Job overview
The Early Pregnancy Pathway Nurse is a newly developed role that replaces the previous Early Pregnancy Bereavement Nurse post. The role reflects a broader, more integrated approach to caring for women and families through every stage of early pregnancy loss.
The post holder will also act as a specialist resource and point of contact for colleagues, offering guidance and support to staff and patients across the Emergency Department (A&E), the Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU), and Wards 16 and 18. By working collaboratively across these areas, you will help to promote high standards of sensitive, patient-centred care throughout the early pregnancy pathway.
Main duties of the job
- Work in EPU for one day
- Visit ward 18 every shift to ensure they are supported
- Spend a day a week in A&E while the pathway is being set up to support staff and patients,
- Attend the EPU MDT
- Have meetings with the mortuary to ensure process are being followed.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
- A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Nurrsing or Midwifery degree
- Mentorship / Coaching
Desirable criteria
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Human Tissue Act awareness
- Knowledge of pregnancy loss
- Gynaecology experience
PPE requirements:
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
Flu vaccinations
remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline:
This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information:
If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting:
The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses:
It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking:
All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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