Enhanced Practitioner- Endometriosis

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to join their Endometriosis Multidisciplinary Team. This role involves providing specialist nursing advice and support to patients throughout their care pathway. The successful candidate will utilize their clinical expertise and leadership skills to ensure high-quality care delivery. The Trust values a healthy work-life balance and offers a supportive environment for professional development. If you are passionate about Women's Health and eager to make a difference, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a team committed to excellence in patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC Registration required.
• Experience in Women's Health and Endometriosis is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients and families.
• Lead the development and management of high-quality nursing services.

Skills

Organisation and management skills

Teaching

Ability to work effectively under pressure

Problem-solving

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse

NMC Registration

Evidence of formal ongoing professional development

Teaching qualification ENB 998 or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Site Gynaecology Out patients- St. Michael's Hospital Town Bristol Salary Pro rata Closing 12/05/2025 23:59

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

The post holder will work as an integral member of the Endometriosis Multidisciplinary Team within University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients and families, in-patient and out-patient, throughout their care pathway at St Michaels Hospital, Specialist Endometriosis Centre.

The post holder will utilize skills of clinical expertise, leadership, education and management to ensure a seamless service for patients, carers and staff. They will provide advice, support and information from the time of diagnosis and throughout the care pathway.

They will work closely with the multidisciplinary team in the hospital and the community to ensure a co-ordinated quality service and will be actively involved in education, audit and research.

The post holder will engage and lead discussions in multidisciplinary team meetings. They will be expected to provide a weekday, daytime service

Main duties of the job

· To provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, their families and carers from the time of diagnosis and throughout treatment and follow-up phases of treatment and care.

· Specialist Nursing care will be provided during autonomous Nurse led clinic (new and follow up patients), joint Nurse and Consultant clinic, autonomous Nurse telephone clinic and the telephone/email patient support line.

· To lead the development, improvement, management and promotion of the service ensuring the delivery of high quality, cost effective care.

· To lead on the implementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines.

· To provide all staff with specialist advice on the management of symptoms.

· To educate and share expertise with the multidisciplinary teams.

· To act as a resource in the care of patients with specialist care needs, ensuring an optimum level of service to patients and their carers.

· To work closely with community and or network teams, other hospital and community staff to ensure an effective seamless service.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Knowledge and Experience

• Knowledge and Experience of working in Women's Health
• Knowledge and experience of Endometriosis
• Interest in the clinical area
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Working knowledge and experience of the audit process and research

Qualifications and Training

• Registered Nurse
• NMC Registration
• Evidence of formal on-going professional development and willingness to Undertake further education at Masters level
• Teaching experience
• Teaching qualification ENB 998 or equivalent
• Counselling course
• Independent Non Medical Prescriber

Skills and Abilities

• Organisation and management skills
• Teaching
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Ability to problem solve
• Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
• Ability to manage own workload and as part of a team
• Ability to cope with emotional issues presented in the course of work, and to support others
• IT skills including use of email and Microsoft office packages
• Act as a role model
• Innovative and participates with practice and policy change
• Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
• Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

· 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 to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

· If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.

· The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

· By applying for this post, you are agreeing to University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

· Please be aware of scams – unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e-mails and we will never ask you for any payments.

IMPORTANT:

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.