Nurse Colposcopist | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	13 May 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£46,148 - £52,809 Per annum/pro rata
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	12 June 2025
Location:	York or Scarborough, YO31 8TA
Company:	York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7193378/419-7193378-NC-FH

Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated experienced Band 7 Trained and accredited Nurse Colposcopist to join our outpatient team on the Women's Health Unit at the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

On the Women's Health Unit we provide a number of specialist gynaecological services which include Hysteroscopy, Colposcopy, Urogynaecology, Gynaecology assessment unit, early pregnancy assessment unit. You will be expected to integrate within our team and work across some of these services. Much of your time will be working independently in Colposcopy clinics. These clinics may be in any of our four sites, York, Monkgate, Scarborough and Bridlington. There will be an expectation that one full day per week will be in the Bridlington clinic. You will be expected to attend Colposcopy MDT monthly, which is held on the last Friday of the month.

It will be expected that you will fully participate in regular colposcopy audits, and attend quarterly Colposcopy meetings.

You will need to be accredited for diagnostic and treatment modules.

You will work independently but within a supportive team. You will need excellent communication skills in order to deliver high quality specialist nursing care to women attending Colposcopy within the Women's Unit . You will also need to develop expert clinical skills to ensure the manual dexterity and hand eye co-ordination in order to undertake outpatient Colposcopy.





The successful candidate will deliver independent diagnostic and treatment Colposcopy clinics.

You will manage your own case load and be responsible for all aspects of the patient journey within Colposcopy.

You will also contribute to service improvement and will work within the Colposcopy national standards set out in the Cervical Screening and Colposcopy management guidelines. You will be responsible for informing patients of the outcomes of tests which may confirm the presence or absence of cancer and presenting patients at the appropriate MDT.

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

· Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

· 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

· A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.

· A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

· Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

· NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

· An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

· Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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This advert closes on Tuesday 27 May 2025

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