# Lead Nurse for Gynaecology & Colposcopy

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent: None
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, Compressed hours,
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-18T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-04T14:12:56.388Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Kings_Lynn/The_Queen_Elizabeth_Hospital_Kings_Lynn_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursing/Nursing-v8196850
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8196850?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Lead Nurse for Gynaecology and Colposcopy is responsible for the clinical leadership, management, and delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care within gynaecology and colposcopy services.

The post holder will provide expert clinical practice, ensure compliance with national standards (e.g., cervical screening programme requirements), lead service development, and support staff to deliver safe, effective, and compassionate care.

The role includes oversight of colposcopy clinics, supporting early detection and management of cervical abnormalities, and working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.

The post holder will already be a colposcopist and become the Trusts Named Lead Colposcopist.

### Main duties of the job

Main responsibilities of this role include:

- Named Lead Colsposcopist
- Clinical Leadership
- Service management and design
- Patient Care and Experience
- Education and Workforce Development
- Governance and Quality Assurance
- MDT Working
- Research and Innovation

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about this role please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification

### 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**

- Experience of working in Gynaecology with a developed specialist knowledge in women's reproductive health
- The ability to actively participate in Clinical Governance including writing and reviewing guidelines, audit, and report writing
- Experience of professional leadership and line management

**Desirable**

- Experience of transformation including instigating change at an operational level
- Experience of being involved in research projects

### Skills and attributes

**Essential**

- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written with the ability to influence all levels
- The ability to work automously as an independent practitioner as well as an active member of the MDT
- Ability to evaluate services for change based on patient feedback, and local and national standards
- Ability and confidence to perform presentations, and represent the Trust at external meetings

**Desirable**

- Experience in the complaints process with the ability to respond sensitivity and compassionately to service users.

### Qualifications/Training and professional development

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse
- Qualified Colposcopist
- Evidence of mentorship or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification or evidence of providing specialist education and/or training to other staff

**Desirable**

- Training in Quality Improvement
- Has or is working towards a masters level or equivalent qualification

## Documents

- [our values (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2570)
- [our trust (pdf, 674.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2671)
- [say hello to stream (pdf, 7.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2393)
- [establishing identity (pdf, 243.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1315)
- [recruitment policy overview (pdf, 125.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2961)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 536.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10590358)

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