaneous records in line with local and national governance/guidelines
Proven listening and counselling skills

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).