Operational Continuity Nurse or Midwife - 37.5 hours 12 Months FTC

Integrated Care System; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider in Luton is seeking an Operational Continuity Nurse or Midwife for a full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves extensive travel across various units to ensure high-quality reproductive healthcare. Candidates must be a Registered Nurse or Midwife with strong communication skills. A competitive salary between £43,857 and £51,544 per annum, along with a company car, are offered.

Benefits

34 days annual leave per year

Employee benefits program including health & wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Adult Nurse Level 1 or Midwife with active NMC registration.
• Experience of working to guidelines, procedures, and policies.
• Knowledge in gynaecological nursing or relevant specialties.

Responsibilities

• Support clinical services and provide essential cover across multiple units.
• Explain procedures and complete documentation with clients.
• Travel to different BPAS units to provide support and care.

Skills

Knowledge of Health & Safety / COSHH requirements

Experience of assessment of Fraser/Gillick competence

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Great listening skills and attention to detail

Commitment to a client-let service

Education

Registered Adult Nurse Level 1 or Midwife

Tools

Ultrasound scanning skills

Job description

Go back British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)

Operational Continuity Nurse or Midwife - 37.5 hours 12 Months FTC

The closing date is 13 August 2025

This role involves extensive travel across BPAS units in Clapham, Luton, Reading, Swindon, Peterborough, London East, Finsbury Park, and Norwich.

You must be willing to travel at short notice, sometimes over long distances, and stay overnight where needed.

Are you a Registered Nurse or Midwife who enjoys variety, autonomy, and making a real impact?

We are looking for a flexible and committed Operational Continuity Nurse or Midwife to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract to provide essential cover across multiple BPAS units.

This role offers a unique opportunity to support clinical services at short notice, ensuring consistent, high quality reproductive healthcare across our locations. No two days are the same and your contribution will be vital in maintaining service continuity. This a full time role 37.5 hours per week over Monday to Friday.

About You

You will be a Registered Adult Nurse Level 1 or Midwife, with experience of working to guidelines, procedures, & policies as well as completion of client documentation. You'll be friendly, non-judgemental and have a professional approach to your work

• Knowledge of Health & Safety / COSHH requirements as well as Infection Control
• Experience of assessment of Fraser/Gillick competence
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills able to communicate at all levels of an organisation.
• Great listening skills and attention to detail.
• Commitment to a client-let service.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate should be willing to work in any area of treatment provision including pre-treatment assessment and peri-operative areas.

This role will involve a flexible approach to travel and may involve compressed hours at times. The Operational Continuity Nurse or Midwife will support with consultations, ultrasound scanning, pre-treatment assessment, surgical and medical treatment and post treatment checks.

You will work in a variety of units covering the full range of reproductive healthcare services.

Typical day to day duties:

• Be fully flexible and responsive to the operational requirements of the area as nominated by the Operational Quality Manager.
• Explain procedures, answer queries, check and complete documentation with clients throughout their care pathway.
• Be available to travel and provide Nurse/Midwife support to any of the designated units, with the skills/knowledge to work in pre-treatment assessment and perioperative areas including theatre.
• Assess the gestation of the pregnancy by ultra-sound scanning.
• Obtain advice and guidance from the clinic and/or client's medical practitioner if there is a medical condition which may impact on the client's treatment.
• Where appropriate, to carry out comprehensive observations and to implement emergency procedures as necessary.

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

The full job description and salary information can be found in the documents section and is available for you to download and review.

Further Information

We may close this advert early if we receive a high number of applications that reflect the skills and experience required for the role. We aim to keep it open long enough to ensure a diverse and representative applicant pool, so early applications are strongly encouraged.

If you have any questions about the role, the process, or require adjustments to support your application, please don't hesitate to get in touch we're happy to help.

Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week | To be worked flexibly across Monday to Friday, with a willingness to work compressed hours including weekends and evenings in order to meet the service requirements. Shifts and locations will be discussed with you in advance.

Contract: 12 months FTC

Salary: £43,857 to £51,544 per annum, depending on skills and experience.

This role will also come with a company car

Weekend working is paid at a premium of time and a half.

Locations: Willing and flexible to travel to various BPAS units, potentially over significant distances or at short notice and willing to stay overnight at different locations if necessary.

Unit based with extensive travel.

Units to include:

Finsbury Park - Stroud Green Clinic, 12-14 Upper Tollington Park, London, N4 3EL

London East - 32-36 Romford Road, Stratford, London, E15 4BZ

Swindon - Ground Floor, Dammas House, Dammas Lane, Swindon, SN1 3EF

Peterborough - Ground Floor, North Wing, Broadway Court, Broadway, PE1 1RS

Norwich - Main Entrance A, Turnstone Court, Norwich Community Hospital, Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, NR2 3TU

Reading -121 London St, Reading RG1 4QA

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

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

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

Qualifications

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

Experience

• Experience of working to guidelines, procedures, and policies as well as completion of client documentation
• Knowledge of Health & Safety and COSHH requirements and infection control
• Experience of assessment of Fraser/Gillick competence
• Gynaecological nursing experience or relevant speciality i.e. sexual health, contraception

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
• Are you willing to work in any area of treatment provision including pre-treatment assessment and peri-operative area?
• Are you willing and flexible to travel to various BPAS units in the London/South East region, potentially over significant distances or at short notice and willing to stay overnight at different locations if necessary?
• Are you aware this role is a 12 months fixed term contract?
• Please list any further information you wish to add in support of your application for this role.

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)

£43,857 to £51,544 a year- Depending on skills & experience + company car