Job overview

To perform all core scientific and interpretive work for the Cervical Screening, which corresponds to the training and qualifications of a Registered Cytology Consultant Biomedical Scientist. Working effectively as a member of the Pathology team to provide a professional clinical laboratory service. 

To attend Colposcopy MDTs to provide recommendations on patient management and correct follow up.

To authorise cervical smears at all levels including cases requiring clinical intervention and participate in the management of the screening programme

Support the Discipline Lead, Clinical Lead and Lead Consultant BMS’ in cervical cytology to ensure the effective delivery of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme with reference to the agreed standards.

To work in partnership with AP’s and other laboratory staff, giving advice and support as required.

Main duties of the job

To apply expert specialist knowledge, experience, skills and autonomy for reporting of cervical smears (manipulating material under a microscope) which will include signing out smears that are assessed as negative, inadequate, or abnormal, giving the appropriate management recommendation

To review smears from relevant cases for teaching, audit, internal quality control and clinical governance purposes.

 To provide the cervical cytology element of Colposcopy multi-disciplinary team meetings to ensure a high quality clinical service. This includes review/ interpretation of complex cases and recommendations for patient management/ follow up.

To make recommendations on appropriate clinical investigations and subsequent follow-up for women with abnormal or positive cervical smears. Judgements need to be made on highly complex cases, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options for diagnosis and management.

To review discrepancies in reporting where identified and take appropriate action to resolve the screening issue

To support the lead CBMS’ and CSPL in developing and implementing an audit programme for Cervical Screening, especially in the audit of cervical cancers, and to ensure that the appropriate audit cycles are complete and actions are taken in keeping with the National Standards.

 To support the Discipline Lead and Lead CBMS’ in the long-term planning and strategy for the service.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.  We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.