Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist - Gynaecology

Job overview

Directorate of Surgery and Women's  Health Services

Women’s Health Centre

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and committed individual to work within this dedicated  gynaecology specialist service that supports local and national specialist care.

You should be a motivated individual with excellent communication skills to provide a high quality service to our patients.

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for an enthusiastic person with a proven background, knowledge, skills and experience within the following areas  outpatient hysteroscopy, acute gynaecology, general gynaecology, colposcopy and urogynaecology service.  This post will include working within early pregnancy and emergency gynaecology and also supporting our 2WW referrals and suspected cancer patient's during their diagnostic pathway.

**This post may close before the closing date shown if high number of applicants received**

Main duties of the job

The clinical nurse specialist will work within the following areas,  Outpatient hysteroscopy, Acute Gynaecology,  General Gynaecology, Colposcopy, Urogynaecology, Vulval service, Early pregnancy and Emergency Gynaecology services.

The role will be providing high quality care and support to patients accessing these services with the support of the extended nurse specialist team for gynaecology.

The post holder will ensure that patients receive the necessary care and treatment to enable progress along an agreed pathway of care, working towards and within NHS targets. This will be achieved through the application of specialist knowledge, skills and practice.

The post holder will work closely with the  Lead Nurses and lead consultants  working alongside the gynaecology nursing team providing cross cover as required for other gynaecology services.

You should be a forward thinking individual who is able to work independently in support of the women attending the clinics.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.