Senior Nurse Colposcopist

Company Description

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Job Description

Band 8a

Salary: £57,528 -  £64,750

Contract - Temporary Fixed Term contract for 12 months

Hours full time: 37.5

Here at PHU we are seeking an experienced, talented and motivated Senior Nurse colposcopist to join our expanding team of both nursing & medical colposcopists, initially providing maternity leave cover for a 12 month period. Based within the gynaecology out patient department, the individual will be offered the opportunity to support clinical delivery, service development and governance across both PHU and IOW, as part of the Group model in place. They will be key voice in developing and driving the evolvong5 year strategy for gynaecology, along side delivering a high level of clinical expertise. The main duties of the role include

• To practice independently as a Nurse Colposcopist, accredited by the British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (BSCCP).
• To support the Colposcopy Screening Programme Lead (CSPL) role as set out by Public Health England (PHE) for the Trust
• To work as an advanced practitioner and effectively lead and deliver an expert nursing service within the Colposcopy Department.
• To manage and develop the Colposcopy nursing team acting as a professional leader to provide high quality care to women accessing this service
• To maintain a cost-effective service, based upon the objectives of the department, care group and the Trust.
• To manage a caseload of patients within Women’s Services
• To ensure that patients and their families are fully informed and supported by providing clinical and social support
• To assist in the development of evidence based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines
• To work in collaboration with medical and nursing staff, the management team, patient pathway co-ordinators, patient pathway administrators and other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless delivery of care.
• To work collaboratively with the Portsmouth Hospital/Isle of Wight Group model in developing the strategy for gynaecology, supporting Governance and staff development across both sites.
• The postholder will be expected to work flexibly as required by the service. The post holder works as part of a Women & Children care Group, based primarily in PHU but may be required to travel to other sites.

Please refer to the Job description for further details:

Qualifications

Essential

• Current registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration specialist qualifications.
• First degree essential and evidence of working towards Masters
• Substantial experience of care management, experience of working in a senior role (Band 7) and with evidence of professional development.
• Leadership development programme
• Recognised teaching qualification /experience
• Management qualification
• Budget management
• Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
• Demonstrate extensive relevant clinical experience of working in an acute hospital setting at a senior level

Desirable

• Leadership development programme
• Recognised teaching qualification /experience
• Management qualification
• Budget management

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to work on own initiative as well as a part of a team. Self-motivated.
• Able to deal with difficult and sensitive situations tactfully and minimise emotional upset
• Able to understand sensitive political issues
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Critical appraisal skills
• Evidence of success in leading/managing significant and sustained change
• Effective people management skills. Experience of leading and managing a team
• Ability to negotiate, influence and escalate and seek advice
• Ability to interpret and analyse data, meet deadlines
• Demonstrate effective contribution to business planning and service developments
• Intermediate IT skills and presentation skills
• Awareness of budgetary management and control.
• Knowledge and application HR procedures
• Demonstrate knowledge of the theory and application of Clinical Governance.
• Understanding of the role of research and development activities and clinical effectiveness. Evidence of experience with audit and or research
• Understanding of health policy and the national and local nursing agenda

Additional Information

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs. 

For more information, please see our People and OD Strategy 2026