Nurse / Midwife Practitioner - 25.5 hours inNuneaton inNuneaton PUBLISHED
WED 20 NOV 2024
The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) is seeking a Registered Adult Nurse or Midwife Practitioner for a part-time role (25.5 hours/week) across its Warwickshire units in Nuneaton, Stratford, and Coventry. The position requires flexible working on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide high-quality clinical care in reproductive healthcare services, including termination of pregnancy, STI testing, and contraception.
- Engage with clients throughout their care pathway from consultation to treatment, working in various unit areas including theatre and recovery.
- Provide both in-person and phone consultations, ensuring clients understand their options and administering necessary treatments.
- Conduct post-treatment check-ups and manage relevant paperwork, referring to NHS services as needed.
Candidate Requirements:
- Must be a Registered Adult Nurse (Level 1) or Midwife with active NMC registration and at least 12 months of clinical practice experience.
- Interest in sexual health and reproductive healthcare, with knowledge of safeguarding and Fraser/Gillick competencies.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, alongside proficiency in IT, specifically Microsoft software.
Additional Information:
- Competitive salary of £36,938 - £44,625 per year pro rata, with overtime for weekend work.
- Base location in Nuneaton, with travel to Stratford and Coventry covered as per expenses policy.
- Applicants must be pro-choice and provide references from the past three years.
For full details, candidates are encouraged to review the complete job description and apply promptly, as the application period may close early.
*This role is working across our 3 units in the Warwickshire Cluster.
Are you a Registered Adult Nurse or Midwife who is passionate about reproductive healthcare?
We are looking for a Nurse or Midwife Practitioner to join the clinical team in our Warwickshire Cluster - working 25.5 hours per week flexibly on Mon, Weds, Thurs & Saturdays. This role covers our units in Nuneaton, Stratford & Coventry.
About the role:
As a Nurse or Midwife Practitioner you'll provide high quality clinical care to our clients across a range of BPAS reproductive healthcare services including termination of pregnancy, STI testing & treatment, contraception & vasectomy. You'll be involved in all stages of the client pathway from consultation through to treatment & will work in all areas of the unit including theatre & recovery. This role will involve providing treatment & clinical information to clients both in person & over the phone.
About You
You'll be a Registered Adult Nurse Level 1 or Midwife (practising) with active NMC registration. You'll have clinical practice experience of at least 12 months & have a keen interest in sexual health & reproductive healthcare. Clinical knowledge & experience of safeguarding & Fraser/Gillick competencies are essential for this role.
With excellent interpersonal, communication & listening skills you'll be adept at caring for clients in a compassionate & empathetic way. You'll also be comfortable using IT & Microsoft Packages including Outlook, Word & Microsoft Teams.
- You will work in accordance with NMC guidelines for Professional Practice & the wider regulatory frameworks of the Abortion Act 1967 & Health & Social Care Act as well as BPAS clinical policies and procedures.
- Ensure that the client understands her options in relation to the pregnancy &, if choosing termination, meets the ground of the Abortion Act.
- Provide information on STI Testing, undertake tests and provide results and also discuss, inform and confirm the clients future choice of contraception.
- Carefully check for and implement any procedure indicated on client case notes, including administering medication for Medical Abortion procedures or cervical preparation.
- Carry out post treatment check-ups by assessing the physical condition of the client and discussing any concerns
- Complete relevant paperwork and in the event of post treatment problems, make arrangements with the clinic or refer to an NHS agency if necessary.
- To care for and support clients undergoing surgical treatments. This could include general anaesthetic, conscious sedation or local anaesthetic.
We are also looking for:
- Sound & accurate administrative competence with attention to detail
- Gynecological nursing experience or relevant specialty i.e., sexual health, contraception
- Venepuncture / cannulation skills
About us
A full job description and further information can be found on the right hand side of the page and is available for you to download and review.
Further Information
Salary: £36,938 - £44,625 per annum depending on skills and experience - pro rata for part time.
All weekend work is paid at time and a half
Shift Pattern: 25.5 hours per week to be worked flexibly over the following days:
- Monday - Stratford
- Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday - Nuneaton
Locations:
Nuneaton will be your base unit with mileage paid to the Coventry and Stratford site as per the expenses policy.
- BPAS Nuneaton - Stockingford Medical Centre, 13 Northumberland Ave, Nuneaton CV10 8EJ
BPAS Stratford - Rother House Medical Centre, Alcester Rd, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6PP
- BPAS Coventry - Oasis Health Care Cheyslesmore Surgery, 51 Quinton Park, Coventry CV3 5PZ
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.
COVID-19: BPAS encourages all applicants to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and we invite you to share evidence of your vaccination status. This is in addition to the requirement to provide evidence of vaccination/immunity against the following conditions of Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B, MMR and Varicella for clinical roles directly involved in patient care.
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