Enhanced Nurse Practitioner, Lung Cancer

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North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) are working towards merging as one organisation from July 2026.

This will create an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.

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Job Overview

The post holder will work as a health care professional within the Lung Cancer Specialist Nurse Team and assist in the care provision alongside the senior Enhance Care Practitioner when required.

They will be expected to utilise clinical skills within the multidisciplinary team to ensure that patients within the lung cancer service receive holistic, timely and high quality care.

The post holder will demonstrate compassionate leadership and effective communication skills, supporting decision making , and promoting person -centered approaches in health and care.

Main duties of the job

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment interventions within a set field of practice for patients by virtue of enhanced clinical judgement and close liaison with members of the MDT and the senior Enhanced Clinical Practitioner.

Provide specialist, clinical knowledge to colleagues, patients and carers/relatives.

Demonstrate effective communication skills, supporting people in making decisions, planning care, or seeking to make positive changes, using Health Education England’s framework to promote person-centred approaches in health and care.

. Works in conjunction with the MDT to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care.

Evaluate their own practice, and participate in multi-disciplinary service and team evaluation, demonstrating the impact of enhanced clinical practice on service function, effectiveness, and quality.

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• use expertise and decision-making skills to inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses
• Be responsible and accountable for their decisions, actions, and omissions at this enhanced level of practice.
• Utilise professional judgement and maturity, understanding when to seek help

Act as a role model within the clinical area and the team as a research empowered practitioner.

. Demonstrate receptiveness to challenge and preparedness to constructively challenge others, escalating concerns that affect individuals’, families’, carers’, communities’ and colleagues’ safety and well-being when necessary.

Demonstrate resilience, and determination, managing situations that are unfamiliar, complex, or unpredictable and seeking to build confidence in others.

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Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

• working towards post registration qualification /CPD in area of practice.
• interest and understanding of Oncology/Respiratory environment
• Ability to act independently, resolve complex clinical situations and have good decision making skills
• Experience of management of the respiratory/oncology patient
• A sound understanding of professional priorities
• Able to be flexible within the role and prioritise the needs of the service
  
  

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At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

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