Trainee Fertility Nurse / Midwife

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned healthcare institution in the UK is seeking a Specialist Fertility Nurse/Midwife. The role involves working in a compassionate environment, providing care for infertile couples, conducting consultations, and administering treatment. Candidates must demonstrate excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and a passion for women's health. This position offers diverse responsibilities and opportunities for professional development, promising a supportive work-life balance and benefits within a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

On-site leisure facilities

Subsidized parking

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Passion for women's health and excellent patient care.
• Ability to work in a busy clinical environment.
• Understanding of fertility treatments and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Organize and prioritize daily workload in a team.
• Conduct pre-treatment consultations and arrange appointments.
• Administer treatments and educate patients on self-administration.

Skills

Compassionate care

Attention to detail

Communication

Teamwork

Venipuncture

Patient education

Job description

We are delighted to announce an exciting opportunity to develop the necessary skills and competencies to work towards becoming a Specialist Fertility Nurse/Midwife. If you have a passion for women’s health and are compassionate and focused on always giving excellent patient care this could be the role for you.

You will be working with a small, friendly team of Specialist Nurses and Healthcare Support Workers providing information, support and advice for infertile couples seeking assisted conception within Cambridge IVF and through the Department of Reproductive Medicine. You will also be required to communicate with the medical and scientific staff daily to help co‑ordinate patient care and to ensure standard of care is always safe and safe. Attention to detail is very important in this role.

Responsibilities

• Working in a team to help organise and prioritise daily workload
• Arranging patient appointments, conducting pre‑treatment consultations, ordering screening tests/investigations, interpreting results and explaining treatment protocols
• Developing knowledge to impart information about the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)
• Gaining informed consent to HFEA, Trust and Cambridge IVF treatments and procedures including gamete and embryo storage
• Venipuncture
• Administering intra‑muscular/subcutaneous injections
• Providing a teaching programme for patients to self‑administer their treatment medications
• Knowledge of the scan support role
• Assisting in theatre at oocyte retrieval, embryo transfer, intrauterine insemination and Hyfosy procedures
• Admitting patients for oocyte retrieval and recovery following IV sedation
• Counselling patients following negative outcomes
• Providing information to patients about the symptoms of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and escalating to the medical team where appropriate
• Knowledge of medicines management

Hazards

• Lone working
• Manual handling

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high‑quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health‑care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

Benefits

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on‑site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced‑cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose‑created colleague‑only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work‑life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part‑time working, job‑share, term‑time working and flexible start and finish times.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

This advert closes on Sunday 18 Jan 2026.

Interviews will be held on the 04th February 2026.