Hysteroscopy Nurse

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Gynaecology Hysteroscopy Nurse to join our specialist team. The post focuses on autonomous outpatient hysteroscopy clinics and PMB/OPH service delivery, working with the unit manager and MDT to ensure high standards of care.

You will lead clinical assessments, plan investigations, and provide expert guidance to patients and families while supporting workforce planning and ongoing audits to improve service outcomes.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• First Degree in Nursing Studies.
• PG Certificate in Diagnostic Hysteroscopy and Therapeutic Management.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist advice and clinical care for women requiring outpatient hysteroscopy.
• Be involved in managing PMB and OPH clinics and lead audits.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to review protocols and guidelines.
• Support the unit manager with day-to-day operations and workforce planning.
• Act as a professional role model and mentor to staff.

Skills

NMC registration

Team leadership

Education

Registered Nurse

First Degree in Nursing Studies

PG Certificate in Diagnostic Hysteroscopy

CPD evidence

Job description

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Main area Gynaecology Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent: Full- time Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) Job ref 382-SWC146-26

Site Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Town Blackpool Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 30/10/2026 23:59

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

Job overview

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.

Main duties of the job

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

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As an autonomous practitioner, provide the assessment, planning, investigations, diagnosis and treatment for women requiring outpatient hysteroscopy, within own competence, skill and qualifications

Carry out diagnostic and therapeutic outpatient hysteroscopy procedures as an autonomous practitioner within own competence, skill and qualifications

Working as an autonomous practitioner, plan and organise workload effectively and be accountable for the quality and standard of work performed

Provide a high level of clinical expertise and leadership in the unit and ensure the delivery of patient care in accordance with national and local guidelines, policy and procedures ensuring best standards of practice, the NMC code

Support both medical and nursing staff in the delivery of high quality care that is safe, clinically effective and takes into account the patient experience

Contribute to the formulation of patient information leaflets and clinical/departmental guidelines

Act as a professional role model to all staff

Be a contact/resource/ work towards being a contact resource for GP’s and other healthcare professionals.

Person specification

Education and qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• First Degree in Nursing Studies
• PG Certificate in Diagnostic Hysteroscopy and Therapeutic Management
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience and Knowledge

• Evidence of relevant post registration experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of professional standards and requirements
• Experience of coordinating / leading teams.
• Ability to analyse complex facts and situations make decisions and solve complex problems.
• Experience and knowledge of current Clinical Governance/Risk Management.
• Experience / exposure to gynaecology nursing at Band 5/ 6 in a ward / outpatient setting.
• Experience of managing teams
• Experience of managing health roster
• Experience of recruitment and retention

Skills and abilities

• Be a role model, setting a positive example, through your actions in professional practice.
• Evidence of commitment, Motivation and adaptability.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; including liaising effectively with teams/ key stakeholders within and outside the organisation.
• Evidence of personal insight and sound judgement.
• Demonstrate awareness of NHS values.
• Ability to manage own workload, effectively .
• Ability to achieve demanding tasks and objectives against deadlines
• Methodical & systematic approach to work, involving close attention to detail.

Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.

If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre‑employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £24, Standard DBS check £24 and Enhanced DBS check £45.

You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £15. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.

Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.

DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.

By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.

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Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.

Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.

Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Rachel Cronshaw Job title Clinical Matron Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01253958643 Additional information

Job title

Gynaecology matron

Email address

[e-mail]

Telephone number

01253 958643

Additional contact information

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