# Staff Nurse- Harbourside Gynaecology Unit

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Poole
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pa/pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 27.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-26T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-13T07:22:03.008Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Dorset/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Womens_Health_Gynaecology/Womens_Health_Gynaecology-v8134837
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8134837?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

### Can you see yourself working within our Women's Health Team?

We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Band 5 Registered Nurse to join our friendly Women's Health Team. You'll be providing safe, effective nursing care, support and advice to women attending our outpatient gynaecology clinics.

Our clinics include Colposcopy, Outpatient Hysteroscopy, Menorrhagia, Post-Menopausal Bleeding (PMB), Coil, Vulval and Urogynaecology, as well as a range of other specialist gynaecology services.

This is a great opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills in women's health. You'll work alongside experienced nurse specialists and our supportive medical team, with plenty of opportunities for learning and development.

This post is 27.5 hours per week, worked across a mixture of:

- Long days: 08:30–17:30
- Early shifts: 08:30–13:30
- Late shifts: 13:00–18:00

Please note that all staff are expected to work flexibly across our Trust sites to meet service needs.

Base location: Poole Hospital

Interview date: 30th July

Informal visits are welcomed if you'd like to find out more about the role or meet the team before applying.

### Main duties of the job

- Setting up for procedural clinic's- including all equipment (aseptically setting up scopes) , prepping notes, documentation etc...
- Assisting consultant during procedures
- Supporting the patient and being their advocate during procedures
- Giving post procedure advice
- Stock ordering
- Pharmacy ordering
- Providing post procedure care to unwell patients- including active monitoring and escalating deteriorating patients
- Completing RTT outcome forms post clinic's  and actively encouraging patients to fill in feedback forms

Please refer to Band 5 job description for further details or contact clinical nursing lead- contact details below.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Fundamental nursing knowledge and clinical skills
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and risk
- Infection prevention and control

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of women's health and common gynaecological conditions

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute, outpatient or procedural setting
- Experience providing compassionate, patient-centred care
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience managing competing priorities in a busy clinical environment

**Desirable**

- Women's health/gynaecology experience
- Experience supporting students or junior staff
- Participation in audit or quality improvement

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NMC Registered Nurse

**Desirable**

- Women's Health/Gynaecology training or courses
- Basic Counselling skills

### Technical Skills Competencies

**Essential**

- IT skills and knowledge of clinical systems
- Patient assessment, vital signs and recognition of deterioration
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Prioritisation and workload management

**Desirable**

- Medication administration (PO, IV & IM)
- Venepuncture/cannulation
- Experience assisting with outpatient/minor procedures

## Documents

- [b5 job description harbourside unit (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10432700)
- [person specification b5 harbourside unit (pdf, 144.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10432701)

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