Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team in our Early Pregnancy/Emergency Gynaecology Clinic as part of our women’s services.
We are looking for a candidate that is motivated, enthusiastic and forward thinking to become a member of our team.
The successful candidate will need to embrace and be willing to be challenged by extremely sensitive and sometimes vulnerable patients. The ability to use excellent interpersonal and problem solving skills will be essential.
We are a small friendly team that are dedicated and passionate to develop our service and improve patient care and work within the RCOG /N.I.C.E guidelines.
We run a 6 day week service and open bank holidays, hoping to become a seven day service in the future. Opening times are 7 am until 5.30 pm Monday to Friday and 7.30 to 13.00hrs Saturday and bank holidays. The candidate may be required to work in other outpatient gynaecology areas.
This is a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity. If you are considering a secondment please speak to your Line Manager and visit the Trust's Secondment Policy before applying for this post.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a registered general nurse with an interest in Gynaecology, who feel that they can complement our friendly, conscientious caring team of nurses.
Early pregnancy and emergency gynaecology clinic is an outpatient service seeing 6000 + patients a year. Offering care to patients suffering miscarriage, molar pregnancies and ladies diagnosed with ectopic and many other pregnancy complications, including patients suffering from hyperemesis.
Our nurse led Early Pregnancy Clinic for patients less than 15 weeks gestation runs each morning. In the afternoons the clinic is a mixture of early pregnancy and emergency gynae patients. A senior doctors attends the gynae patients with nurse support.
A high standard of communication and the ability to show empathy is essential due the nature of the conditions our patients attend with. We work to a very high standard of care and this is proven by excellent feedback from patients.
As the clinic is continually being developed. A flexible working approach will be essential and the post would ideally suit someone with good gynaecological experience, or someone very motivated with a genuine interest in women’s health.
Working for our organisation
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a band 5 registered Nurse once you will undertake in house/departmental training to enable you to see patients independently. This will include taking history from patients, reading scan reports, performing venepuncture and discharging patients. The role will expand as your knowledge of early pregnancy and emergency gynaecology develops. The role will also include attending M.D.T meetings, helping with audits, interpreting results and updating data basis.
Independent working will be encouraged but the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team will be essential. This will ensure safe effective care for our patients that will give a high quality patient experience. Working within a small team a flexible, sensitive and caring approach will be key to help running a successful outpatient clinic.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Nurse with NMC
2. Degree in nurse related speciality or working towards
Desirable criteria
3. Mentorship or teaching qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
4. Able to demonstrate interest or knowledge in Early Pregnancy care
Desirable criteria
5. Knowledge of clinical governance
Experience
Essential criteria
6. Working in an acute hospital setting
7. Experience of working in an outpatient setting
Desirable criteria
8. Gynaecology experience
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.