Colposcopy Lead Nurse

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in Greater Manchester seeks a skilled Colposcopy Nurse Specialist to lead their Gynaecology team. In this role, you will be responsible for the management and development of colposcopy services, ensuring adherence to quality standards. The ideal candidate must possess strong clinical leadership skills and extensive nursing experience. We offer competitive benefits, flexible working, and a commitment to enhancing health outcomes for the community.

Benefits

Competitive leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Recent clinical and management experience in a healthcare setting.
• Extensive theoretical and practical experience in nursing skills.
• Ability to provide senior clinical leadership and guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the colposcopy service ensuring high-quality patient care.
• Maintain adherence to national standards and audit preparations.
• Collaborate to support the development of cervical screening services.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Quality Assurance

Patient care

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Tools

Patient management systems

Job description

Overview

Exciting Opportunity - Accredited Colposcopy Nurse Specialist at Northern Care Alliance. The Northern Care Alliance is delighted to offer an opportunity for a skilled and experienced Colposcopy Nurse Specialist to join the Gynaecology team. The ideal candidate will bring recent clinical and management experience and be well-versed in Quality Assurance standards essential for delivering exceptional care. In this leadership role, you will support the management and development of the colposcopy service, ensuring it maintains the highest standards of safety, quality, and patient care. You will oversee the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care, striving to improve outcomes and enhance the patient experience at every stage. With the backing of our colposcopy administrative support team, you will have the resources and environment to lead confidently and make a meaningful impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the colposcopy service at The Northern Care Alliance, ensuring seamless and high-quality patient care.
• Maintain adherence to national standards for patient safety and clinical practice, including preparing and reporting on national audits and reports.
• Collaborate with the Clinical Lead Colposcopist and the wider team to support the development and delivery of the cervical screening service, aligning with NHS England Service specifications.
• Oversee the effective and efficient operational management of the Colposcopy Service on a day-to-day basis, ensuring smooth service delivery.
• Provide senior clinical leadership, expert advice, and ongoing support to the nursing team and the broader multi-professional team, facilitating the delivery of safe, compassionate, and effective care.
• Demonstrate extensive theoretical and practical experience in clinical skills required to run independent nurse-led clinics.
• Offer clinical and professional guidance at Directorate, Divisional, and Trust levels, supporting continuous improvement and excellence in service delivery.

What we offer

If you’re a seasoned professional with a passion for women’s health and leadership, we invite you to bring your expertise to this vital role.

About the Northern Care Alliance

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values – care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can move in the right direction. By joining us you can access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

Additional information

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

The NCA is proud to serve a diverse population and is committed to delivering inclusive, accessible care. We value individuality and aim to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and beliefs. We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact [email protected]

Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications are received, or if an internal redeployee has been identified. For fixed-term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed-term contracts will be offered to external (non-NHS) applicants. The NCA does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. Read more about this here.