Overview
A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for a compassionate, highly motivated Gynaecology and Early Pregnancy Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our team. You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a genuine passion for caring for women undergoing a range of early pregnancy complications and gynaecology issues. You will be working alongside a supportive MDT with a service ethos to provide time-critical rapid assessment of women, in close liaison with our ED, midwifery and GP colleagues. The successful candidate ideally should have knowledge and experience of gynaecology and early pregnancy management and treatment pathways. We run a Gynaecology Assessment Unit (GAU) and Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU) at the Royal Derby Hospital.
Excellent teamwork skills are vital to allow collaboration across the team and the ability to manage your own workload is essential. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist you would be expected to take the role of nurse in charge on some of your shifts. Our unit delivers specialist, evidence-based, holistic care to women with early pregnancy complications and emergency gynaecological conditions in an environment that supports patient choice and dignity. Our team consists of Consultant Gynaecologists, senior sister, specialist nurses, registered nurses, health care support workers and receptionists.
Responsibilities
* Run the Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit clinics, evaluate, plan and implement care for women experiencing early pregnancy complications such as miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy.
* Run the Gynaecology Assessment Unit, evaluating, planning, and implementing care for women attending for early pregnancy complications and gynaecology issues. Undertake nurse-led triaging of patients, following local and national policy, working alongside the gynaecology Doctors.
* Take an active role in service improvement and audit of the service. Take on the role of nurse in charge and oversee Staff Nurses, Health Care Support Workers, and receptionists in the unit.
* Participate in general department management duties, including staff training, competency assessment and staff appraisals.
Qualifications
* Be a registered nurse with current NMC registration.
* Experience of working within gynaecology and an understanding of early pregnancy.
* A gynaecology course would be an advantage to the role.
Desirable Details
You should be able to work across the GAU and EPAU, contribute to patient-centred care, and support a culture of compassion, openness and excellence.
Benefits and Working Environment
* Development opportunities, including professional and leadership development.
* On-going support from recruitment through to joining the team and beyond.
* Employee benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes and car schemes.
Additional Information
Closing date of applications: 25 September 2025
Date of interview: 9 October 2025
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together. Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we work.
How to Apply
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Trust Key Facts
* We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
* We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England — an average of 2077 per week.
* An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day — 3rd largest in the country.
* Hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
* Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in 57 operating theatres.
* We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
* We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Please note: This advert closes on Thursday 25 Sep 2025.
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