# Enhanced Clinical Practitioner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Poole
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse practitioner
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (32.5 hours, vacancy number 2)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-28T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-13T23:02:53.521Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Poole/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursing/Nursing-v8076093
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8076093?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are you a qualified Enhanced Care Practitioner, currently undertaking your ECP course or looking for a new exciting challenge?

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic individuals to join the advanced practice nursing team to support the colorectal surgical team with the management of patients on a faster diagnosis pathway (FDS). The role will also include supporting The Colorectal Enhanced Recovery (ERP) Pathway.

You will need to demonstrate the necessary skills to support the management of patients on an FDS Colorectal pathway.

The service is currently Monday-Friday.

Please note the following

We have 2 vacancies -  1x 37.5hrs and 1 x 32.5 hrs

If you are a qualified ECP, you will be offered a band 7 position

If you are currently a trainee ECP, we welcome your application. If you are successful, we will offer you a band 6 position, and on completion of the course and sign off competencies  you will be upgraded to a band 7 as hospital policy.

For applicants who want to commence their career in enhanced practice this post comes with funding for the PG Cert ECP Apprenticeship course. If successful you will be offered a band 6 ECP post. On completion of the course and sign off of competencies you will be upgraded to a band 7 as hospital policy.

Interview: August 6th

### Main duties of the job

Supporting the ACP Team with the Colorectal Fast Track Service.

Assessing patients in a telephone clinic, requesting investigations and acting on the results.

Communicating with the ACP Team Consultant Colleagues and Primary Care Colleagues

Please refer to job description

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Supporting the ACP Team with the Colorectal Fast Track Service

Please refer to job description and person specifications for full details of role

## Person Specification

### Education

**Essential**

- RGN
- NMP
- HAPE

**Desirable**

- ECP
- Teaching and Assessing
- NMP (band 6 role)
- HAPE (band 6 role)

### Experience

**Essential**

- 5 years experience as RGN
- Colorectal experience

**Desirable**

- service improvement experience
- MDT experience

## Documents

- [dbs - faqs (pdf, 102.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2417)
- [ecp band 7 jd (pdf, 312.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10367953)
- [fds ecp person spec (pdf, 175.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10367954)

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