Fertility Nurse

Job summary

Full Time Fertility Nurse - 37.5 Hours per week - Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic staff nurse to join our busy and successful assisted conception unit based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. This is an exciting and unique opportunity to gain experience in this specialised area of health care.

Post holders will be required to demonstrate an attitude which will enhance effective communication and multidisciplinary working to provide specialist timely care for patients.

You must possess excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and be able to work well both on your own and as part of a team.

Come and join our team of nurses, admin, clinicians and embryologists here at Gateshead Fertility.

We are a busy unit, currently performing approximately 500 cycles of assisted conception treatments annually. We offer a full range of infertility treatments including IVF, ICSI, IUI, DI, FET and egg donation and treat both self funded and NHS patients.

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality nursing care and support to patients and their families within Gateshead Fertility Unit.

• Assist in theatre and recovery.
• Plan and co-ordinate patient's treatment cycles.
• Coach patients to self-administer fertility drugs and obtain informed consent for treatment.
• Provide information and advice on treatment and emotional support to patients face to face and over the telephone/video call.
• Perform venepuncture.
• Chaperone nurses and doctors.
• Prepare theatre and support with theatre procedures.
• Participate in on-going Quality Management by participating in the undertaking of audits.
• Progress through the competency framework for fertility nursing.
• Compliance to legislative and organisational codes of practice.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.