NHS
Early Pregnancy Unit Nurse / Midwife
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Job Description
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- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- On-site Nurseries
- On-site staff cafes
- On-site parking
- Support in career development
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
- Registered nurse or midwife
- Appropriate post-registration/relevant skills in women's health
- Experience in Women's health setting/Early pregnancy unit
- Evidence of relevant women's health courses or counselling/bereavement courses
- Previous experience of management
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Work well as part of a multi disciplinary team
- Knowledge of national and local guidelines and initiatives relating to care in EPU, i.e. NICE guidelines
- An understanding of Child Protection and adult safeguarding issues and policies.
- Registered nurse or midwife
- Appropriate post-registration/relevant skills in women's health
- Experience in Women's health setting/Early pregnancy unit
- Evidence of relevant women's health courses or counselling/bereavement courses
- Previous experience of management
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Work well as part of a multi disciplinary team
- Knowledge of national and local guidelines and initiatives relating to care in EPU, i.e. NICE guidelines
- An understanding of Child Protection and adult safeguarding issues and policies.
Job summary
The early pregnancy unit at ASPH has an exciting opportunity to recruit a part time band 6 nurse/midwife.
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/midwives 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.
About us
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 and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org
Date posted
01 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,205 to £47,084 a year per annum inc. HCAS pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
323-NM0185-MH
Job locations
St Peter's Hospital
St Peters Hospital
Guildford Road, Chertsey
KT16 0PZ
Job descriptionJob description
Job 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 patients 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.
Job 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 patients 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.
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Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Peter's Hospital
St Peters Hospital
Guildford Road, Chertsey
KT16 0PZ
Employer's website
https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Peter's Hospital
St Peters Hospital
Guildford Road, Chertsey
KT16 0PZ
Employer's website
https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.