# Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Gynaecology

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** Stoke Mandeville Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Nurse practitioner
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £64,750 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (This post is externally funded)
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (9.5 hour days 4 days a week)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-18T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-02T14:01:04.622Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Buckinghamshire/Aylesbury/Buckinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Gynaecology/Gynaecology-v8333705
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8333705?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Specialist Gynaecology Nurse will support the delivery and development of the Gynaecology Urgent Suspected Cancer (USC) and Faster Diagnosis pathway, ensuring patients receive timely, coordinated and high-quality care from referral through diagnosis and onward management.

The post holder will undertake specialist telephone triage and assessment, using clinical expertise and national guidance to direct patients to the most appropriate diagnostic pathway and support the 28-day Faster Diagnosis Standard.

The role will include nurse-led outpatient hysteroscopy clinics for diagnostic assessment and treatment, including pipelle biopsy, patient assessment and e-consenting. The post holder will provide clear advice on investigations, medications, results and follow-up, while supporting patients sensitively throughout the diagnostic process.

Working with Gynaecology Oncology, Cancer Services, MDT coordinators and the wider multidisciplinary team, the Specialist Nurse will support effective pathway coordination, clinical decision-making and service improvement, helping reduce delays and improve patient outcomes.

The post may be offered as a developmental role, depending on experience and skills, including completion of the Bradford Nurse Hysteroscopy Course and associated competencies.

### Main duties of the job

- Undertake specialist telephone triage and assessment of patients referred through the Gynaecology Oncology USC pathway.
- Ensure patients are appropriately triaged and directed to the correct diagnostic pathway in line with national guidance and local protocols.
- Support the 28-day Faster Diagnosis Standard by identifying and addressing delays.
- Provide expert nursing assessment, advice and emotional support to patients with suspected gynaecological cancer.
- Discuss investigations and possible cancer sensitively, providing clear information and addressing concerns.
- Run nurse-led outpatient hysteroscopy clinics, including pipelle biopsy and e-consenting, in line with BSGE guidance and scope of practice.
- Provide advice on medications, procedures, results and follow-up.
- Work collaboratively with Gynaecology Oncology, Cancer Services, MDT coordinators and the wider multidisciplinary team to coordinate care and minimise delays.
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care using specialist knowledge and clinical judgement.
- Contribute to audit, quality improvement, service development and pathway redesign.
- Promote clinical excellence, evidence-based practice, patient safety and compassionate, person-centred care.
- Support early diagnosis, timely investigation, improved patient experience and outcomes for patients with suspected gynaecological cancer.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Substantial post-registration experience and three years experience working at band 7 or equivalent
- Experience in complex case management.
- Excellent clinical acumen and practical procedural skills (with evidence of competency and capability) as an independent practitioner, as per Job Description for role
- Evidence of involvement of audit/quality improvement/successful change management
- Evidence of teaching and sharing knowledge with others in the MDT or externally to organisation.
- Experience of multi-agency / multi-disciplinary team working across service interfaces.

**Desirable**

- Experience working DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC

### Special Circumstances

**Essential**

- Ability to travel across sites

### Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

**Essential**

- Has a knowledge of Gynaecology cancers
- Understanding of faster diagnosis and 28 day cancer target,
- History taking and triage skills
- Ability to educate and clinical supervise others in the promotion of high standards of patient care
- Excellent effective verbal and written communication skills
- Computer literate – word, excel, PowerPoint
- Ability to identify, develop and implement risk management and clinical governance systems at an expert level.

**Desirable**

- Understanding of post Menopausal bleeding pathways

### Education, Qualification and Training

**Essential**

- First level degree or equivalent in the undergraduate base profession
- NMC or HCPC registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development. (including further level 7 modules that support practice.)
- Masters in Advance Practice or equivent which maps across 4 pillars.

**Desirable**

- Qualified as a non- medical prescriber
- Post graduate management and / or leadership training
- Post graduate Hysteroscopy course

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 176.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10662189)
- [person specification (pdf, 176.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10662191)
- [functional requirements form (pdf, 136.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10662190)

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