Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist for Endometriosis

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Nurse Specialist to join the Gynaecology team. The role involves managing a caseload, supporting women's health, and implementing care programs. Ideal candidates will have NMC registration, experience in nursing, and a passion for advocacy in women's health. Development opportunities and staff benefits are offered, along with a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Qualified nurse with NMC registration and current practice as a nurse specialist.
• Enthusiastic about women's health and able to advocate for these services.
• Motivated for change management; resilient with leadership and service development skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a defined caseload of patients within the Gynaecology Endometriosis service.
• Assess care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• Set standards of care and audit the service's performance against national guidelines.

Skills

Advocacy for women's health

Leadership skills

Change management

Education

NMC registration

Experience as an advanced nurse practitioner

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Nurse Specialist to join our Gynaecology team. This is a fixed term funded post within our gynae services. We are looking to recruit an experienced nurse into our friendly, expanding and evolving team who can develop and integrate this role into our services offered within Gynae and be an advocate for women's health.

The post-holder will be an advanced nurse practitioner and will be responsible for the management of a defined caseload (patients/service-users) and will provide highly specialist nursing support, advice, education, and/or care to that specific group. They will carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care, including setting standards of care, and support in establishing evidence-based practice within Endometriosis. The Clinical Nurse Specialist will support the ongoing care needs of this cohort of women, manage expectations and support ongoing care needs and symptom control. This involves auditing the overall performance of the service against National guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage a defined caseload of patients within the Gynaecology Endometriosis service, providing highly specialist nursing support, education and care.
• Assess care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care, and establish evidence-based practice.
• Set standards of care and audit the service's performance against national guidelines.
• Lead and shape the service and support ongoing care needs and symptom control for the cohort of women.
• Support change management, contribute to service development, and work collaboratively within the team and with partners.

Qualifications

• Qualified nurse with NMC registration and current practice as a nurse specialist.
• Enthusiastic about women\'s health and able to advocate for these services.
• Motivated for change management; resilient with leadership and service development skills.
• Experience as an advanced nurse practitioner is desirable.

Additional Information

Internal Secondment: if applying for an internal secondment, ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to applying. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.

Closing date of applications: 15 September 2025

Interview date: 29 September 2025

Benefits

• Development opportunities, including professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to joining and beyond
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4,810 Outpatient appointments daily.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – about 2,077 per week.
• An average of 1,115 patients are seen in A&E across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research-active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

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Advert closes on Monday 15 Sep 2025