Hysteroscopy Nurse

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Hysteroscopy Nurse to deliver autonomous hysteroscopy clinics for PMB and OPH services. The post holder will support the unit manager with day-to-day running, workforce management, quality standards and lead audits to improve patient care within a multidisciplinary Gynaecology team.

You will provide expert advice to patients and families, participate in research, and help develop service plans to meet cancer waiting time

Qualifications

• Band 7 Hysteroscopy nurse with autonomous practice.
• Experience with PMB and Outpatient Hysteroscopy services preferred.
• Leadership or shift leader experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver independent hysteroscopy clinics for PMB and OPH.
• Support unit manager with day-to-day running and workforce management.
• Lead audits, service development and contribute to clinics planning.

Job description

This is post offers an exciting opportunity for a trained band 7 Hysteroscopy nurse to join our team.

The post holder will deliver independent hysteroscopy clinics. In addition, the role would include supporting the unit manager with the day to day running of the unit; in addition to workforce management. Exposure to acute clinical practice and leadership/ shift leader experience would be an advantage.

The successful candidate would act as an autonomous practitioner using advanced specialist skills to investigate, assess, plan, implement and evaluate care of own case load of patients presenting to the Post Menopausal Bleeding (PMB) and Outpatient Hysteroscopy (OPH) service in line with agreed protocols, guidelines and patient group directives (PGD’s).

The post holder will provide evidence based, high quality and safe standards of care, expert advice relating to PMB and OPH to patients, their relatives, and Oncology/Gynae multidisciplinary team members, medical staff, patient representative groups, trainees and students.

In addition, the post holder will support, advise and give information to patients and their families undergoing investigations for suspected cancer.

To provide the specialist knowledge and skills and provide specialist advice and clinical care for women and their families, in partnership with other specialised services to facilitate a collaborative approach to patient care.

In collaboration with the multidisciplinary team within Gynaecology Services, utilise relevant specialist knowledge and skills to review protocols and guidelines for the OPH and PMB services.

Be involved with the Directorate and Divisional Management Team in undertaking strategic reviews and service development plans for PMB and OPH services.

Develop and lead audits and patient satisfaction surveys for the PMB and OPH services.

Participate in audit for hysteroscopy service.

Participate in any research projects relating to the PMB and OPH services

Assist, utilising specialist skills and knowledge, in managing PMB and OPH clinics to ensure patients are investigated in keeping with cancer waiting time targets

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large, integrated provider of acute and community services to the 445,000 population of the Fylde coast health economy and the estimated 11 million visitors to the seaside town of Blackpool. With patients and families at the heart of all we do, we are committed to creating a culture that empowers our staff and inspires us all to deliver first class clinical care. We form a central part of the Healthier Fylde Coast Integrated Care Partnership and our progressive approach to partnership working in the area provides an enviable opportunity to redesign and deliver services that meet the challenges of today’s health system.

We are not underestimating the challenges facing today’s health system but believe there are the foundations here in Blackpool to deliver truly excellent, integrated services that can make a major impact on the lives of the thousands of people we serve.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachel Cronshaw Job title: Clinical Matron Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01253958643

Job title

Gynaecology matron

Email address

[e-mail]

Telephone number

01253 958643

Additional contact information

Additional contact - Unit manager Lucy Robinson - [e-mail]