Non Specific Symptoms Nurse Practitioner

NHS; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Stoke-on-Trent seeks a motivated Nurse Practitioner for a fixed term role. You will work within a skilled team focused on improving care for patients with non-specific symptoms potentially linked to cancer. The role requires a Registered Nurse with a degree and specific health assessment qualifications. This is an opportunity to play a vital role in developing efficient pathways to diagnosis and enhance patient support. Join us in our mission to provide excellent healthcare services.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualification required.
• Degree level education necessary.
• Higher-level study evidence at Masters Level or equivalent experience needed.
• Health Assessment and Non-medical prescribing qualifications essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient pathways to diagnosis for patients with non-specific symptoms.
• Be part of an established team to improve patient care.
• Support organizational change and continuous improvement.

Skills

Positive mindset for organizational change

Effective personal skills

Professional and collaborative approach

Education

Registered Nurse

Educated to degree level

Evidence of higher-level study at Masters Level

Health Assessment Qualification

Non-medical prescribing

Job description

Non Specific Symptoms Nurse Practitioner

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

The closing date is 15 December 2025

The Non-Specific Symptoms service at UHNM is at the forefront of developing new ways of working to improve the care and service for patients with non‑specific symptoms which are thought to be caused by cancer. With the aim of early diagnosis of cancer, the intention is to extend the service in portals across the hospital to identify those patients who will benefit from this pathway and also to run a pilot of self‑referral.

Many patients visit their GP with vague or general symptoms such as weight loss and tiredness. These "non‑specific" symptoms may sometimes be caused by a serious disease such as cancer, but there could be a number of reasons for these symptoms and although the risk of serious disease is low, there are some patients for whom early tests could help make a diagnosis quicker and treatment started sooner. The non‑specific symptom pathway at UHNM is designed to provide the quickest most efficient way to reach a diagnosis in patients who have these symptoms.

With this in mind, an opportunity has arisen for a motivated Nurse Practitioner to become part of a highly skilled established team for a fixed term secondment in order to expand this pathway.

Main duties of the job

Applicants should already possess a Health Assessment and Non‑medical nurse prescribing qualification and they should have already achieved or be working towards a Masters level qualification.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke‑on‑Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we are highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co‑created by staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job pack for details around the main responsibilities of the role and applicant requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Educated to degree level
• Evidence of higher‑level study at Masters Level; alternatively working knowledge and experience at an equivalent level
• Health Assessment Qualification
• Non‑medical prescribing

Experience

• Positive mindset in respect of supporting organisational change; learning, and continuous improvement.
• Effective personal skills including high degree of self‑awareness and self‑regulation.
• Consistently professional, collaborative and compassionate in their approach.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust