Job summary
An exiting opportunity has become available for a Band 6 Nurse or Midwife to work in the Pregnancy Advisory Service (PAS) at the Central Health Clinic.
PAS is a Nurse delivered, Consultant covered, service based at Unity Sexual Health (Central Health Clinic). The role involves patient consultations, ultrasound scanning, informal counselling, sexual health screening, giving contraception advice and consenting for abortions.
May include some evenings.
**Observation shift recommended prior to application/interview - please contact to arrange.**
Main duties of the job
- Provide a full range of nursing skills within the Pregnancy Advisory Service. This may include evenings.
- Provide a confidential and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services including use of Fraser Guidelines.
- Administer and / or issue prescribed medication as appropriate following NMC professional guidelines, working from PGDs or Non-Medical Prescribing as appropriate.
- Use professional judgement to seek advice or refer to medical colleagues.
- Be aware of and adhere to NMC, Trust and Directorate policies and procedures.
- Adhere to departmental protocols, procedures and guidelines for clinical care in order to ensure that a high standard of care is delivered to all service users.
- Perform testing, obtain swabs and specimens as appropriate and provide advice and information to patients regarding cervical cytology.
- Provide health promotion relevant to patient needs.
- Promote sexual health and in particular advise about the transmission of sexually transmitted infections and ways of reducing those risks.
- Undertake pregnancy tests and refer to and liaise with other professionals as appropriate, providing pre pregnancy advice and information as required.
- Perform ultrasound scanning to confirm pregnancy and gestation (following in-house training).
- Participate in and run nurse led clinics, and be able to use professional judgement to seek advice or refer to medical colleagues or other agencies.
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, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Interest in and commitment to providing safe abortion care
- Relevant post-registration nursing or Midwifery experience
- Up to date knowledge and experience of working in a sexual health/contraception/abortion/Gynaecological service
- Experience of instruction and assessing in clinical practice i.e. supporting students and new staff members
- Experience of working with all age groups, genders and sexualities
- Experience of safeguarding patients
Desirable
- Experience of leading or managing a team
- Ultra sound scanning experience in first and second stage trimester
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse / 1st Level Registration
- Current NMC Registration
Desirable
- Qualification in Teaching, Assessing and Mentoring
- Recognised Contraception and Sexual Health Course (Diploma of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive healthcare)
- FSRH Letter of Competence in Insertion and removal of Subdermal Implants SDI
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Highly effective verbal and written communication and negotiation skills - to staff, patients and relatives, including in situations of conflict or distress
- Strong organisational skills - prioritising complex situations
- Skills in caseload management and record keeping
- Demonstrates the ability to lead and influence change
- Demonstrates an ability to take overall responsibility and accountability
- Flexibility, adaptability to meet the needs of a changing service
- Demonstrates an ability to act as facilitator, mentor and supervisor to colleagues
- Information technology skills: including MS Word; Outlook; MS Excel; MS Powerpoint
- Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care
- Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, autonomous and show initiative
- Innovative
- Demonstrates a non-judgement attitude
- A good team player
- Willingness to complete in-house USS training programme if not completed elsewhere
Public Sector Language Competency
Essential
- Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Interest in and commitment to providing safe abortion care
- Relevant post-registration nursing or Midwifery experience
- Up to date knowledge and experience of working in a sexual health/contraception/abortion/Gynaecological service
- Experience of instruction and assessing in clinical practice i.e. supporting students and new staff members
- Experience of working with all age groups, genders and sexualities
- Experience of safeguarding patients
Desirable
- Experience of leading or managing a team
- Ultra sound scanning experience in first and second stage trimester
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse / 1st Level Registration
- Current NMC Registration
Desirable
- Qualification in Teaching, Assessing and Mentoring
- Recognised Contraception and Sexual Health Course (Diploma of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive healthcare)
- FSRH Letter of Competence in Insertion and removal of Subdermal Implants SDI
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Highly effective verbal and written communication and negotiation skills - to staff, patients and relatives, including in situations of conflict or distress
- Strong organisational skills - prioritising complex situations
- Skills in caseload management and record keeping
- Demonstrates the ability to lead and influence change
- Demonstrates an ability to take overall responsibility and accountability
- Flexibility, adaptability to meet the needs of a changing service
- Demonstrates an ability to act as facilitator, mentor and supervisor to colleagues
- Information technology skills: including MS Word; Outlook; MS Excel; MS Powerpoint
- Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care
- Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, autonomous and show initiative
- Innovative
- Demonstrates a non-judgement attitude
- A good team player
- Willingness to complete in-house USS training programme if not completed elsewhere
Public Sector Language Competency
Essential
- Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
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).
