Employer University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Derby Hospital Town Derby Salary £55,690 - £62,682 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 24/09/2025 23:59 Interview date 08/10/2025
Nurse Hysteroscopist
Band 8a
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme
To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
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Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Nurse Hysteroscopist to join our Gynaecology team. This is a newly funded post within our gynae services and we are looking to recruit an experience nurse into our friendly, expanding and evolving hysteroscopy team. We are looking for someone who can develop and integrate this role into our fantastic services offered within Gynae.
We are looking to recruit a experienced qualified nurse hysteroscopist that is currently practising and undertaking these procedures competently with the required competency skill set. The ideal candidate will be a qualified nurse with NMC registration and be an accredited Hysteroscopist with BSGE/RCOG.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be an advanced nurse practitioner and will be responsible for the management of a defined caseload (patients/service-users) and will provide highly specialist nursing support, advice, education and/or care to that specific group. They will carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care, including setting of standards of care, and support in establishing evidence-based practice within hysteroscopy.
The Nurse Hysteroscopist will independently assess, diagnose, and overall manage the care of women referred to the hysteroscopy clinic in accordance with National, Regional and local hysteroscopy protocols. This involves a key responsibility to audit the overall performance of the service against National guidelines (BSGE, NICE Jan 2007, SIGN 2002 and RCOG 2008).
Closing date of applications: 24 September 2025
Interview date: 8 October 2025
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
* Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
* On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
* We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
* We are the 4 th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
* An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
* Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
* Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
* We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
* We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
* Degree or equivalent level of education or experience
* Appropriate NMC Registration (RGN/RM/RN Child/RSCN)
* Accredited Hysteroscopist BSGE/RCOG - active
* Evidence of further study/knowledge at Masters level or equivalent in a health-related subject
Experience and Knowledge
* Significant post registration experience at band 7, including experience of working in a relevant clinical specialty
* Experience of assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients/service users/staff demonstrating knowledge of specific needs in hysteroscopy
* Experience of working in an gynae speciality
* Highly developed specialist skills underpinned by theory and experience.
* Highly developed analytical skills for complex situations requiring analysis.
Communication
* Listens, Values and respects the views of others (good communication/ interpersonal skills)
* Able to work with others to provide a service that puts patient care first.
* Communication course
Values and Behaviour
* Demonstrates Care, Compassion and Empathy
* Is positive and takes pride in their job and the organisation they work for.
* Treats others with respect and consideration; listening carefully and responding with empathy, kindness and sensitivity.
* Values diversity and difference, treats people with equal respect.
Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
At UHDB, we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.
For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.
Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.
We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.
Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
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* the points-based immigration system
* the EU settlement scheme
* eVisa
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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.
Name Sharon Hill Job title Matron for Gynaecology and GUM Email address sharon.hill10@nhs.net Telephone number 01332 785156 Additional information
Dennis Casayuran - Nurse Hysteroscopist - Dennis.Casayuran@nhs.net - 01332 785574
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