Hysteroscopy Specialist Nurse

Job responsibilities

1. Facilitate the continuity of the patients journey, ensuring the patients passes through the investigation/management process with minimal delay and within a safe environment.
2. Provide care in the clinical area as an effective member of the clinical team.
3. Accountable for own professional actions including the reporting of findings / histology.
4. Responsible for monitoring and actioning any concerns around clinic activity.
5. Responsible for decision on further management of patients, organising and assessing investigation results.
6. Explain all investigation results to patients, arranging further appointments and or discharge.
7. Provision of emotional support when imparting bad news
8. Maintain the delivery of high quality research based nursing care.
9. Ensure awareness of developments within the specialty and in conjunction with current developments.

PROFESSIONAL

1. Ensure the assessment, development; implementation and evaluation of individual programmes of care are met in accordance with the statutory requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the policies of the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.
2. Participate in the formulation of clinical policies, guidelines, protocols and procedures for the care of women.
3. Participate in the setting, monitoring and auditing of quality assurance standards.
4. Participate in nursing, multi-professional research and audit to improve care and promote clinical effectiveness.
5. Identify the need for change and participate with the planning, implementation and evaluation to meet the future needs of the service.
6. Ensure the standards of record keeping are in accordance with agreed guidelines and protocols to maintain the safety and confidentiality of such records.
7. Ensure professional co-operation is given to medical, nursing, ancillary and support workers in solving care related problems.
8. Ensure professional involvement in benchmarking programmes.
9. Provide written reports as requested.
10. Assist with complaints by patients, members of the public and staff in accordance with Trust policies.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name Margaret Taylor Job title Clinic Manager Email address margaret.taylor@elht.nhs.uk Telephone number 01282 804276

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Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• PGC in Diagnostic Hysteroscopy and Therapeutic Management Training
• Maintenance of BSGE accreditation

Desirable

• Teaching Qualification or experience
• Willingness to work towards other qualifications and skills as required

Experience

Essential

• Understanding of, and commitment to, using comparative information to stimulate clinical quality improvement.
• Evidence of effective independent reporting audit post qualification
• Computer literate
• Interest in teaching
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Evidence of high standard of Hysteroscopy abilities for others to follow
• Ability to manage complex situations
• Ability to present information in a clear and logical manner
• Ability to work within a defined role
• Demonstrate effective leadership skills
• Good housekeeping skills
• Effective advocate for patients
• Ability to empathise with the patient's needs.
• Persuasive and motivational skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Experience of working in a management or supervisory role in the NHS
• Experience of working to tight deadlines, setting priorities and dealing with a varied workload
• Ability to work on own initiative and make independent, complex decisions

Desirable

• Awareness of current professional issues
• Ability to plan prioritise workloads
• Ability to identify training needs of self and others
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Prioritisation skills
• Evidence of previous delivery of Specialist Nurse Diagnostic and pathway treatment planning within the specialties

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Methodical, organised, attention to detail
• Thorough understanding of the principles of clinical governance, risk management, complaints management and audit systems in relation to Hysteroscopy
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team at operational and strategic level within the NHS or other Healthcare facility
• The ability to devise and implement a rigorous and analytical approach to information collection and presentation
• Able to make sound judgements about reporting "up the line"
• Well-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a wide range of professionals; fostering collaboration and a participatory approach; strong communication skills - including report writing and presentation of information
• Use of the Datix reporting system
• Use of IT packages such as Microsoft Office, the Internet and the Intranet

Desirable

• Ability to research and retrieve information
• Production of monitoring reports

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Self-motivated and able to motivate and influence others
• Able to accommodate the impact of frequently changing landscape of the NHS and new ways of working
• Effective leadership skills
• Reliable and methodical with attention to detail
• Team player and able to work alone
• Ability to deal with highly confidential and sensitive information
• Forward thinking and self-motivated

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

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).