Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist For Early Pregnancy

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within our Acute Gynaecology and Early Pregnancy Assessment Units at Heartlands and Good Hope Hospital. Are you an independent scanning nurse specialist? Is providing excellent nursing care one of your key drivers? Is making a difference and doing the right thing fundamental to you?

If the answer to these questions is yes then this specialist role within the Early Pregnancy and Acute Gynaecology Unit may be right for you! We are looking for a compassionate, highly motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our friendly and well-established team. You will need to be an experienced gynaecology nurse who is already trained and competent at performing transvaginal as well as transabdominal scans on women in early pregnancy.

You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a genuine passion in caring for women undergoing a range of early pregnancy complications and gynaecology issues. Our units deliver specialist, evidence-based, holistic care to women in an environment that supports patient choice and dignity. Excellent teamwork skills are vital to allow collaboration across the team and the ability to manage your own workload is essential. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist you will take the role of nurse in charge on shift where often the units are busy so you will need to demonstrate excellent leadership skills in a fast paced environment. You would be expected to work across site so flexibility to work at either hospital is essential.

Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required

You will require excellent communication and leadership skills, the ability to work You will need to have the ability to safely and effectively prioritise the workload

The Post Will Involve

Act as an Independent Practitioner, using advanced skills, including holding a recognised qualification in early pregnancy focused ultrasound, and be able to assess, diagnose and prescribe management plans based on your findings

Triage Early Pregnancy referrals that will come from a variety of health professionals including GP, Midwife, Private scan clinic, BPAS, 111, Badger service, other emergency assessment units within the trust, ED and direct ambulance transfers

Be competent with delivering bad news and counselling service users regarding appropriate treatment options, signposting for bereavement support and have an understanding of when referrals can be made to the recurrent miscarriage service

To organise the individual's treatment choice of either conservative management, Medical Management as an inpatient or outpatient and Surgical Management

Manage Pregnancy Tissue sensitively through collection, appropriate storage and testing in conjunction with the necessary consent forms.

Mifepristone/Misoprostol administration

Be or become competent with the administration of Methotrexate

Review Blood / swab results and create management plans

Manage hyperemesis patient

Deal with incidences / complaints

Assist with updating Policies / Guidelines / SOP's

About Us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job Description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Adult / Child Nurse on the NMC Register (Field dependent upon role)
• Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in (appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7
• Recognised mentorship course
  
  

Desirable

• To have or working towards a MSc/ Masters qualification
• To have or working towards advanced health assessment module -- where applicable to the role
• Non -- Medical Prescriber/ willingness to undertake - where applicable to the role
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
• Significant years post registration experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at B6 or above in defined or associated speciality Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level
• Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality.
• Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment.
• Experience of patient service user advocacy role
• Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to patients / relatives/ care staff
• Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality
• Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding
• Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
• Experience in service development Awareness of current research related to the speciality
• Awareness of current research related to the speciality
  
  

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of health care professionals, on a variety of complex and sensitive issues which require persuasive and empathetic skills.
• Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level and to manage / prioritise own workload, supervise / appraise and asses junior staff
• Competent in a range of clinical skills and expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required Ability to work under pressure across competing priorities
• Ability to undertake clinical audit, analyse information and develop robust measurable action plans to support improvement / change
• Evidence of ability to compile reports and documents for internal / external communication
• Knowledge of current evidence-based practice and ability to apply to service and policy development
• Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of health care professionals, on a variety of complex and sensitive issues which require persuasive and empathetic skills.
• Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level and to manage / prioritise own workload, supervise / appraise and asses junior staff
• Competent in a range of clinical skills and expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required Ability to work under pressure across competing priorities
• Ability to undertake clinical audit, analyse information and develop robust measurable action plans to support improvement / change
• Evidence of ability to compile reports and documents for internal / external communication
• Knowledge of current evidence-based practice and ability to apply to service and policy development
• Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Ability to communicate articulately and motivate others
• Evidence of flexible and innovative approach to service delivery and development
• Ability to work a varied shift pattern where required
• Ability to act on own initiative
  
  

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.

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.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For Help With Your Application, Contact

Lisa Alldridge

lisa.alldridge@uhb.nhs.uk

01214243505

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49387.00 to £56515.00 Yearly

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working

Reference number

304-9009702-1

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Attachments

Job Description

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