Lead Nurse / Midwife - 37.5 hours

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Lead Nurse or Midwife, where you'll manage a dedicated team delivering vital reproductive health services. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in a supportive environment, ensuring high-quality care for clients. With a focus on professional development, you'll lead clinical practices while maintaining compliance with health regulations. If you're passionate about women's health and have the experience to guide others, this position is perfect for you. Embrace a fulfilling career with generous benefits and a commitment to client-led services.

Benefits

34 days annual leave

Employee benefits programme

Health & wellbeing services

Free private GP appointments

Qualifications

• Experience in leading and managing clinical teams.
• Registered Nurse or Midwife with active NMC registration.
• Knowledge of clinical guidelines and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of care according to NMC Guidelines.
• Assess pregnancy gestation and implement procedures.
• Mentor new staff and ensure compliance with CQC standards.

Skills

Leading and managing a clinical team

Completion of client documentation

Gynaecological nursing experience

Ultrasound scanning skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Knowledge of the Abortion Act

Infection control

Education

Registered Adult Nurse level 1

Registered Midwife (practising)

Active NMC registration

Job description

British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)

Are you an experienced Nurse or Midwife looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience of leading and managing a team?

If the answer is yes, then we may have just the role for you.

At BPAS, we are looking for a Lead Nurse or Midwife to come and join our passionate and dedicated team to provide abortion and sexual health information, pre-treatment assessment and treatment to clients in a supportive manner within our 2 units in London (E15 4BZ and SW4 0JG).

As the Lead Nurse or Midwife you will lead, manage and mentor a clinical team of nurses and midwives involved in the provision of the termination service. You will also deputise in the absence of the Treatment Unit Manager.

You will work 37.5 hours per week over Monday to Friday. This role is part of our London cluster and travel between the two units will be necessary. Both locations along with shift and salary information can be found below.

Main duties of the job

• To deliver high standards of care in accordance with NMC Guidelines for Professional Practice and to promote the safety and well-being of clients at all times.
• Assess the gestation of the pregnancy by ultrasound scanning, and establish that the client is sure of her decision to request a termination and ensure that the reason complies with the terms of the Abortion Act.
• Carefully check for and implement any procedure indicated on Client Care Notes as appropriate - including administering medication for Medical Abortion procedures, cervical preparation and surgical treatment.
• Assist in the orientation of new staff, including bank and agency staff, and provide an environment conducive to learning in which staff are able to develop.
• To assist the UnitManager in setting budgets for the Unit and in ensuring that CQC standards aremaintained.
• To participate inclinical audit systems and research programmes.

About You

You will be a Registered Adult Nurse or Midwife (practising) who has experience of working within a clinical environment, where you have supervised or managed other clinical staff. You will have experience of working to guidelines, policies and procedures, and also have experience of completing client documentation.

We are also looking for:

• Knowledge of the Abortion Act, Health & Safety, COSHH requirements, Infection Control and Child Protection
• A friendly, professional, supportive and non-judgmental person with a commitment to a client-led service

About us

British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) is the UK's largest independent women's reproductive healthcare charity. We work mainly on behalf of the NHS across the country providing abortion, contraception, STI testing & treatment. We specialise in evidence-based, not-for-profit care reproductive healthcare.

Working with us:

Alongside a supportive and friendly working environment, BPAS has generous benefits:

• 34 days annual leave per year
• You will have access to our employee benefits programme through BHSF which includes special health & wellbeing services & lifestyle offers for you & your family. This includes various salary sacrifice schemes, counselling services & free private GP appointments.

BPAS is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children & young people through a safer recruitment framework. This includes a thorough selection process & a number of pre-employment checks.

Job responsibilities

Further information and a full job description can be found on the right hand side of the page and is available for you to download and review.

Further Information

Salary: £47,764 to £53,402 per annum - dependent upon experience, skills and qualifications. (This salary is inclusive of OLW).

Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week

• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - 08:30 to 16:30
• Wednesday - 08:00 to 16:30
• Friday - 08:30 to 16:00

Locations:

One unit will be classed as your base unit with mileage paid to the second unit as per the expenses policy.

BPAS London East -32-36 Romford Rd, London E15 4BZ

BPAS Clapham -15 - 16 The Polygon, London SW4 0JG

Interested so far? Don't delay, apply today!

This job advert may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

The Small Print: All applicants must be pro-choice.

If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you will not have been shortlisted on this occasion.

References: All offers of employment are conditional based on satisfactory pre-employment checks. We require applicants to provide 3 years of employment references including information on reasons for leaving and any gaps in employment.

Person Specification

Experience

• Leading and managing a clinical team
• Completion of client documentation
• Gynaecological nursing experience or relevant speciality i.e. sexual health, contraception
• Experience of nurse admissions and discharges
• Venepuncture

Qualifications

• Registered Adult Nurse level 1 / Registered Midwife (practising)
• Active NMC registration and valid PIN
• Ultrasound scanning skills

General

• Do you support a woman's right to choose abortion?
• Are you the family or friend of a current BPAS employee? If yes, please state the name and the nature of the relationship
• Please state your Professional body and membership e.g.NMC Midwives (RM)
• Please state your Membership/Registration number along with your expiry/renewal date
• This role is working for 37.5 hours a week over Monday to Friday. Can you commit to this working pattern?
• This role involves working at our 2 units in Stratford (London) and Clapham. Can you travel to both?
• Please list any further information you wish to add in support of your application for this role.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of the Abortion Act (training given)
• Health & Safety and COSHH requirements
• Infection control
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Contraception
• Sexual health
• Abortion procedures and clinical guidelines
• Ultrasound scanning
• Counselling

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.

British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)

£47,764 to £53,402 a year- Depending on skills & experience