Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist For Early Pregnancy

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within our Acute Gynaecology and Early Pregnancy Assessment Units at Heartlands and Good Hope Hospital. Are you an independent scanning nurse specialist? Is providing excellent nursing care one of your key drivers? Is making a difference and doing the right thing fundamental to you?

If the answer to these questions is yes then this specialist role within the Early Pregnancy and Acute Gynaecology Unit may be right for you! We are looking for a compassionate, highly motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our friendly and well-established team. You will need to be an experienced gynaecology nurse who is already trained and competent at performing transvaginal as well as transabdominal scans on women in early pregnancy.

You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a genuine passion in caring for women undergoing a range of early pregnancy complications and gynaecology issues. Our units deliver specialist, evidence-based, holistic care to women in an environment that supports patient choice and dignity. Excellent teamwork skills are vital to allow collaboration across the team and the ability to manage your own workload is essential. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist you will take the role of nurse in charge on shift where often the units are busy so you will need to demonstrate excellent leadership skills in a fast paced environment. You would be expected to work across site so flexibility to work at either hospital is essential.

Main duties of the job

You will require excellent communication and leadership skills, the ability to work You will need to have the ability to safely and effectively prioritise the workload

The post will involve:

Act as an Independent Practitioner, using advanced skills, including holding a recognised qualification in early pregnancy focused ultrasound, and be able to assess, diagnose and prescribe management plans based on your findings

Triage Early Pregnancy referrals that will come from a variety of health professionals including GP, Midwife, Private scan clinic, BPAS, 111, Badger service, other emergency assessment units within the trust, ED and direct ambulance transfers

Be competent with delivering bad news and counselling service users regarding appropriate treatment options, signposting for bereavement support and have an understanding of when referrals can be made to the recurrent miscarriage service

To organise the individual's treatment choice of either conservative management, Medical Management as an inpatient or outpatient and Surgical Management

Manage Pregnancy Tissue sensitively through collection, appropriate storage and testing in conjunction with the necessary consent forms.

Mifepristone/Misoprostol administration

Be or become competent with the administration of Methotrexate

Review Blood / swab results and create management plans

Manage hyperemesis patient

Deal with incidences / complaints

Assist with updating Policies / Guidelines / SOP's

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details

• Date posted: 03 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: 304-9009702-1
• Job locations: Trustwide, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

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