Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing Gynaecology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 323-NM7314-JS-C
- Employer
- Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Peters Hospital
- Town
- Chertsey
- Salary
- £37,162 - £44,629 pa. inc HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Nurse/Midwife EPU
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
The early pregnancy unit at ASPH has an exciting opportunity to recruit 2.6 WTE of band 6 nurses/midwives.
We are looking for experienced and compassionate women's health and gynaecology nurses/midwives to join our Early Pregnancy Unit team. We are a dynamic, friendly and supportive team rising to the challenges of a busy fast paced emergency pregnancy unit.
Working with the multi-disciplinary team, you will need to have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to motivate and manage, adapting, driving and leading rapidly changing situations.
If you have a passion for women health and gynaecology then please get in touch. We are happy to provide training opportunities to develop your skills such as ultrasound scanning and would welcome nurses looking for a new challenge.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will
Contribute to the provision of emotional and medical support to women and their partners who are experiencing problems during the first 12 weeks of their pregnancy including miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy.
Triaging and history taking either face to face or over the phone.
To provide advice to other health care professionals and the patients in their care.
To support the other specialist clinics that run out of EPU such as the recurrent miscarriage clinic, emergency gynaecology and the Manual Vacuum Aspiration procedure.
Work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team, including sonography, fertility and A and E.
Work flexibly to cover the needs of the unit. This includes the expectation that the post holder will work weekends on rotation if this becomes necessary.
Contribute to developing and maintaining a suitable and stimulating learning environment for students and medical colleagues.
Take charge of the Unit on a regular basis
Contribute to Quality Improvement initiatives.
To work effectively and efficiently with the units integrated Multidisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate management of care.
Working for our organisation
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.
We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide holistic assessment, care and treatment to patients under the supervision of expert colleagues and within agreed guidelines and protocols and plan / conduct appropriate patient follow-up
To address patient’s health promotion and prevention needs through comprehensive assessment of individuals for risk factors and early signs of illness
To act as an advocate for the patient in treatment decisions and choices
To identify and uphold safeguarding for vulnerable adults and children in line with trust policies and refer to relevant services as necessary
To use effective communication and interpersonal skills to provide information, explanation, and reassurance to patients and families, and build an environment of trust and rapport, enabling patient empowerment
To maintain accurate and contemporaneous documentation of patients assessment, care, treatment, and follow up
Demonstrate effective time management and prioritisation of workload
Take an active role in the induction and orientation of new staff
Demonstrate procedures and supervise junior staff and students in the practice of new clinical skills.
Use clinical standards to participate in the process of monitoring the quality of care delivered. Ensure that nursing practice is of the highest standard in line with trust and CQC standards
Assist with the evaluation of care and initiate any action required, for example liaising with the multidisciplinary team as appropriate
Review the effectiveness of the nursing care provided and initiate any action that may be required
Undertake any reasonable and relevant clinical or non-clinical functions commensurate with their banding
Supply and/or administer medication safely in line with trust medicines policy
Take on extra duties and responsibilities as delegated and agreed by the Senior Sister within their capabilities and/or limitations.
Demonstrate effective time management and prioritisation of workload
Take an active role in the induction and orientation of new staff
Demonstrate procedures and supervise junior staff and students in the practice of new clinical skills.
Person specification
Essental and desirable
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse or dual qualified midwife/nurse
- Willingness to undertake Further personal and professional development
- Appropriate post-registration/relevant skills in women’s health
- Experience in Women’s health setting/Early pregnancy unit
- Competent phlebotomy and cannulation skills
- Competent IV and medicines management
- Experience of deputising a ward or outpatient department
- An understanding of Child Protection and adult safeguarding issues and policies
- Demonstrate knowledge of current trends in the management of patients experiencing problems in early pregnancy.
- Demonstrate knowledge of current trends in the management of patients experiencing problems in early pregnancy.
- Knowledge of national and local guidelines and initiatives relating to care in EPU, ie NICE guidelines
- You are able to communicate effectively with patients and with other staff
- You have a good understanding of patients communication, physical & emotional needs
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Organising & planning skills.
- Must be able to demonstrate that you are honest, reliable, trustworthy & treat people who use the services, and colleagues, with respect. Desirable criteria Maximum score 8 Evidence of further professional development Evidence of relevant women’s health courses or counselling/bereavement courses Previous experience in change management Knowledge of the new pregnancy loss government review
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of further professional development
- Evidence of relevant women’s health courses or counselling/bereavement courses
- Previous experience in change management
- Knowledge of the new pregnancy loss government review recommendations
Essential and desirable
Essential criteria
- Experience in Women’s health setting/Early pregnancy unit
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of relevant women’s health courses or counselling/bereavement courses
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lorna Nickolson
- Job title
- Gynaecology Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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