West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Gynaecology and Early Pregnancy Sister - Band 6 - F14

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Job summary

We are looking for a compassionate, highly motivated Gynaecology and Early Pregnancy Sister to join our team at the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. 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 and committed MDT. The service ethos is to provide time-critical rapid assessment ofwomen within a one-stop clinical model, in close liaison with our ED 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) side-by-side on the 8 bedded gynaecology ward. Within this unit we also encompass a termination service, which you will expected to partake in.

Excellent teamwork skills are vital to allow collaboration across the team and the ability to manage your own workload is essential. As a sister 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, a specialist nurseand specialist sonographers.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 8th August

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to:

Run the Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit clinics, working with a sonographer to evaluate, plan and implement care for women who are experiencing early pregnancy complications such as miscarriage or ectopic.

Run the Gynaecology Assessment Unit in evaluating, planning, and implementing care to a group of women who attend for early pregnancy complications and genecology issues. You will be expected to undertake nurse led triaging of patients through the service, following local and national policy, working alongside our team of gynaecology Doctors.

Work in our termination clinics which currently runs twice a week.

To take an active role in service improvement and audit of the service. You will also take on the role of nurse in charge and oversee the Staff Nurses who are working in the unit.

You will partake in general ward management duties, such as off duty, staff training, competency assessment and staff appraisals.

To apply you will need to be a registered nurse with current NMC registration, have experience of working within gynaecology and an understanding of early pregnancy. A gynaecology course would be an advantage to the role. We recommend that you contact Julie Ingham, Ward Managerjulie.ingham@wsh.nhs.ukGemma Taylor, Gynaecology and Early Pregnancy SisterGemma.taylor@wsh.nhs.ukor Ellie Stewart, Gynaecology Matronellie.stewart@wsh.nhs.ukto discuss the role further. This role is part time for up to 30.5 hours per week.

About us

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Date posted

03 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9179-23-2018-W

Job locations

West Suffolk Hospitals Nhs Trust

Hardwick Lane

Bury St. Edmunds

Suffolk

IP33 2QZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please See Supporting Information For Full Job Description.

Management Responsibility

To manage a caseload of women requiring support during early pregnancy and after early pregnancy loss.

To manage a caseload of women requiring support for any gynaecological condition attending the gynaecology assessment unit.

To assess care to be undertaken. Plan, prioritise and supervise care within an allocated timeframe.

To liaise effectively with all other disciplines within the Trust and at local level.

To participate in the management of change to improve standards and communication links from Acute Trusts through to Primary Care.

To adopt an appropriate management style in accordance with changing circumstances.

To discuss with the management team any plans or concerns in relation to service development, service improvement and the resolution of any ongoing problems.

To ensure safe storage of patient records at departmental level so that confidentiality is maintained.

To maintain contemporaneous and accurate treatment records, submitting relevant statistics, reports and activity data as requested.

To be an effective role model.

To ensure health and safety regulations are complied with.

To ensure awareness of the Trusts policies and procedures and the need to comply with these.

To be able to respond appropriately to unexpected events in order to maintain service provision.

To ensure all emergencies, untoward incidents, complaints and grievances are responded to and reported in accordance with Trust Policies.

Clinical Responsibility

To undertake and/or advise on the management of women with problems related to early pregnancy and gynaecological conditions presenting to EPAU and GAU, working in partnership with the ward team, midwives, General Practitioners and the Emergency Department.

To use resources effectively and seek advice as appropriate.

To ensure that skilled care is given to patients and all drugs and treatments are administered as prescribed.

To ensure when patients concerns are identified they are addressed where possible, and informal complaints dealt with appropriately.

To assess, investigate and interpret results and to implement a management plan and evaluate care of women with medical staff.

To impart news of loss of pregnancy, early fetal demise or ectopic pregnancy sensitively. This is a routine part of consultation and occurs in at least 50 per cent of cases seen per shift.

To provide follow-up care as appropriate and ensure all relevant information is available to enable informed choice about treatment to be made.

To liaise with the ward staff to ensure appropriate and timely discharge and follow-up arrangements are in place for women.

To ensure all women are fully informed of the risks and benefits of proposed procedures or treatments, contributing to the process of securing informed consent.

To produce and provide all women with relevant and accessible information regarding their treatment in accordance with Trust policies and procedures

To partake and support colleagues with the termination service in the unit if required and understand the complexities of this and the impact this may have on women.

Communication Skills

To ensure and demonstrate effective communication between patients, relatives and staff.

To provide and receive complex and sensitive information which can be distressing in relation to pregnancy loss.

To demonstrate and utilise sensitive negotiating and reassurance skills with patients.

To participate and communicate effectively with the inter-professional team and other agencies as necessary.

To demonstrate verbal communication through the ability to give basic information and support to individuals. To listen effectively and modify to individual communication needs.

To maintain contemporaneous, accurate, succinct, clear and legible reports and documentation.

To participate in unit/staff meetings, including the clinical governance agenda, and disseminate information to ensure effective communication.

Professional Responsibilities

To ensure womens interests and rights are respected. To act as a knowledgeable advocate on behalf of the woman.

To ensure the privacy and dignity of women is maintained.

To ensure any action or decision not to act taken in the course of professional practice can be justified.

To ensure insight into own needs for professional development, education, and in-service training. To access development opportunities through an agreed personal development plan.

To understand and use evidence-based practice within own area, and to share literature and knowledge and clinical expertise with colleagues.

To participate in the production of material for health promotion Boards.

To demonstrate critical reflection skills and demonstrate learning gained from the reflective experience.

To abide by the legal and statutory rules relating to practice.

To be conversant with all policies and procedures, including Major Accident, Resuscitation, Fire, and Health and Safety, and to act within them.

To maintain personal duty of care to women.

To be aware of the Trusts Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adult policy and procedures.

To comply with Trust uniform policy.

To be responsible for contributing to the clinical governance strategy and work within the Trusts Scope of Practice guidelines, whilst adhering to national and local policies and procedures (RCOG guidelines on interpretation of ultrasound, scan investigation and interpretation of serum Beta hcg results).

To keep up-to-date with Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC), relevant specialist and Trust guidelines and protocols.

To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, working within and accepting responsibility for maintaining agreed levels of competence.

Educational Responsibility

To assist in the teaching of junior staff and learners in nursing and midwifery practice.

To act as a link midwife/nurse and/or mentor as required.

To be a resource to support the professional development of other staff.

To participate actively in audit relating to practice within the early pregnancy service, to ensure regular updating and improvement in service provision.

To assist in the supervision, support, training and assessment of non-registered skilled workers.

To participate in the induction of new staff.