Gynaecology Practice Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Winslow; Vor Ort; GBP 38.000 - 54.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salary

Supportive clinical team

Opportunities for professional dev. &‑

Zusammenfassung

Winslow Health Centre in the FedBucks GP federation is seeking a Gynaecology Practice Nurse for a 12‑month, sessional post with 4‑hour in‑person sessions, under the Gynaecology Lead. The role involves pessary and Mirena coil insertions, complex cervical smears, and comprehensive patient care in a primary care clinic.

The nurse will support audits and service development, collaborating with GPs, consultants and other healthcare professionals.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's or master's degree in nursing.
• Qualification in contraception and sexual health.
• Current smear-taking qualification.

Aufgaben

• Assess patients and provide treatment using specialist equipment.
• Insert and manage pessaries after appropriate assessment.
• Insert Mirena coils (IUS) following assessment and clinical protocols.
• Perform complex and difficult cervical smear procedures.
• Conduct physical examinations and monitor patients' conditions.
• Record and maintain accurate patient histories, symptoms and treatment plans.
• Work with GPs, consultants and other healthcare professionals.
• Identify concerns, escalate them and refer to senior clinicians or secondary care.
• Comply with clinical guidelines, policies and protocols.
• Prepare clinical rooms and equipment before, during and after care.
• Manage stock, including restocking and rotating equipment and consumables.
• Obtain and document informed consent before intimate examinations and procedures.

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or master's degree in nursing

Qualification in contraception and sexual health

Current smear-taking qualification

Tools

EMIS system

Jobbeschreibung

This 12-month, sessional post as a Gynaecology Practice Nurse sits within the gynaecology service of FedBucks, a GP federation, and runs as 4-hour in-person sessions at Winslow Health Centre. The nurse assesses patients under the Gynaecology Lead's supervision, fitting pessaries and Mirena coils and carrying out complex cervical smears, alongside record-keeping and audit. The work is clinic-based in primary care, with the nurse also contributing to audits and service development.

What the job involves

• Assess patients and provide treatment using specialist equipment
• Insert and manage pessaries after appropriate assessment
• Insert Mirena coils (IUS) following assessment and clinical protocols
• Perform complex and difficult cervical smear procedures
• Conduct physical examinations and monitor patients' conditions
• Record and maintain accurate patient histories, symptoms and treatment plans
• Work with GPs, consultants and other healthcare professionals
• Identify concerns, **escalate** them and refer to senior clinicians or secondary care
• Comply with clinical guidelines, policies and protocols
• Prepare clinical rooms and equipment before, during and after care
• Manage stock, including restocking and rotating equipment and consumables
• Obtain and document informed consent before intimate examinations and procedures

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in nursing
• Qualification in contraception and sexual health
• Current smear-taking qualification

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as a registered nurse
• Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP)

Experience

• Experience in women's health or gynaecology services
• Experience in primary care, including working in a GP practice
• Experience and competence in cervical screening, including difficult smears

Skills & knowledge

• Competent in pessary insertion and management
• Competent in Mirena (IUS) insertion
• Competent in vaginal speculum examinations
• Excellent clinical assessment, decision-making and sound judgement
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced background check (e.g. DBS) before appointment

Other

• Works independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Commitment to patient dignity, confidentiality and safety

Nice to have

• Additional qualifications in women's health or sexual health
• Experience in outpatient gynaecology clinics
• Experience in community settings
• Experience in clinical audit and quality improvement projects
• Experience working at a women's health clinic
• Handling patient complaints and DATIX forms
• EMIS system knowledge

What’s offered

• Competitive salary
• Supportive and collaborative clinical team
• Opportunities for professional development and training