Job summary
The role will include working alongside Consultants, Doctors and Clinical Nurse Specialists as well as a wider team to support patients and staff in a clinical environment.

The successful applicant will be responsible for helping in outpatient clinics, these will include colposcopy, hysteroscopy, vulval, urodynamic, oncology and general gynaecological outpatient clinics.

• Clinical chaperoning and assisting.
• Patient triage
• Development of the service and personal skills and training
• Working with students
• Interacting with the wide MDT to ensure safe and well managed clinic activity.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to liaise appropriately with all key members of the multidisciplinary team and service users related to the speciality. To be responsible for all aspects of patient care including the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of direct patient care with supervision from senior staff. To support the Charge Nurse/Senior Sister to monitor the safety and quality of care for patients. In the absence of the Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to be responsible for the day-to-day management of the clinical area. To manage a group of Nursing Assistants and assign delegated tasks and responsibility as appropriate. To ensure the compliance of mandatory training and appraisal requirements for delegated Nursing Assistants. To ensure a positive focussed service incorporating patients' feedback to maintain and improve patient care. To act as an effective role model promoting excellence through practice. To respect patient choice and work with a non-judgemental attitude providing care to patients in a variety of clinical settings including intimate examinations and termination of pregnancy services.

About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

Apply through our website for more information.

Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £36,943 to £44,900 a year per annum pro rata inclusive of HCAS
Contract: Fixed term, 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 391-RFL-8338963
Closing date: 18 November 2026

Essential skills and aptitudes

• Proven communication skills and ability to negotiate
• Ability to supervise registered and unregistered staff
• To maintain a safe clinical environment conducive to patient care
• Ability to work well within a team
• Ability to plan and prioritise workload
• Skilled in use of computer/key board
• Knowledge of risk management
• Ability to lead change and service improvement
• Aware of quality and safety standards and ward audit requirements

Essential experience

• Experience working in gynaecology outpatient hospital setting
• Awareness of current professional nursing issues
• Demonstrates sound knowledge of infection control standards
• Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality

Education and professional qualifications
Essential

• First Level Registration
• Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development

Desirable

• Post qualification in relevant speciality
• Recognized teaching or mentorship qualification or working towards

Essential personal qualities and attributes

• Ability to demonstrate initiative and solve problems
• Ability to work as a team and form professional relationships with colleagues
• Enthusiastic and assertive
• Adaptable to change
• Diplomatic and calm
• To be flexible and approachable
• Ability to work rotating shifts
• Maintain a non-judgemental attitude whilst working with patients including within termination of pregnancy clinics.

Essential Royal Free shared commitments

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Contact for questions about the job
Joanne Whitnall, Senior Sister Gynae Outpatients, joanne.whitnall@nhs.net