Nurse Colposcopist
The closing date is 13 April 2026
An excellent, full‑time opportunity has become available for a BSCCP‑trained Nurse Colposcopist with Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust (WAHT).
The Nurse Colposcopist will maintain advanced specialist skills to undertake full diagnostic and therapeutic colposcopy, including examination and treatment.
The successful candidate will participate in regular multi‑disciplinary meetings (MDT) to discuss cases and review protocols and will work closely with cytology and histology services and admin teams. We have a friendly and skilled nursing and medical team with whom they will work alongside to provide services.
You will need high standards of care, attention to detail, self‑motivation, kindness, empathy and excellent communication skills to engage with patients and colleagues at all levels.
If this is a role you would be interested in finding out more or to visit the countywide services please contact Julie Lefeuvre, Divisional PA on julie.lefeuvre@nhs.net who can coordinate this with Lead Nurse or Consultant in the Colposcopy Team.
Main duties of the job
Act as an autonomous practitioner using specialist skills to investigate, assess, plan, implement and evaluate care of own case‑load of patients presenting to the colposcopy service line with agreed protocols, guidelines and patient group directives (PGDs).
Provide colposcopy and treatment of precancerous skin lesions of the cervix ensuring assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of a high standard of nursing and clinical care.
Manage a caseload of patients requiring colposcopy under the indirect supervision of the Lead Nurse Colposcopist.
Provide specialist support, advice and information to patients undergoing investigations for suspected cancer.
Provide evidence‑based, high quality and safe standards of care.
Ensure standards are maintained within the clinical environment, supporting the failsafe processes.
Support the Lead Nurse Colposcopist with the development and review of evidence‑based local guidelines and policies, and the development of the colposcopy service.
Provide specialist advice relating to colposcopy to patients, their relatives, and oncology/gynaecology multidisciplinary team members, medical staff, patient representative groups, trainees and students.
Contribute to clinic and non‑clinical audit and patient satisfaction surveys for the colposcopy services.
Participate in any research projects relating to the colposcopy services.
Assist in managing colposcopy clinics to ensure patients are investigated in line with cancer waiting‑time targets.
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital‑based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient‑centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation – this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex‑positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Job responsibilities
Clinical Key Duties:
* Carry out diagnostic and therapeutic outpatient colposcopy procedures, including LLETZ procedures, as an autonomous practitioner within own competence, skill and qualifications, referring to senior medical colleagues when beyond own scope of practice.
* Diagnose and treat pre‑cancerous lesions of the cervix by appropriate excision.
* Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care with the colposcopy multidisciplinary team (MDT).
* Use clinical judgement to assess patient suitability for administration of medicines under patient group directions (PGD), ensuring high quality, legally compliant and patient‑centred care, escalating to senior medical colleagues when needs are outside the parameters of the PGD.
* Participate in writing, reviewing and implementing PGDs within the colposcopy service.
* Plan and organise workload effectively as an autonomous practitioner and be accountable for the quality and standard of work performed.
* Take delegated and non‑delegated consent for investigations, procedures and treatments within own sphere of competence and adhering to local guidelines.
* Provide a high level of clinical expertise and leadership in the unit and ensure the delivery of patient care in accordance with national and local guidelines, policy and procedures, ensuring best standards of practice.
* Ensure clinic outcomes are recorded and waiting‑list forms/referrals are processed in keeping with local procedures.
* Record clinical data on the electronic medical record contemporaneously and accurately.
* Contribute to the organisation of the MDT meeting and actions.
* Collaborate with the MDT to deliver high quality care that is safe, clinically effective and takes into account the patient experience.
* Support and involve patients/clients/carer relatives and coordinate other members of the multidisciplinary team in planning and delivery of individualised care.
* Maintain patient records within agreed standards to ensure the care management plan is communicated to patients and other multidisciplinary team members.
* Adopt a positive approach to infection control, actively contributing to infection control policy and practice.
* Contribute to patient information leaflets and clinical/departmental guidelines.
* Serve as a professional role model to all staff.
* Act as a contact/resource for GPs and other healthcare professionals.
* Take charge of an identified area of work and manage the standards of care and daily responsibilities, including work allocation, deployment and supervision of staff to ensure smooth running, as delegated by the Lead Nurse Colposcopist.
See attached Job Description for further information.
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
* Evidence of being up to date with current NHS/professional issues including the NMC Code of Conduct.
* Credible clinical expert within gynaecology.
* Proven ability to communicate difficult or sensitive information.
* Able to break bad news / poor prognosis with empathy.
* Good communication skills working with patients, relatives, peers and other professionals.
* Teaching and presentation skills.
* Knowledge of key national policy drivers for ambulatory gynaecology care and cancer diagnostic targets.
* Demonstrate practical application of quality standards within the clinical setting (e.g., Care Quality Commission, NICE guidance).
* Evidence of research‑based practice.
* Proven ability to be organised and manage own time/workload.
* Fully conversant with clinical governance agenda.
* Able to promote equality, diversity and rights.
* Adherent to the principles of infection control.
* Fully conversant with health and safety issues.
* Complaints handling.
* Able to prioritise workload.
* Ability to problem‑solve.
* Awareness of health and safety issues and mitigations in place.
* Able to prioritise and use initiative.
* Fully conversant with principles of infection control.
* Able to produce written reports and articulate concerns regarding patient care / safety issues.
* Bi‑manual examination.
* Experience of taking vulval biopsies.
* Teaching experience.
* Able to demonstrate effective management of staff and student experience and performance.
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
* BSCCP fully accredited colposcopist.
* First‑level nursing degree or willing to work towards or equivalent nursing experience.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
* ENB 998 or other teaching / mentorship.
* Physical examination module.
* Relevant gynaecology accredited CPD modules relevant to specialty.
* Counselling module.
* ALERT / ALS provider or experience of caring for acutely ill adults.
* Willing to work towards a relevant Masters degree.
Experience
* Relevant post‑registration experience in gynaecology at Band 5 and above in a ward/outpatient setting.
* Experience of facilitating nursing/medical student learning.
* Experience in delivering department‑based teaching.
* Clinical audit activity.
* Handling complaints, incidents and clinical risk.
* Evidence of management experience.
* Carrying out risk assessment.
* Carrying out staff PDRs and professional development plan formation.
* Sickness absence / performance management.
* Complaints handling.
* Involvement in a quality improvement project.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
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