Drake Medical Alliance Primary Care Network

Womens Health Enhanced Practice Nurse

The closing date is 09 November 2025

Job summary

The Womens Health Enhanced Practice Nurse will lead and expand womens health services across DMA, delivering advanced clinical care, education, and leadership in line with the Network Contract DES 2025/26 Section B18.

This role aims to:

  • Increase access to womens health services, including coils, implants, HRT, and cervical screening recall and uptake.
  • Support QOF and IIF performance through improved prevention and early detection.
  • Provide clinical leadership to nursing teams across the DMA for womens health.
  • Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to enhance the overall general practice offering for womens health.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Practice

  • Deliver advanced womens health services, including:
    • Coil (IUD/IUS) fittings and removals
    • Contraceptive implant fittings and removals
    • Cervical screening (smears)
    • Sexual and reproductive health consultations
  • Undertake complex clinical assessments and develop care plans for womens health needs.
  • Apply enhanced clinical knowledge and evidence-based techniques to manage complex cases.
  • Prescribe medications (if qualified) and advise on hormonal treatments.
  • Work across all DMA practices to provide equitable access to womens health services.
  • Participate in clinical audits and quality improvement (QI) projects related to womens health.
  • Support audit and practice pathways to identify and contact of non-responders including lapsed cervical screenings.

About us

Drake Medical Alliance Limited is the incorporated vehicle for DMA PCN to employ ARRS and other staff under a standardised set of Terms and Conditions. It is owned and operated by the 5 GP Practices that make up DMA PCN.

Details

Date posted

24 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

A2692-25-0020

Job locations

Knowle House Surgery

4 Meavy Way

Plymouth

PL5 3JB


Wycliffe Surgery

8 Cattedown Road

Plymouth

PL4 0BZ


Drake Medical Alliance Network

Beacon Park Road

Plymouth

PL2 2PB


North Road West Medical Centre

167 North Road West

Plymouth

PL1 5BZ


Lisson Grove Medical Centre

Lisson Grove

Plymouth

PL4 7DL


Roborough Surgery

1 Eastcote Close

Plymouth

PL6 6PH


Job description

Job responsibilities

The Womens Health Enhanced Practice Nurse will lead and expand womens health services across the PCN, delivering advanced clinical care, education, and leadership in line with the Network Contract DES 2025/26 Section B18.

This role aims to:

  • Increase access to womens health services, including coils, implants and cervical screening.
  • Support QOF and IIF performance through improved prevention and early detection.
  • Provide clinical leadership to nursing teams across the PCN.
  • Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to enhance the overall general practice offer.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Womens Health Enhanced Practice Nurse will lead and expand womens health services across the PCN, delivering advanced clinical care, education, and leadership in line with the Network Contract DES 2025/26 Section B18.

This role aims to:

  • Increase access to womens health services, including coils, implants and cervical screening.
  • Support QOF and IIF performance through improved prevention and early detection.
  • Provide clinical leadership to nursing teams across the PCN.
  • Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to enhance the overall general practice offer.

Person Specification

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to work without direct supervision and use own initiative
  • Ability to work well in an integrated and multi-skilled team
  • Ability to work well and remain calm under pressure
  • Ability/willingness to travel to other sites to work during work hours when necessary
  • Ability to self-motivate, organise and prioritise own workload.
  • Flexibility of working hours/ability to attend meetings or training as required

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
  • Level 7 postgraduate qualification in an area relevant to enhanced practice (e.g. Womens Health, Advanced Clinical Practice, Public Health, or Long-Term Condition Management).
  • Non-medical prescriber qualification (V300).

Experience

Essential

  • Proven experience delivering womens health services in primary care or sexual health settings.
  • Fitting/removing coils and implants, or willingness to complete FSRH Letters of Competence.
  • Evidence of working at enhanced practice level, per the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career Framework

Desirable

  • Trained cervical sample taker.
  • Experience in service leadership, teaching, or clinical supervision.
  • Experience in QI and data reporting (QOF, IIF, audits).
Person Specification

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to work without direct supervision and use own initiative
  • Ability to work well in an integrated and multi-skilled team
  • Ability to work well and remain calm under pressure
  • Ability/willingness to travel to other sites to work during work hours when necessary
  • Ability to self-motivate, organise and prioritise own workload.
  • Flexibility of working hours/ability to attend meetings or training as required

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
  • Level 7 postgraduate qualification in an area relevant to enhanced practice (e.g. Womens Health, Advanced Clinical Practice, Public Health, or Long-Term Condition Management).
  • Non-medical prescriber qualification (V300).

Experience

Essential

  • Proven experience delivering womens health services in primary care or sexual health settings.
  • Fitting/removing coils and implants, or willingness to complete FSRH Letters of Competence.
  • Evidence of working at enhanced practice level, per the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career Framework

Desirable

  • Trained cervical sample taker.
  • Experience in service leadership, teaching, or clinical supervision.
  • Experience in QI and data reporting (QOF, IIF, audits).

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Drake Medical Alliance Primary Care Network

Address

Knowle House Surgery

4 Meavy Way

Plymouth

PL5 3JB


Employer's website

http://drakemedicalalliancenetwork.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Drake Medical Alliance Primary Care Network

Address

Knowle House Surgery

4 Meavy Way

Plymouth

PL5 3JB


Employer's website

http://drakemedicalalliancenetwork.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

PCN Operations Manager

Alison Dunbar

alison.dunbar@nhs.net

07999217690

Details

Date posted

24 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

A2692-25-0020

Job locations

Knowle House Surgery

4 Meavy Way

Plymouth

PL5 3JB


Wycliffe Surgery

8 Cattedown Road

Plymouth

PL4 0BZ


Drake Medical Alliance Network

Beacon Park Road

Plymouth

PL2 2PB


North Road West Medical Centre

167 North Road West

Plymouth

PL1 5BZ


Lisson Grove Medical Centre

Lisson Grove

Plymouth

PL4 7DL


Roborough Surgery

1 Eastcote Close

Plymouth

PL6 6PH


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