Main area Gynaecology Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) Job ref 236-OCO-NM447-25
Employer Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Royal Oldham Hospital Town Oldham Salary £55,690 - £62,682 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 31/07/2025 23:59
Band 8a
Job overview
Exciting Opportunity – Accredited Colposcopy Nurse Specialist at Northern Care Alliance
The Northern Care Alliance is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced Colposcopy Nurse Specialist to join our friendly and dedicated Gynaecology team.
The ideal candidate will bring recent clinical and management experience and be well-versed in the Quality Assurance standards essential for delivering exceptional care. In this leadership role, you will support the management and development of the colposcopy service, ensuring it maintains the highest standards of safety, quality, and patient care.
You will oversee the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care, striving to improve outcomes and enhance the patient experience at every stage. With the backing of our colposcopy administrative support team, you will have the resources and environment to lead confidently and make a meaningful impact.
If you’re passionate about women’s health and committed to providing safe, effective, and compassionate care, we’d love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and coordinate the colposcopy service at The Northern Care Alliance, ensuring seamless and high-quality patient care
* Maintain adherence to national standards for patient safety and clinical practice, including preparing and reporting on national audits and reports
* Collaborate with the Clinical Lead Colposcopist and the wider team to support the development and delivery of the cervical screening service, aligning with NHS England Service specifications
* Oversee the effective and efficient operational management of the Colposcopy Service on a day-to-day basis, ensuring smooth service delivery
* Provide senior clinical leadership, expert advice, and ongoing support to the nursing team and the broader multi-professional team, facilitating the delivery of safe, compassionate, and effective care
* Demonstrate extensive theoretical and practical experience in clinical skills required to run independent nurse-led clinics
* Offer clinical and professional guidance at Directorate, Divisional, and Trust levels, supporting continuous improvement and excellence in service delivery
If you’re a seasoned professional with a passion for women’s health and leadership, we invite you to bring your expertise to this vital role.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Qualifications
* BSCCP Accreditation
* Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
* Non-medical prescribing
* Advanced Practitioner
Skills
* Experience working independently as a Colposcopist
* Managing a defined case load of patients
* Clinical Reasoning Skills
* Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
* Teaching colleagues from other professions
* Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes
Experience
* Advanced Level Clinical Practice Experience
* Involvement in Research and Audits
* Evidence of experience in managing change
* Working across organisational boundaries
* Publications/Conference Experience
The NCA is proud to serve a diverse population and is committed to delivering inclusive, accessible care. We value individuality and aim to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and beliefs.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications are received, or if an internal redeployee has been identified.
For fixed-term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed-term contracts will be offered to external (non-NHS) applicants.
The NCA does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. Read more about this here .
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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