Fertility Nurse/ Midwife

CARE Fertility; Bath; On-site; GBP 17,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading fertility treatment provider in Bath seeks a part-time Fertility Nurse/Midwife. You will provide clinical care, coordinate treatment cycles, and ensure an excellent patient experience. Ideal candidates will be registered nurses with a keen interest in fertility care and teamwork. The position offers competitive remuneration and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Registered NMC nurse or midwife.
• Experience in an acute hospital setting is essential.
• Interest in developing skills in fertility care.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care and advice to patients throughout their journey.
• Coordinate treatment cycles and ensure the best possible treatment experience.
• Assist in theatre procedures including egg collections and embryo transfers.

Skills

Communication skills

Patient care

Teamwork

Education

Nursing Degree/Diploma

Tools

Venepuncture

IV drug administration

Job description

Are you looking to specialise in Fertility/IVF and enhanceyour career? Do you want to join a company that will support your developmentthrough on the job training?

If you join Care Fertility, you'll join a company that willinvest in your career development, training you to become a FertilityNurse/Midwife.

We have clinical opportunities for you as a FertilityNurse/Midwife, in theatre, ward and clinic.

You'll join a passionate team that strives to provide aworld 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 foreverybody and everybody should have the best experience possible.

You'll help to make sure that every one of our patientsreceives the greatest care and support possible.

As a Fertility Nurse/Midwife youll provide information andadvice on our treatments to patients, as well as any emotional support.

You'll co-ordinate treatment cycle plans, coach our patientsto self-administer fertility drugs, and care for our patients pre and posttheatre as well as in the clinic.

Main duties of the job

The role is varied and will include:

Performing venepuncture, interpreting and giving bloodresults when necessary (training will be provided for venepuncture andcannulation).

Perform basic patient assessments, venepuncture andundertake pre-treatment consultations

Assist in theatre procedures, including egg collections,embryo transfers, IUIs and Hy Co Sy

Preparation of theatre, ward and maintenance ofresuscitation trolley

We are very committed to our nursing/midwifery teams andshare best practice across the Care group. We have monthly nurses journal clubsand support training and conferences. Many of our nurses have extended theirroles and are working as Advanced Nurse Practitioners and in time there will beopportunities to learn to perform ultrasound scanning and prescribinginitially.

About us

Were Care Fertility, the largest private provider of IVFand fertility treatment in the UK.

We draw on the knowledge of our wider team of over 600dedicated doctors, embryologists, nurses and support teams who all worktogether to ensure our patients get the very best fertility treatment.

We are leading the future of fertility healthcare and wehelp our patients through the most innovative science supported by exceptionaland intuitive digital experience.

We dont just care, we are Care.

Job responsibilities

As a RegisteredPractitioner in Fertility Care at Care Fertility, you will provide advice,information, support and clinical care throughout the patients journey. Youwill work with the multi-disciplinary team in coordinating treatment cyclesand providing our patients with the best possible treatment experience and asa team giving each patient the very best chance of success.

As a member of the CareFamily, you will carry out your roles in a way that supports and delivers ourshared values. You are caring, patient focused and committed to do your best.

A registeredpractitioner who works well as part of a multidisciplinary team deliveringfertility care within a clinic setting.

Thispractitioner has sound general practice and is developing their expertise andskills in fertility care.

Registeredpractitioner with a UK professional regulatory body

Thispractitioner has demonstratable good understanding of fertility care and hastransferrable skills from their experience of working in other clinicalsettings

Can plan andorganise care and determine which aspects of a situation is important and istherefore able to prioritise clinical care effectively and safely.

Is proficientin the delivery of their care, continuously seeking to improve care, patientexperience and team working.

They work atundergraduate level and are developing to graduate level working / practice.

Roleaccountabilities and duties:

Quality

Workseffectively with the multidisciplinary team, shares knowledge and expertisefor the benefit of patients, the team and organisation

Ensures theirpractice meets best available evidence and is accountable for the care theydeliver.

Uphold thereputation of the team and organisation.

Operational

Adheres to theNMC Code in relation to both paper based and electronic records.

Engages inaudits of record keeping standards.

Seeks todocument individualised patient care delivery.

Takes part incovering the on-call telephone.

Where requiredleads the effective functioning of the satellite services in partnership withthe Clinic Director and Nursing and Clinical Professionals Manager.

People

Supports andpromotes patients individuality and dignity.

Offersemotional support

Clinical

Theatrepreparation and assistance

Undertake nurseplanning meetings with patients

Undertakespatients fertility assessments using effective communication skills.

Advises onpre-conception care based on best available evidence and clinic guidance.

Undertakestreatment cycle planning with partnership with the patient (and theirpartner).

Communicateswell with patients and their partners, and proactively seeks feedback.

Seeks achaperone where needed and does this aligned to the policy/guideline

Uses patientinformation well to support informed decision making.

Is competent inconsent practice and procedure adhering to best practice as determined by theHFEA.

Is competent inall aspects of medicines management in fertility care and has successfullycompleted the Care fertility medicines management competency training.

Is competent toadminister medicines intravenously and has successfully completed IV drugadministration training, always adhering to ANTT.

Competent inusing Patient Group Directives and actively engages in related CPD.

Understands theHFEA definition of legal parenthood

Complies withpolicy and actively promotes infection prevention and control, which includesuniversal precautions, hand hygiene and cleaning of the clinical environmentappropriately.

Supervise andtrain other members of the team to ensure standards are consistent.

Undertakesvenepuncture and cannulation are undertaken using Aseptic No Touch Technique(ANTT) aligned to best practice policy and SOP

Ensures theclinical record is stored and maintained in line with policy/guidance.

Supports othermembers of the team when learning this skill.

Governanceand safety

Works withinthe limit of their expertise and competency and always promotes patientsafety, reducing the risk of harm associated with their own practice.

Always adheresto duty of candour and supports informed decision making.

Hassuccessfully completed and is up to date with safeguarding training at level2, and as such is able to identify and escalate safeguarding concerns.

Confidentialityand data

Maintaina high level of confidentiality at all times in accordance with the HFEA Codeof Practice and Cares standard operating procedures.

Handlepatient data responsibly by completing data protection training, followingCompany requirements for data protection and information governance.

Adhereto the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 and DataProtection Act 2018.

Maintainknowledge and develop professionally

Be up todate with clinical protocols, patient information and standard operatingprocedures by actively participating in professional update activitiesprovided by the Company.

Activelyparticipate in the Personal Development Review process and the competencyassessment processes.

Takeownership of your learning and skill development and engage with the learningopportunities available. Challenge yourself to develop further.

Takeownership of your revalidation and engage with the relevant team members toachieve this within the timescale required.

The keyaccountabilities, responsibilities and duties of the role are inclusive butnot limited to the detail included in this job description. Role requirementscontinually evolve. It is the practice of this Care Fertility Group Limitedto periodically examine an employee's job descriptions and to update it toensure that that it represents the role that is being performed.The process of role review is jointly conducted by each manager inconsultation with the employee. Wewill strive to reach agreement to implement reasonable changes, but ifagreement is not possible management reserves the right to mandate changes tothe job description commensurate with the employees level in theorganisation following consultation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A qualification as in adult nursing Degree/ Diploma as well as being a registered NMC nurse or midwife is essential.
• Essential to have post registration experience working within an acute hospital setting.

Experience

• Desirable but not essential to have experience of gynae/obstetric, theatre experience, 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.

Nursing and Clinical Professionals Manager

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