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Job summary

Main area
Gynaecology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 28.5 hours per week (Working Pattern largely made up of 08:00 - 18:00 Mon- Fri)
Job ref
361-6422523
Employer
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Lister Hospital
Town
Stevenage
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/07/2024 23:59
Interview date
29/07/2024

Employer heading

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust logo

Registered Nurse - Gynaecology Outpatients

NHS AfC: Band 5

Here at  East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,

Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

 

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse to join our Gynaecology Outpatients department, who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

You will be an experienced nurse with an interest in Women's Health to join our Outpatient Gynaecology Team.

Your role will be largely supporting the specialist assessment, diagnostic and treatment clinics of Hysteroscopy and Colposcopy and Ambulatory Gynaecology.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

Main duties of the job

To assist the specialist team in providing a high-quality service for women presenting with a range of Gynaecological problems such as: vaginal bleeding, abdominal/vaginal/vulval pain, suspected cancer, urinary incontinence, vaginal prolapse, recurrent urinary tract infections, bladder pain and pelvic floor injury after childbirth.

To provide advice for patients, carers and staff coming into contact within the Gynaecology Outpatient Service. 

To assist the Gynaecology Medical Staff and Specialist Nursing teams to assess, diagnose, treat, and monitor the progress of women in the Gynaecology Outpatient Service and to evaluate the effects of medication, ensuring the safe management of these women. This includes, Hysteroscopy, Colposcopy, Urodynamics, Manual Vacuum Aspiration and some other minor surgical procedures.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

 We run the following hospitals:

  • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
  • New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
  • Hertford County, Hertford
  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients.  We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision.  If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees.  Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria
  • Registered nurse
  • Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching or mentoring qualification
  • Degree
  • Research Module

Previous Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate good nursing skills
  • Accept personal accountability for own practice
  • Understanding of evidence based practice
  • Understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable criteria
  • Experience providing Gynaecology Care
  • Knowledge of Gynaecology Subspecialties.
  • Urodynamics Certification

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
  • Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
  • Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
  • Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management.
  • Effective interpersonal skills
  • Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
Desirable criteria
  • Intermittent Catheterisation
  • Continence Care
  • Surgical/Procedure Assistant Skills
  • Counselling/ Communication Skills to deal with sensitive care issues

Other Requirements

Essential criteria
  • To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct
  • The ability to understand and behave at all times towards patients, visitors and colleagues to ensure delivery of a high quality compassionate care to our community
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty – political and Trust

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardNHS Employers Diversity and Inclusion PartnersVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident employerStep into healthHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Fay Clark
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01438 285128
Additional information

For further information and an informal discussion about the position, please contact Fay Clark on [email protected]

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