Job summary
As a skilled independent practitioner undertake clinical duties in the Early Pregnancy Assessment Units based at St. Michael's and Weston General Hospital.
Working across professional boundaries in collaboration with colleagues, members of the multi-disciplinary team to provide a high standard of patient care
Provide a high quality, efficient service and demonstrate clinical expertise in Early Pregnancy.
Assess, diagnose and provide appropriate management, patient information and follow up, in line with local protocols and NICE guidelines.
You will work as part of a weekend rota at St. Michael's.
We also have a second post available that is 15 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
- Work as an independent practitioner in the Early Pregnancy Assessment Clinic within Gynaecology at St. Michael's and Weston General Hospital
- To review urgent patients referred, to provide skilled assessment of women who present with pain and bleeding in early pregnancy, including history taking, physical assessment and requesting, and acting on appropriate tests and investigations in a timely manner.
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge in the early pregnancy setting relating to diagnosis of miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy and Hyperemesis providing evidence based information to staff and patients.
- Use judgement skills as to when to discuss unusual or questionable cases/ scan findings with advanced midwife/ nurse practitioner/ senior registrar
- Use skills and judgement in diagnostic reasoning and refer/escalate accordingly
- To undertake extended scope of Professional Practice roles including: vaginal and abdominal examination, venepuncture, cannulation
- Plan, prioritise and assist with day to day organisation of workload, triage referrals and ensure a good throughput of patients is
- achieved maximising capacity to meet demand for the service.
- Communicate and liaise with patients, clinicians, other healthcare professionals and representatives as part of a multidisciplinary team, in an effective manner to ensure an efficient service.
- Provide a specialist informative telephone service
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledgeable & experience of working in Women's health
- Interest in the clinical area
- Working knowledge and experience of the audit process and research
- Clinical decision making
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- NMC Registration
- Evidence of formal on-going professional development
- Teaching experience
Desirable
- Teaching qualification ENB 998 or equivalent
- Independent Non Medical Prescribing
- Counselling course
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Organisation and management skills
- Teaching
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Ability to problem solve
- Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
- Ability to manage own workload alone and as part of a team
- Ability to cope with emotional issues presented in the course of work, and to support others
- IT skills including use of email and Microsoft office packages
- Act as a role model
- Innovative and participates with practice and policy change
- Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
- Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work within protocols and guidelines
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledgeable & experience of working in Women's health
- Interest in the clinical area
- Working knowledge and experience of the audit process and research
- Clinical decision making
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- NMC Registration
- Evidence of formal on-going professional development
- Teaching experience
Desirable
- Teaching qualification ENB 998 or equivalent
- Independent Non Medical Prescribing
- Counselling course
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Organisation and management skills
- Teaching
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Ability to problem solve
- Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
- Ability to manage own workload alone and as part of a team
- Ability to cope with emotional issues presented in the course of work, and to support others
- IT skills including use of email and Microsoft office packages
- Act as a role model
- Innovative and participates with practice and policy change
- Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
- Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work within protocols and guidelines
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.
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
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.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
St. Michael's Hospital and Weston General Hospital
Southwell Street
Bristol
BS2 8EG
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
