Early Pregnancy Pathway Nurse

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 successful candidate will ensure that anyone experiencing a pregnancy loss receives compassionate, consistent support, both during their hospital visit and in the period that follows. This includes providing telephone follow-up for patients who have experienced an ectopic pregnancy, ensuring they have the opportunity to ask questions, discuss their recovery and access further support where needed.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.