Lead Colposcopy Specialist Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

In collaboration with the Colposcopy Clinical Lead, to lead the delivery of the National Colposcopy Screening Programme (CSPL) as set out by Public Health England (PHE) (one half-day per week -1PA) and produce quarterly and annual performance reports.

To practice independently as a Nurse Colposcopist, accredited by the British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (BSCCP).

To work closely with the specialty Clinical Lead and as part of the Directorate triumvirate to provide a safe, high-quality service with further service developments and collaboration with our Foundation group counterparts.

To work as an advanced practitioner and effectively lead and deliver an expert nursing service within the specialty areas.

To manage and develop the specialty nursing team acting as a professional leader to provide high quality care to patients accessing this service.

Job Purpose

The post holder will

Be an integral member of the specialty team and the Directorate triumvirate to provide a safe, high-quality specialist service and contribute to the strategic review of clinical services as appropriate.

Be responsible for the management of all operational nursing issues within the specialty, overseeing quality, safety, equity, efficiency, and effectiveness.

Provide an overarching strategic leadership and co-ordination for the effective delivery of care for the specialty nurses using own clinical, managerial, and professional experience.

Provide patient-centred clinical care, encompassing advanced clinical skills within an agreed scope of practice, demonstrating the application of expert knowledge in the provision of evidence-based care.

Be responsible for the implementation of best practice, focusing on practice development within the context of a multidisciplinary team, thereby ensuring that the needs of patients are met.

Utilise clinical practice, consultation, research, and education to shape the strategic direction of the service.

To work in partnership with the senior nursing staff to provide clear leadership, set, monitor, and review quality and performance standards.

It is expected that the post holder will manage time effectively, creating a balance between clinic responsibilities and management responsibilities with effective job planning.

Key Responsibilities

Have an overall responsibility for the direction and development of specialty nursing services and lead a team of clinical nurses, offer clinical expertise, advice and clinical skill to ensure the smooth running of the department. This will include working as part of the team within clinical settings and managing on a daily basis.

As a lead CNS, accredited by the British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (BSCCP) manage a caseload of patients delivering individualised direct patient care. Demonstrate safe decision-making and be able to institute appropriate and timely response to patient reported cues.

In conjunction with the Lead Colposcopy Consultant support the Colposcopy Quality Assurance Inspections.

In conjunction with the Lead Colposcopy Consultant take responsibility for the quality of care delivered to patients in line with national requirements and in support of the Clinical Governance agenda for the Trust.

To contribute to the development and expansion of the specialty services with management responsibility for additional team members.

Contribute towards directorate/divisional/corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.

Excellent communication skills enabling maintenance of high quality service and ensuring timely management and resolution of unexpected events and situations.

Contribute to specialist forums and National initiatives, including collaboration with system partners.

Support patients, carers and staff during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g. breaking bad news or following an unexpected event.

Provide reports to the relevant Boards and Governance forums timely.

Clinical Leadership

Provide clinical expertise, specialist advice and support to service users, ensuring that the provision of excellent evidence-based nursing care is maintained.

To lead the multidisciplinary team meeting by collating cases and ensure that the recommendations in relation to cases discussed are followed up and that accurate records are kept of the meetings.

Work in collaboration with the Lead Colposcopy Consultant and colposcopy co-ordinator and alert the screening commissioner, NHS England and Public Health England of any shortcoming that might compromise the ability of the colposcopy service to respond to issues in primary care.

Ensure adherence to national & regional fail-safe standards and processes and propose developments to local policies in conjunction with the cytology laboratory and system partners.

Develop clear lines of communication with Gynaecology/Oncology CNS and Gynae Oncology Team to provide specialist advice in the event of a cervical cancer diagnosis to patients, their families and carers until care is transferred to the oncology team.

Act as a resource to all members of the multi professional teams working within the specialty service and provide expert clinical advice and support on an ongoing basis to clinical nurses ensuring all aspects of the plan of care are understood and carried out in accordance with present standards and protocols.

To practice as an independent BSCCP accredited Nurse Colposcopist and provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis and through to treatment.

Visit wards and departments within the Trust where specialty patients are to support staff and patients and ensure high quality evidence based care.

Carry out investigations for patients following referral by consultants always acting within own professional scope of practice.

Support a patient caseload, ensuring continuity of a high standard of evidence-based nursing care, from point of referral through to conservative treatment and/or discharge and where appropriate independently prescribe necessary medications.

To ensure new recommendations and guidelines are adapted into clinical practice, in line

with current research, to ensure the best outcome for the patient.

Ensure holistic assessment of patients at the end of treatment and act appropriately on that assessment ensuring appropriate referral onwards and education/support to promote self-management.

Communicate information to patients/carers/relatives regarding treatment plan continually reviewing and assessing their understanding of the information provided.

Ensure adherence of all infection previous and control standards are maintained.

Lead the day to day management of specialty services ensuring clinical sessions are covered by suitably qualified and experienced nurses.

Education, Training and Development

Act as an expert educational resource for clinical staff, patients and carers by providing formal and informal specialist training; promote and develop a positive learning environment.

Actively participate in the delivery of educational programmes for nursing, medical and Allied Health Professionals specific to own speciality in wards, outpatient area and primary care.

Provide assessor and mentoring supervision to post graduate/ advanced practice nurses as well and undergraduate nursing students, role modelling expert professional practice.

Ensure that opportunities to share learning and experience between the multi-disciplinary team are promoted to ensure good communication and utilisation of relevant information.

To contribute to the development of resource and teaching packs for use by patients and/or staff in the clinical and education settings.

Provide clinical supervision a process by which the team are able to reflect on their professional practice in order to improve, identify training needs and develop knowledge and skills.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Highly developed leadership skills with a positive approach.
• Effective personal organisation skills.
• Willingness to challenge practice and current thinking.
• Ability to conduct oneself as a highly professional nursing role model.
• Articulate and emotionally resilient.
• Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role.
• Flexible to meet the needs of the service (county-wide working)
• Able to develop positive working relationships with colleagues across organisational boundaries.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Extensive knowledge and understanding of Colposcopy and complex modalities of treatment.
• Extensive knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
• A strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled with a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority.
• Evidence of effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective negotiating and influencing skills.
• Well-developed delegation, people, and workload management skills.
• Commitment to continuous service improvement and professional excellence.
• Ability to work in a time critical environment and to be able to deliver to tight timescales and with competing priorities.
• Ability to think and plan, tactically and creatively.
• Ability to provide Clinical Supervision Keyboard skill including effective use of Microsoft Office.

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience as a BSCCP accredited nurse colposcopist at a senior level in an acute hospital environment, including staff, financial and change management.
• Ability to practice autonomously. Responsible for managing own service delivery, working alone as well as a lead core member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Proven track record of delivering the quality agenda, ensuring patient safety is paramount and at the forefront to planning services and resource allocation.
• Establish clear work priorities, delegates appropriately and effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitoring performance, and giving feedback.
• Understand principles of effective budgetary management and demonstrate experience of managing budgets.
• Able to deal with difficult and complex situations.
• Evidence of change management and innovation within specialist area.

Desirable

• Experience in clinical audit and Research
• Knowledge of Health Promotion

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Current NMC Registration
• Educated to Degree Level
• Masters Degree, working towards or equivalent management experience.
• BSCCP Accreditation
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
• Recognised leadership or management qualification

Desirable

• Independent non-medical prescriber
• Communication or Counselling Qualification

Improving Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment

Essential

• As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role. Here you can declare if you wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme and this response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7UB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)