Endometriosis Nurse Specialist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Endometriosis Nurse Specialist to join the Women's Health Gynaecology Team at University Hospitals Dorset. The role involves managing your own patient clinics and caseload, coordinating the Endometriosis MDT, and preparing patients for complex surgery. You will work autonomously but be supported by endometriosis consultants and the wider Gynaecology Nurse Specialist team. The position offers opportunities to develop specialist skills and contribute to service improvement.
Essential criteria
- NMC registered Adult Nurse/ Midwife
Desirable criteria
- Counselling skills course
- Physical Examination of the Adult Course
- Non-medical prescriber course
- Recognised teaching qualification
- Masters level qualification or willingness to learn
- Demonstrable experience of working within gynaecology or women's health setting.
- Ability to utilise critical decision-making to formulate, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
- Evidence of effective prioritisation and time management
- Evidence of working unsupervised under own initiative
- Post Registration Experience
- Experience of supporting the management of change and developing a service
- Experience of leading, motivating and supporting team members
- Other
- IT literacy using a range of current and relevant packages
- Ability to make sound clinical judgements and use sound clinical reasoning
- Ability to work under pressure and with frequent interruptions
- NMC registered Adult Nurse/ Midwife
- Counselling skills course
- Physical Examination of the Adult Course
- Non-medical prescriber course
- Recognised teaching qualification
- Masters level qualification or willingness to learn
- Demonstrable experience of working within gynaecology or women's health setting.
- Ability to utilise critical decision-making to formulate, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
- Evidence of effective prioritisation and time management
- Evidence of working unsupervised under own initiative
- Post Registration Experience
- Experience of supporting the management of change and developing a service
- Experience of leading, motivating and supporting team members
- Other
- IT literacy using a range of current and relevant packages
- Ability to make sound clinical judgements and use sound clinical reasoning
- Ability to work under pressure and with frequent interruptions
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 12d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Endometriosis Nurse Specialist
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for aBand 6 Endometriosis Nurse Specialist to join the Women's Health Gynaecology Team at University Hospitals Dorset (UHD).
UHD is a specialist Endometriosis Centre of Excellence, providing care for patients with severe and complex endometriosis, including those requiring joint surgery with gynaecology and colorectal and teams.
This is a varied and rewarding role for a Registered Nurse looking to develop their career in specialist gynaecology. The role combines your own patient clinics and caseload with coordination of the Endometriosis MDT, preparation of patients for complex surgery and the organisation needed to keep their pathway moving.
You will be the dedicated Endometriosis Nurse Specialist and work with a high level of autonomy, while being well supported by our endometriosis consultants and the wider team of Gynaecology Nurse Specialists.
We are looking for someone who is compassionate, organised and confident working independently, with excellent communication skills and a genuine interest in developing specialist endometriosis care.
This is an exciting time to join UHD, with opportunities to develop your specialist skills and contribute to the future development of the service.
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