Staff Nurse, Gynaecology Outpatients

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Band 5 staff nurse to join our friendly team in the specialist Gynaecology Outpatient Department based at St Peters Hospital. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed person who is keen to expand their skills. We provide a variety of specialist diagnostic and treatment services including Outpatient hysteroscopy, colposcopy, two-week rule, one stop clinics, uro-gynaecology, flexible cystoscopy, Endometriosis and fertility services. This post has plenty of opportunity for further professional and personal development and progression. This is a full time role working Monday - Friday and the option of compressed hours will be considered., The post holder will

• To take charge in the absence of the Deputy Sister, with the support of the gynaecology matron and/or lead nurses
• To be responsible for the care of patients assigned to outpatient clinics and specialist outpatient diagnostic and treatment procedures including women undergoing invasive gynaecological procedures such as colposcopy, hysteroscopy, trans-vaginal ultrasound, vulval dermatological treatments, urodynamics and flexible cystoscopy.
• Ensure all IPC protocols and processes are adhered to
• Ensure daily and monthly environmental and IPC audits are completed
• To be responsible for the recovery of women following said procedures
• Must have a positive attitude to Women's Health
• To provide high quality patient-centred services for women leading to improvement in care and positive patient experience
• Be available to work Mondays to Fridays, with the flexibility on hours during the day to cover the needs of the service.
  
  Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey. We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care. This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment. We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.