Early Pregnancy Enhanced Practitioner | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A large healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a skilled independent practitioner to undertake clinical duties in the Early Pregnancy Assessment Units. The role involves collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to provide effective patient care, managing a varied workload, and ensuring compliance with clinical standards. This opportunity offers a dynamic environment where you can make a significant impact on patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Skilled independent practitioner with experience in clinical settings.
• Ability to assess, diagnose, and manage patient care in Early Pregnancy.
• Experience in working within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Undertake clinical duties in Early Pregnancy Assessment Units.
• Plan and prioritise day-to-day organisation of workload.
• Communicate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure efficient service.

Skills

Clinical expertise in Early Pregnancy

Diagnostic reasoning

Effective communication

Empathy and sensitivity

Job description

As a skilled independent practitioner undertake clinical duties in the Early Pregnancy Assessment Units based at St. Michael’s and Weston General Hospital.

Working across professional boundaries in collaboration with colleagues, members of the multi-disciplinary team to provide a high standard of patient care

Provide a high quality, efficient service and demonstrate clinical expertise in Early Pregnancy.

Assess, diagnose and provide appropriate management, patient information and follow up, in line with local protocols and NICE guidelines.

You will work as part of a weekend rota at St. Michael’s.



· Use skills and judgement in diagnostic reasoning and refer/escalate accordingly

· To undertake extended scope of Professional Practice roles including: vaginal and abdominal examination, venepuncture, cannulation

· Plan, prioritise and assist with day to day organisation of workload, triage referrals and ensure a good throughput of patients is

· achieved maximising capacity to meet demand for the service.

· Communicate and liaise with patients, clinicians, other healthcare professionals and representatives as part of a multidisciplinary team, in an effective manner to ensure an efficient service.

· Provide a specialist informative telephone service

· To act sensitively, confidentially and with empathy in demonstrating understanding of a wide ranging physical and emotional needs of our patients and their families.

· To promote clinically effective care by demonstrating compliance with evidence based practice.

· Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times.





University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.


This advert closes on Monday 28 Jul 2025