Job summary
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.
About us
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job 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
Essential
- Knowledge and Experience of working in Women's Health
- Knowledge and experience of Endometriosis
- Interest in the clinical area
- Clinical decision making
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
Desirable
- Working knowledge and experience of the audit process and research
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- NMC Registration
- Evidence of formal on-going professional development and willingness to Undertake further education at Masters level
- Teaching experience
Desirable
- Teaching qualification ENB 998 or equivalent
- Counselling course
- Independent Non Medical Prescriber
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- 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
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and Experience of working in Women's Health
- Knowledge and experience of Endometriosis
- Interest in the clinical area
- Clinical decision making
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
Desirable
- Working knowledge and experience of the audit process and research
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- NMC Registration
- Evidence of formal on-going professional development and willingness to Undertake further education at Masters level
- Teaching experience
Desirable
- Teaching qualification ENB 998 or equivalent
- Counselling course
- Independent Non Medical Prescriber
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- 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
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Gynaecology Out patients- St. Michael's Hospital
Southwell Street
Bristol
BS2 8EG
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
