Job summary

We are recruiting for a Senior Clinical Support Worker - Gynaecology who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

You will assist the Registered Nurse in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. You must be a collaborative worker able to interface with the public and all members of the multidisciplinary team.

We are passionate in investing in our Nursing Services to improve the quality and experience of care for women and have Gynaecology Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists that lead many of our specialist services (Urogynaecology, Endometriosis, Fertility, Recurrent Miscarriage, Pregnancy Choices).

We strongly believe in supporting the development of our staff in Gynaecology and we are providing ultrasound scanning training to streamline the journey of women and we are equipping staff with advanced skills such as Nurse Prescribing to ensure that care can be delivered in a timely manner.

Gynaecology Nursing at East and North Herts NHS Trust works in collaboration with an engaged operational team and Consultant body and we pride ourselves in listening to women's experiences to continuously improve our service.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

Main duties of the job

Your duties will include Supporting the Hysteroscopy, Colposcopy and Procedure clinics and the General Gynaecology Outpatient Clinics including our specialist Endometriosis and Fertility Clinics and Nurse Led Early Pregnancy, Urogynaecology and Gynaecology Emergency Unit.

Assist the Registered Nurse in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.

You will work collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families.

Provide escort and transfer for patients, with moderate dependency, as directed.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.