Job summary
North Bristol Trust/Southmead Hospital is pleased to announce that a new opportunity has arisen for a friendly and enthusiastic nurse/midwife practitioner (specialist) to become part of our Early Pregnancy Clinic within Gynaecology.
A passionate, enthusiastic, forward-thinking, hard-working, and experienced Gynaecology specialist nurse/midwife is required to fill the Band 7 Nurse Practitioner /specialist role.
We are a nurse led clinic practicing advanced skills. Our clinical assessment skills enable us to conduct in-depth patient history, assessments, diagnosis and develop clinical treatment plans for our service users.
It is our goal to provide high quality clinical care to our patients within the context of a small team of well-motivated and friendly nurses/midwives working closely with a medical team on the ward.
We have future aspirations to merge our Early Pregnancy Clinic with the Gynaecology emergency clinic in a move to same day emergency care.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be part of the provision of a specialist nursing service in Early Pregnancy delivering high quality clinical care (with an open mind to merge emergency gynaecology in the future).
- Have advanced clinical assessment skills to conduct in-depth history taking and patient assessment, diagnosis, and implementation of a high standard of clinical care.
- Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management.
- Use of excellent interpersonal skills in discussing results and pregnancy loss with clients.
- Act as a specialist resource and provide specialist advice in relation to care of patients in their specialty.
- To be an autonomous practitioner and provide clinical expertise, research awareness and education for patients, carers, and NHS professionals.
- To have responsibility for the management of the clinical area whilst on duty.
- Provide a seamless, high-quality service from referral through to assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and review, referring to other specialists as required.
About us
About us:
Our Gynaecology services are dynamic with a clear vision to develop and take the service into the future with increased ambulatory care, supported by our Nurse practitioners for Gynaecology.
Our Area:
Bristol has again been named as the UK's most desirable location in the Sunday Times Best Places to Live Guide. Described as "a small city that feels like a big city" it was praised for being "handily placed for seaside and scenery" but "hardly cut off" "cool, classy and supremely creative"
NBT is located in North of Bristol City centre, close to the M4/M5 junction at Almondsbury and Bristol Parkway railway station, we have excellent communication and transport links to all points North, South, East and West - the countryside and the seaside are within an easy commute.
Bristol is consistently voted the best place to live in the UK, with vibrant local music, arts and gastronomic scenes, a wide range of modern and state of the art shopping, recreation and leisure facilities, a wealth of great local family days out, fantastic transport links for local, national and internal holidays, and a rich history. If you prefer country, village or smaller town living, NBT is also easily commutable from a range of attractive locations in North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and South Wales which is about to become even more attractive with the ending of the toll fees on the Severn Bridges
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide an interface between Primary Care Trusts and multi-disciplinary teams, effectively liaising with multidisciplinary colleagues and ensuring appropriate care for patients is provided.
- To manage a defined caseload of patients in the Early Pregnancy Assessment Clinic within an agreed framework, and as the service incorporates GEC to work to the same end with this service.
- To refer and liaise with Registrars and Consultant Medical Staff as required.
- Working in a busy and often stressful clinical environment will be part of this role.
- To undertake diagnosis within specified competencies
- Achieved or working towards MSc in Advanced Practice
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide an interface between Primary Care Trusts and multi-disciplinary teams, effectively liaising with multidisciplinary colleagues and ensuring appropriate care for patients is provided.
- To manage a defined caseload of patients in the Early Pregnancy Assessment Clinic within an agreed framework, and as the service incorporates GEC to work to the same end with this service.
- To refer and liaise with Registrars and Consultant Medical Staff as required.
- Working in a busy and often stressful clinical environment will be part of this role.
- To undertake diagnosis within specified competencies
- Achieved or working towards MSc in Advanced Practice
Person Specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse- Educated to degree level with evidence of post registration education
- Working towards Masters
Desirable
- Achieved MSC in advanced clinical practice
Work experience
Essential
- Evidence of Management/leadership skills
- Working within an Early pregnancy setting
- Practicing advanced clinical assessment skills
- To be an autonomous practitioner and provide clinical expertise
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of achievements and career development post registration in advanced practice/assessment/clinical skills appropriate to role
- Demonstrates extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level.
- Practice advanced skills in decision making.
- Ability to communicate articulately and motivate others.
- Evidence of successful change management
Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances
Essential
- Evidence of successful change management
- Motivated and reliable with the skills to be adaptable and responsive to changing needs
Person Specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse- Educated to degree level with evidence of post registration education
- Working towards Masters
Desirable
- Achieved MSC in advanced clinical practice
Work experience
Essential
- Evidence of Management/leadership skills
- Working within an Early pregnancy setting
- Practicing advanced clinical assessment skills
- To be an autonomous practitioner and provide clinical expertise
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of achievements and career development post registration in advanced practice/assessment/clinical skills appropriate to role
- Demonstrates extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level.
- Practice advanced skills in decision making.
- Ability to communicate articulately and motivate others.
- Evidence of successful change management
Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances
Essential
- Evidence of successful change management
- Motivated and reliable with the skills to be adaptable and responsive to changing needs
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
