Job summary
We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic Lead Nurse for our Colposcopy and Rapid Access Hysteroscopy Department.

Working within the multidisciplinary team the successful candidate will be responsible for a safe and efficient service providing high quality care to service users within Colposcopy and Rapid Access Gynaecology

Patient care is our priority and we are proud of the service and care we deliver.

We also recognise the importance of looking after each other and working as a team.

If you share our passion for providing excellent patient care in a supportive and collaborative working environment we welcome your application.

Main duties of the job
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner is an experienced registered nurse with specialist skills to assess and treat patients and manage the clinical environment, in liaison with the management and consultant team.

The nurse will act as an autonomous practitioner informing clinical decisions and complex management plans in the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of patients.

In conjunction with senior nursing and consultant staff formulate the development of clinical guidance for all aspects of clinical practice within the clinical speciality.

The post holder will develop new areas of practice, with nursing and consultant staff ensuring quality standards are met.

The post holder will work closely with the interdisciplinary team and collaborate with colleagues to ensure that high quality patient care is maintained

The postholder will practice independently as a Nurse Colposcopist, accredited with the British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (BSCCP). The postholder will lead and deliver an expert nursing service within the Colposcopy and Rapid Access Hysteroscopy Department (RAC).

About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

Job responsibilities

• Ensure patient experience is prioritised.
• Ensure a safe, effective and efficient service.
• Manage a team of nurses of all grades and ensure the team feel supported and valued.
• Manage own case load of Colposcopy patients as a BSCCP accredited nurse Colposcopist in diagnostics and treatments.
• Undertake hysteroscopy training when established in role.
• Maintain and supervise failsafe processes.
• Engage with governance teams and proactively manage incidents, risks, service improvements.
• Monitor service Key Performance Indicators and performance against national standards.
• Engage with patient experience and feedback ensuring the patient is always the primary consideration.

Qualifications/ Education
Essential

• Bachelors Degree in nursing, health or management related studies.
• A Masters level qualification/in progress or equivalent experience
• Teaching and Assessment qualification
• Advanced physical assessment skills
• BSCCP Accredited Nurse Colposcopist (Diagnostics and Treatment)

Desirable

• Certificated speciality courses
• Be an independent prescriber according to the Trusts Non-medical prescribing policy

Professional/ Statutory Registration First level registered Nurse
Essential

• First level registered Nurse
• Meet NMC revalidation standards

Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential

• Advanced assessment and history taking skills
• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of speciality with a wide range of approaches to the management of patients, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning, critical thinking and be able to comprehensively assess patients for risk factors and early signs of illness
• Excellent written and advanced verbal communication skills demonstrating the use of a variety of media/IT skills
• Ability to develop working relationships locally, regionally and nationally

Experience
Essential

• Broad clinical experience relevant to the post, including specialist skills and experience in speciality
• Experience of running own clinics
• Experience of teaching patients and staff and others including health promotion and prevention orientation,
• Demonstrate evidence of engaging stakeholders and influencing the development and improvement of practice, patient care and service delivery.
• A proven track record of clinical service management at a senior level in an acute hospital environment, including staff management, financial management and change management.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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