Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 1.0 WTE (37.5 hours per week) Band 5 Nurse to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team. Applications from candidates seeking a job share arrangement will also be considered. The post holder will work alongside the Endocrine Clinical Nurse Specialist team and the wider multidisciplinary team to support the delivery of high-quality patient care, while helping to maintain clinical policies, nursing standards, and staff development.

Main duties of the job
This is a largely autonomous role, and following appropriate training, the post holder will independently coordinate and undertake dynamic endocrine function tests across multiple clinical areas on site, primarily within B501, 410 and A520, in accordance with service requirements.

A key aspect of the role involves supporting the Endocrine Clinical Nurse Specialists in the arrangement, provision, and completion of dynamic endocrine function testing. Following an appropriate period of training, the post holder will be expected to undertake a wide range of dynamic function tests independently, in accordance with established team protocols, whilst maintaining a safe clinical environment. The post holder will also be responsible for ensuring that test results are forwarded to the requesting clinician for interpretation in a timely manner. The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate clinical procedures and supervise unqualified staff where appropriate, whilst promoting safe and effective practice. Excellent organisational and time management skills are essential, as is the ability to provide patients with clear information, support, and reassurance throughout their care.

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. 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.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. 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 responsibilities

• Demonstrate politeness, courtesy, and sensitivity in providing compassionate care for patients, visitors/relatives and colleagues.
• Contribute towards sharing good practice within the department and Trust wide.
• Arrange and undertake the dynamic function tests on endocrine patients for the purposes of diagnosis and surveillance and ensure results are passed to relevant clinicians in a timely way.
• Ensure nursing documentation is maintained, accurate and timely in line with the Trust standard.
• Administer medicines in accordance with Trust policy.
• Act as professional role model/team leader and mentor for learners and junior staff.
• Develop clinical reasoning skills, ensuring deterioration is communicated and acted upon in a timely manner.

Person Specification
Essential

• Experience of caring for sick patients in a variety of settings - this could be as a student
• RGN.1st Level (with current experience of working in NHS)
• Current NMC Registration
• Training Qualification or equivalent experience in NHS
• Competency in venepuncture, cannulation and medication administration including IV drug administration
• Ability to take the lead and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient

Desirable

• Previous experience of speciality
• Experience of working autonomously
• Relevant post registration course
• Awareness of audit & research

Date posted: 04 November 2026
Closing date: 18 November 2026
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum, pro rata
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share
Reference number: 387-MED8686-LH

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Apply through our website.