Job summary
- Main area
- Gynaecology - Early Pregnancy Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6/7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover to August 2025)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 193-5990207PCG-B
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Berkshire Hospital
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £35,392 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse/Midwife Specialist in Early Pregnancy Care
NHS AfC: Band 6/7
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
Band 6/7 Clinical Nurse/Midwife Specialist in Early Pregnancy care
**This is a fixed-term post until August 2025 to cover maternity leave.**
**A development role at band 6 may be considered for applicants with transferable skills but who might not meet all aspects of the specified job criteria.**
A full-time Clinical Nurse/Midwife Specialist position has become available within our Early Pregnancy Unit within Sonning Ward to cover maternity leave.
Our department cares for women who may be experiencing miscarriage. The roles requires an experienced and compassionate practitioner with excellent leadership skills.
The post holder will work and be responsible for our Early Pregnancy Unit (EPU) to deliver an expert service to patients from initial consultation to discharge.
Applications for this post are invited from nurses who have had experience and are passionate about early pregnancy services.
We are looking for a dynamic, forward-thinking individual who is flexible, self-motivated, and reliable and a good team player and leader.
Main duties of the job
As a nurse specialist, the role of the post holder in early pregnancy care is to enhance the care for women who may be concerned in early pregnancy.
You will provide support for pregnancy loss, recurrent miscarriage and other complications of pregnancy such as molar and ectopic pregnancy.
The post holder will establish clear lines of communication with hospital and primary healthcare teams in order to increase knowledge and facilitate a unified approach to patient care.
You will contribute to the development of evidence-based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines to improve the patient’s experience.
Working for our organisation
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- An expert practitioner, providing leadership, management and education to enhance the care for women with complications in early pregnancy and emergency gynaecological conditions regardless of location within the Trust.
- To manage a clinical caseload.
- To be able to demonstrate advanced communication skills. Communicating with women, families and other healthcare professionals.
- To provide safe, effective, compassionate women-centred care. To make a positive difference to the experience of women and their partners and/or family at a vulnerable and stressful time.
- To provide support and counselling to women experiencing early pregnancy loss and be able to demonstrate evidence based use of all management options.
- To act as the women’s advocate empowering women, as individuals, to make the right choices in managing pregnancy loss.
- Develop and maintain collaborative working with both internal and external professionals. Ensuring delivery of best care.
- To be responsible for the development and monitoring of standards and policies of clinical practice within the designated area.
- To work with the clinical Lead to ensure service delivery meets national standards.
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in your care.
- To ensure that accurate, legible records of patient care are kept and that are consistent with Trust professional and service guidelines.
Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (Adult)
- Current NMC registration
- Safeguarding Training (Level 2)
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification (e.g. ENB 998, C&G 730 or equivalent)
- Educated to 1st degree level and commitment to masters level study
- Evidence of further academic/personal development
Desirable criteria
- Safeguarding Level 3
- Masters level study
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience in gynaecology/early pregnancy care
- Able to demonstrate advanced communication skills
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance processes
- Knowledge of audit process and understanding of quality assurance activities
- Evidence of leadership/management
- Experience of implementing effective change into a clinical setting
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
- Lisa Evans
- Job title
- Lead Nurse Gynaecology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01183228200
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