Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, dynamic and compassionate nurse leader to join the Women's Health Directorate as Clinical Lead for the Gynaecology Planned Care Service.
This pivotal role offers the opportunity to provide both clinical and operational leadership to a highly skilled nursing team delivering specialist gynaecology services across University Hospitals Dorset. Working in partnership with the Matron, General Manager, consultants and multidisciplinary colleagues, you will play a key role in shaping and transforming services, improving patient outcomes and delivering excellence in women's healthcare.
As Clinical Lead, you will be a visible role model, supporting nursing excellence, driving quality improvement and ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred care throughout the planned care pathway.
The clinical elements of the role involve assisting with procedures in an outpatient setting; such as hysteroscopy, colposcopy, biopsies, urodynamic testing, pessary fitting, endometrial ablations, LLETZ procedures, polyp removal and TWOCs. The service currently operates on the Bournemouth and Poole site. Further amalgamation and expansion of the service is expected in the coming years.
Interview: August 3rd
Main duties of the job
See job description for further details.
- Provide day-to-day leadership and management of the Gynaecology Nursing Team, including Specialist Nurses, Registered Nurses and Healthcare Support Workers.
- Lead the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care for women accessing planned gynaecology services.
- Work closely with clinicians and operational leaders to ensure clinics are appropriately staffed and services run efficiently.
- Support service development, redesign and transformation programmes to meet the changing needs of patients and the organisation.
- Lead on clinical governance, quality improvement, patient safety and risk management initiatives.
- Promote and enhance patient experience through continual review of services and implementation of improvements.
- Manage workforce planning, recruitment, retention, appraisal, sickness management and staff development.
- Lead on clinical audit, research participation and implementation of best practice.
- Foster a culture of learning, innovation and continuous professional development across the nursing team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further details and the main responsibilities are detailed within the job description and the person specification
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships.
- A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, using a range of methods, e.g. verbal, written, record keeping, complex report writing
Language
Essential
- Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the theory and application of Clinical Governance.
- Ability to demonstrate a depth and breadth of understanding of current issues and policies and have the ability to translate into practice.
Desirable
- Understanding of the principles of effective budgetary management.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working independently in a Band 6 Clinical role within relevant specialty
- Thorough and up-to-date knowledge of best practice, particularly within specialty area
- Participation in audit
- Experience in managerial responsibilities for a team.
Desirable
- Developing policies and procedures
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with relevant professional body
- Degree level qualification
- Recognised mentoring qualification or equivalent experience
- Relevant specialist gynaecology experience and course
Technical skills and competencies
Essential
- Clinical reasoning, problem-solving and decision-making skills at an enhanced level
- Demonstrable ability to work in a busy environment and resilience when the service is under pressure.
- To be competent to deal calmly and professionally with patients, relatives and work colleagues in a confidential and sensitive manner.
- Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
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This advert is for Clinical Lead Gynaecology Planned Care with University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust in Poole, South West, England. It is listed as a Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 Pa. The contract type is Permanent: Post will be across both sites. The application deadline is 23 Jul 2026.
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