Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Early Pregnancy Specialist

The closing date is 31 July 2025

Job summary

A rather unique opportunity has become available to join our fantastic Team at the Early Pregnancy Unit at Rose Hill. We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Early Pregnancy Specialist Nurse the Team. Your role will be instrumental in providing expert and excellent support to women suffering with early pregnancy issues.

This role is ideal for a motivated, dynamic and experienced individual with a strong passion and interest for women's health and in particular early pregnancy care.

If you are passionate about providing exceptional care to patients during early stages of pregnancy and want to join a team dedicated to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As Early Pregnancy Specialist nurse you will play a key role in supporting early pregnancy issues ( miscarriages, difficult diagnosis and emergencies), from providing clinical assessment via the Triage system to offering advice and assisting patients and their families during this difficult time.

You will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary Team to ensure the highest standard of care is provided to all patients accessing the service.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide expert clinical care and support for women in early stages of pregnancy, including assessment, diagnosis and management of conditions
Conduct assessment via Triage system and offer support for patients presenting with early pregnancy complications, included miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, early pregnancy bleeding.
Provide emotional support to patients and families following diagnosis and prognosis
Work effectively and collaboratively with Early Pregnancy Doctors, nurse/midwifes sonographers and other professionals to deliver holistic care
Take responsibility for managing and prioritizing your own caseload, ensuring the efficient running of the early pregnancy service.
Participate in audit and quality improvement projects to enhanced patients care.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles

Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Date posted

17 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per annum/ Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

321-SW-7157389-B6-PUB

Job locations

Early Pregnancy Unit - Rose Hill

Oxford - Rose Hill

OX12 9GT

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be successful in this role you will have:

A Registered Nurse or Midwife qualification with active NMC registration
Significant experience working within women's health or a relevant clinical area
Demonstrable knowledge and experience in early pregnancy care. including ability to assess and manage effectively most common presentations
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to support patients through sensitive situations
the ability to work effectively and efficiently both independently as well as a part of the team
A commitment to continuous professional development and improving patients care

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be successful in this role you will have:

A Registered Nurse or Midwife qualification with active NMC registration
Significant experience working within women's health or a relevant clinical area
Demonstrable knowledge and experience in early pregnancy care. including ability to assess and manage effectively most common presentations
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to support patients through sensitive situations
the ability to work effectively and efficiently both independently as well as a part of the team
A commitment to continuous professional development and improving patients care

Person Specification

Education

Essential

NMC registration
relevant clinical experience to either band 5 or band 6 level
previous experience in working in acute area
interest in womens health and EP

Desirable

previous experience in EP
ability to understand independent clinical assessments

Person Specification

Education

Essential

NMC registration
relevant clinical experience to either band 5 or band 6 level
previous experience in working in acute area
interest in womens health and EP

Desirable

previous experience in EP
ability to understand independent clinical assessments

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Early Pregnancy Unit - Rose Hill

Oxford - Rose Hill

OX12 9GT

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Early Pregnancy Unit - Rose Hill

Oxford - Rose Hill

OX12 9GT

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)