Job summary
Are you looking to
specialise in Fertility/IVF and enhance your career? Do you want to join a
company that will support your development through on the job training?
If you join Care Fertility,
youll join a company that will invest in your career development, training you
to become a Theatre/Fertility Nurse.
Youll
join a passionate team that strives to provide a world class service to our
patients on their journey to having a family. Patient experience is of great
importance to us, we believe that family is for everybody and everybody should
have the best experience possible. Youll help to make sure that every one of
our patients receives the greatest care and support possible
As a Theatre/Fertility Nurse youll assist in day theatre
procedures, and also on the ward. Youll provide information and advice on our
treatments to patients, as well as any emotional support. Youll co-ordinate treatment cycle plans, coach our patients to
self-administer fertility drugs, and care for our patients pre and post theatre
as well as in the clinic.
The role is varied and will include:
- Assist in theatre procedures, including egg
collections, embryo transfers, IUIs and Hy Co Sy
- Preparation of theatre, ward and maintenance of
resuscitation trolley
- Performing venepuncture, interpreting and giving
blood results when necessary (training will be provided for venepuncture and
cannulation)
- Perform basic patient assessments, venepuncture and
undertake pre-treatment consultations
Main duties of the job
About you:
Youre a great team player, a real people person, you
love helping others and youre passionate about patient care.You may have worked in Theatre, or even in
Emergency.
Youre just as passionate about your
own personal and professional development and want to be the best Theatre/Fertility
Nurse you can be and well help you to get there.
Youll need the following skills/experience:
- A qualification as in adult nursing Degree/ Diploma as well as
being a registered NMC nurse is essential
- Essential to have post registration experience working within an
acute hospital setting.
- Highly desirable but not essential to have experience of
gynae/obstetric, theatre, sedation, venepuncture and ultra-scanning.
Location/Benefits:
Were based at Park Lorne, 111 Park Road, London NW8
7JL.
This is a full-time role working on a rota across either 8-4 or
9-5 Mon to Fri (with 1 in 4 Sats).
In a company where hard work and great results are
recognised, you can look forward to a supportive culture of collaboration where
we value each other.
- Salary of up to £41,000 depending on experience
- 33 Days annual leave (inc. public holidays)
- Pension scheme
- Life assurance
- A range of other benefits including retail discounts, a wellbeing
hub, holiday trading
About us
About us
Were Care Fertility, were the largest private
provider of IVF and fertility treatment in the UK.
We draw on the knowledge of our wider team of over 600
dedicated doctors, embryologists, nurses and support teams who all work
together to ensure our patients get the very best fertility treatment.
At Care we care, for our patients and for our people.
We believe in helping you to reach your full potential.
If you join Care, you can look forward to a
challenging and rewarding role, with great results bringing great opportunity
for recognition and promotion.
ClickAPPLY now to join Care!
This post is subject to an enhanced
DBS check.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Fertility Nurse / Fertility Midwife at Care Fertility, you will provide advice, information, support and clinical care throughout the patients journey. You will work with the multi-disciplinary team in coordinating treatment cycles and providing our patients with the best possible treatment experience and as a team giving each patient the very best chance of success.
As a member of the Care Family, you will carry out your roles in a way that supports and delivers our shared values. You are caring, patient focused and committed to do your best.
Role accountabilities and duties:
Advice and information provision
Provide advice and information to patients, giving patients time and support in understanding their treatment plan and answering patient queries throughout their treatment journey. This will be dealing with questions face to face and over the telephone/ video call and resolving any queries or problems.
Meeting the diverse needs of our patients and having an inclusive approach and embracing diversity.
Being up to date with the regulatory and governance framework by following CAREs induction and learning pathways and participating in the competency assessment process.
Supporting patients with the consent to treatment process, ensuring patients are appropriately informed and aware of the consent requirements and implications. Ensure the consent process is complete in accordance with consent policies and standard operating procedures.
Teaching patients to inject fertility drugs and how to administer other medications during the treatment process.
Advising patients on the next steps of treatment following blood test results and ultrasound scans results.
Providing emotional support to patients with empathy and understanding. Signposting patients to CAREs counselling support services and any relevant external support services.
Participate in patient events and be an ambassador for Care Fertility.
To answer any out of hours queries that arise when holding the on- call phone (this is not 24 hours and is held on a rota basis).
Clinical duties
To undertake clinical duties in an outpatient setting supporting consultations and monitoring of treatment cycles and determining next steps with the support of the clinical team.
To undertake clinical duties in the day case setting including preparing the Procedure Room, assisting with procedures and undertake recovery of patients following sedation. To cannulate patients for their procedure or for intralipid infusion.
The Fertility Nurse / Fertility Midwife post has the potential to grow by extending clinical responsibilities. This could include ultrasound scanning, prescribing and consulting, nurse sedation, intra uterine inseminations and performing embryo transfers. This will depend on the operational needs of the clinic and depend on the training, experience and competency of the job holder.
Systems and digital processes
Input data, find information on the clinical patient database and follow the system pathways to ensure accurate record keeping and efficient and safe processes.
Embrace developments and new systems to maximise results and efficiency. Suggest new ideas and improvements.
Use Microsoft Outlook to communicate effectively with colleagues.
Teamwork and collaboration
To work collaboratively and build trusted relationships with team colleagues and the wider multi-disciplinary team. Communicate in an engaging way to build relationships.
To actively participate in team meetings and clinic meetings, participate where possible in development projects, forums or research and development projects. Be supportive of new ideas and their implementation.
Openly sharing knowledge with colleagues and being a supportive mentor to others.
Treat everyone fairly and equally and encourage and embrace diversity within the team.
Governance and safety
Together, with the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring that all processes are followed in accordance with the standard operating procedures.
Maintain accurate and timely records.
Maintain all standards of professionalism, performed to the Nursing and Midwifery Code.
Ensure role is performed in compliance with the HFEA Code of Conduct.
Proactively use the Datix incident reporting system to record any incidents and near misses. Act with integrity, being open and honest so that we learn from each other and achieve better outcomes.
Support quality management practices including participating in audit activities.
Follow Infection Control and Prevention policies and requirements.
Assist with supply, dispensing and the safe keeping of drugs in accordance with Cares policies, RCN Medicines Management 2020 and the NMC Code.
Follow Adult Safeguarding policy and requirements.
Comply with Health and Safety policies and reporting requirements.
Undertake mandatory training and actively participate in the learning pathways provided by the Company.
Confidentiality and data
Maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times in accordance with the HFEA Code of Practice and Cares standard operating procedures.
To handle patient data responsibility by completing training on data protection and following Company requirements on data protection and information governance. Adhere to the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 and Data Protection Act 2018.
Maintain knowledge and develop professionally
Be up to date with clinical protocols, patient information and standard operating procedures by actively participating in professional update activities provided by the Company.
Actively participate in the Personal Development Review process and the competency assessment processes. Challenge yourself to develop further.
Take ownership of your learning and skill development and engage with the learning opportunities available.
Take ownership of your revalidation and engage with the relevant team members to achieve this within the timescale required.
Job revision
The key accountabilities, responsibilities and duties of the role are inclusive but not limited to the detail included in this job description. Role requirements continually evolve. It is the practice of this Care Fertility Group Limited to periodically examine an employee's job descriptions and to update it to ensure that that it represents the role that is being performed.
The process of role review is jointly conducted by each manager in consultation with the employee. We will strive to reach agreement to implement reasonable changes, but if agreement is not possible management reserves the right to mandate changes to the job description commensurate with the employees level in the organisation following consultation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Fertility Nurse / Fertility Midwife at Care Fertility, you will provide advice, information, support and clinical care throughout the patients journey. You will work with the multi-disciplinary team in coordinating treatment cycles and providing our patients with the best possible treatment experience and as a team giving each patient the very best chance of success.
As a member of the Care Family, you will carry out your roles in a way that supports and delivers our shared values. You are caring, patient focused and committed to do your best.
Role accountabilities and duties:
Advice and information provision
Provide advice and information to patients, giving patients time and support in understanding their treatment plan and answering patient queries throughout their treatment journey. This will be dealing with questions face to face and over the telephone/ video call and resolving any queries or problems.
Meeting the diverse needs of our patients and having an inclusive approach and embracing diversity.
Being up to date with the regulatory and governance framework by following CAREs induction and learning pathways and participating in the competency assessment process.
Supporting patients with the consent to treatment process, ensuring patients are appropriately informed and aware of the consent requirements and implications. Ensure the consent process is complete in accordance with consent policies and standard operating procedures.
Teaching patients to inject fertility drugs and how to administer other medications during the treatment process.
Advising patients on the next steps of treatment following blood test results and ultrasound scans results.
Providing emotional support to patients with empathy and understanding. Signposting patients to CAREs counselling support services and any relevant external support services.
Participate in patient events and be an ambassador for Care Fertility.
To answer any out of hours queries that arise when holding the on- call phone (this is not 24 hours and is held on a rota basis).
Clinical duties
To undertake clinical duties in an outpatient setting supporting consultations and monitoring of treatment cycles and determining next steps with the support of the clinical team.
To undertake clinical duties in the day case setting including preparing the Procedure Room, assisting with procedures and undertake recovery of patients following sedation. To cannulate patients for their procedure or for intralipid infusion.
The Fertility Nurse / Fertility Midwife post has the potential to grow by extending clinical responsibilities. This could include ultrasound scanning, prescribing and consulting, nurse sedation, intra uterine inseminations and performing embryo transfers. This will depend on the operational needs of the clinic and depend on the training, experience and competency of the job holder.
Systems and digital processes
Input data, find information on the clinical patient database and follow the system pathways to ensure accurate record keeping and efficient and safe processes.
Embrace developments and new systems to maximise results and efficiency. Suggest new ideas and improvements.
Use Microsoft Outlook to communicate effectively with colleagues.
Teamwork and collaboration
To work collaboratively and build trusted relationships with team colleagues and the wider multi-disciplinary team. Communicate in an engaging way to build relationships.
To actively participate in team meetings and clinic meetings, participate where possible in development projects, forums or research and development projects. Be supportive of new ideas and their implementation.
Openly sharing knowledge with colleagues and being a supportive mentor to others.
Treat everyone fairly and equally and encourage and embrace diversity within the team.
Governance and safety
Together, with the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring that all processes are followed in accordance with the standard operating procedures.
Maintain accurate and timely records.
Maintain all standards of professionalism, performed to the Nursing and Midwifery Code.
Ensure role is performed in compliance with the HFEA Code of Conduct.
Proactively use the Datix incident reporting system to record any incidents and near misses. Act with integrity, being open and honest so that we learn from each other and achieve better outcomes.
Support quality management practices including participating in audit activities.
Follow Infection Control and Prevention policies and requirements.
Assist with supply, dispensing and the safe keeping of drugs in accordance with Cares policies, RCN Medicines Management 2020 and the NMC Code.
Follow Adult Safeguarding policy and requirements.
Comply with Health and Safety policies and reporting requirements.
Undertake mandatory training and actively participate in the learning pathways provided by the Company.
Confidentiality and data
Maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times in accordance with the HFEA Code of Practice and Cares standard operating procedures.
To handle patient data responsibility by completing training on data protection and following Company requirements on data protection and information governance. Adhere to the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 and Data Protection Act 2018.
Maintain knowledge and develop professionally
Be up to date with clinical protocols, patient information and standard operating procedures by actively participating in professional update activities provided by the Company.
Actively participate in the Personal Development Review process and the competency assessment processes. Challenge yourself to develop further.
Take ownership of your learning and skill development and engage with the learning opportunities available.
Take ownership of your revalidation and engage with the relevant team members to achieve this within the timescale required.
Job revision
The key accountabilities, responsibilities and duties of the role are inclusive but not limited to the detail included in this job description. Role requirements continually evolve. It is the practice of this Care Fertility Group Limited to periodically examine an employee's job descriptions and to update it to ensure that that it represents the role that is being performed.
The process of role review is jointly conducted by each manager in consultation with the employee. We will strive to reach agreement to implement reasonable changes, but if agreement is not possible management reserves the right to mandate changes to the job description commensurate with the employees level in the organisation following consultation.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- A qualification as in adult nursing Degree/ Diploma as well as being a registered NMC nurse is essential
- Essential to have post registration experience working within an acute hospital setting.
- Highly desirable but not essential to have experience of gynae/obstetric, theatre, sedation, venepuncture and ultra-scanning.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- A qualification as in adult nursing Degree/ Diploma as well as being a registered NMC nurse is essential
- Essential to have post registration experience working within an acute hospital setting.
- Highly desirable but not essential to have experience of gynae/obstetric, theatre, sedation, venepuncture and ultra-scanning.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).