Registered Nurse- Hysteroscopist, Band 7

• To ensure the delivery of a high-quality patient-centred clinical service
• To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in that same task
• To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
• To work in accordance with our trust's procedures and operating policies and develop and update Standard Operating Policies relevant to the service
• To support the business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Women and Children Division and our Trust
• To work within the framework of team decisions
• To take a whole systems approach to working with the wider health community both NHS and social services
• To show initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility

• The provision of high-quality care in all clinical settings, including outpatient clinics and working well as part of a multidisciplinary team
• To support the clinical decision making of resident medical and nursing staff
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care and treatments using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills
• Demonstrate extensive professional development
• Take clinical responsibility for all women who attend to include follow up arrangements
• Utilise critical decision-making skills and advanced nursing skills such as performing IUS insertion, directed biopsies, polypectomy
• Act autonomously and have the skills to develop protocols and care pathways to carry out criteria led outpatient treatment
• Assess, implement and evaluate individualised strategies to manage the physical, psychosocial and emotional needs of the women who present to the clinic.
• Maintains accurate contemporaneous records of all interventions of care and advice given, in line with Trust policies and NMC code
• Provide evidenced-based information to patients and their relatives/partner/carer to facilitate informed choices and establish informed consent
• Determine in partnership with the women the most appropriate management and care pathway
• Work as a non-medical prescriber in accordance with NMC code and Trust policies in area of clinical expertise, or willingness to undertake qualification. In the interim be able to use PGDs
• Refer patients as appropriate to other members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Work with Matron to lead the development of nursing practice, reflecting the CMT and Corporate Nursing business plans
• Provide a clinical lead and role model to the nursing team by delivering high quality care as an expert practitioner
• Set, monitor and seek to continuously improve standards and the quality of patient care, including those standards defined in the National Benchmarks for Essential Care
• Develop and implement policy and practice guidelines specific to the clinical specialty
• Safe management of unwell patients including management of vasovagal episodes, uterine perforation
• Management of patient analgesia including the use of Entonox or similar drug which may require additional study or training
• Preparation and/or updates of relevant patient information
• Attendance of involvement in MDT meetings
• To respond to telephone enquiries and be able to assess patients via telephone communication

• To participate in ongoing training and personal development including attendance at BSGE conference as per requirements to maintain registration
• To contribute to multi-disciplinary skills training
• Provide formal teaching/education sessions to other health professionals and the public to include participation in outreach work, particularly those in vulnerable groups in order to help address inequalities

• To provide medical information for the development of systems appropriate for Trust needs

Essential

• First Level Registered Nurse
• Masters level Qualification
• Teaching and Mentoring Qualification
• Postgraduate Certificate in Outpatient Diagnostic Hysteroscopy and Therapeutic Practices
• Evidence of active BSGE Hysteroscopy accreditation
• Evidence of continual professional development and portfolio of learning
• Specialist clinical skills including history taking, physical examination, diagnostic assessment, treatment procedures. Informed decision making skills
• Demonstrable level of Experience within speciality
• Experience of Formal/Informal Teaching in practice
• Experience of collecting data for audit
• Experience of Managing and Leading a team
• Ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills