An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the gynaecology outpatients team and train to become a Nurse Colposcopist at Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust (CHFT). We are looking for an experienced registered nurse that is enthusiastic, motivated and compassionate with excellent communication skills. They should have a keen interest in women's health and expansive gynaecology experience.
This developmental role will help you gain the knowledge and skills to work across all of the Women's Services provided at Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust and to gain qualification as a Nurse Colposcopist. Upon qualification, the pay band will rise from band 6 to band 7. This role will involve weekend working.
The successful candidate will attend the accredited BSCCP colposcopy course and complete the required academic and practical competencies, culminating in an OSCE, it is expected that this would be completed in 12-18 months.
You will be required to consult with service users and take a comprehensive history.
You will be computer literate enabling you to complete the colposcopy database following each consultation and complete all relevant documentation.
As a Trainee Nurse Colposcopist you will learn to diagnose and treat abnormalities of the cervix through biopsy, LLETZ procedure and cryotherapy.
You will follow national guidelines in follow up and discharge of service users.
You will attend and implement outcomes of gynae and colposcopy MDT meetings and work closely with the following disciplines:
• Lead Nurse Colposcopy
• Women's unit nursing and non-registered staff
• Women's unit sister
• CSPL
• Consultant and medical colleagues
• Clinical director obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Operational team
• Primary care
• Admin team
• Histopathology laboratory
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment within this advert.
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Feb 2025
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