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Job summary

Main area
Gynaecology
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
390-WAC-BR-7157
Employer
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Broomfield
Town
Chelmsford
Salary
£37,338 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/10/2024 23:59

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Early Pregnancy Unit Nurse

Band 6

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.

 

We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.

 

Job overview

We are looking for an empathetic and experienced Early Pregnancy Nurse to join our team and provide expert specialist clinical nursing practice to women accessing the Early Pregnancy Unit (EPU) as part of the emergency gynaecology service. 

The successful candidate will use evidence-based clinical practice in line with current research, guidelines and other available evidence.

They will ensure that patients and their families are fully informed about their journey through the service and will liaise with other members of the Multi-disciplinary Team when required, to ensure delivery of reliable high quality care.

Finally, they will provide compassionate care to pregnant women, including breaking sad news effectively and providing emotional support.

 

Main duties of the job

  • Care for women who are experiencing issues in early pregnancy.
  • To communicate highly sensitive information to patients and help them reach informed choices about their care
  • Have an expert knowledge of Early Pregnancy, management options including associated side effects and evidence based use of complimentary therapies and be able to signpost to other services or support groups.
  • Effectively manage the Early Pregnancy Unit resource, ensuring that staff rotas are able to deliver safe and effective patient care.
  • Discuss and counsel patients regarding treatment options following a confirmed (or potential) diagnosis of pregnancy loss. Enable patient choice and involvement (within safe clinical guidelines) and initiate appropriate treatment. 

Working for our organisation

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.  

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations.  We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of this vital role, please see the attached job description.

We welcome your application today.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of early pregnancy
  • Experience of working as part of a multi disciplinary team
  • Experience of working autonomously
  • Experience of triaging
  • Experience of bereavement care

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC registration
Desirable criteria
  • IT skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDNHS Employers Diversity and Inclusion PartnersApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/kickstart-scheme-employer-resources/kickstart-scheme-brand-guidelinesStonewall Silver 2022Disability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeNHS Pastoral CareNHS 75th Birthday

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Vicky Roberts
Job title
EPU Clinical Nurse Specialist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01245 513037
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