Fertility Nurse Specialist, Band 6- Gynaecology

at  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Monitor and support patients throughout their Fertility treatment. Develop specialist skills and knowledge in fertility treatments. Provide education and emotional support to patients undergoing fertility treatment. Assess patients, plan and implement care and provide specialist fertility support and advice about IVF and other treatments.
Perform ultrasound scanning to include follicular tracking, early pregnancy, baseline assessment scans and HyCosy Clinic and symptom management. Work within the HFEA Code of Practice, NMC Code of Practice and work to performance standards set for Band 5 / 6 Nurses within Gloucester Hospitals Trust. Refer to the multidisciplinary team or outside agencies for advice and support as appropriate. Participate in data collection required by the Fertility Unit for statistics required by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.
To be a highly skilled clinical expert with specialised knowledge in caring for patients with complex needs Perform all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the relevant legislation, in particular the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Act(1990), the Code of Practice (8th Edition) 2008 and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of Professional Conduct Analytical and judgemental skills: required for assessment of patients, planning and implementation of care and provide specialist fertility support and advice about IVF and other treatments. Promote the Fertility Unit and improve communication by liaising with other departments within the hospital and other agencies effectively and providing information/teaching session as appropriate. In consultation with the multidisciplinary team, encourage innovation, research based practice and evaluation of new techniques within the Cotswold Fertility Clinic Liaise with fertility network support groups. Promote health education within the unit and take shared responsibility for ensuring an adequate supply of information leaflets for patients.
Be responsible for own professional development and the need to learn new skills and acquire new knowledge within this specialised department, ensuring that you keep up to date with current issues. To ask for advice and support as required. Please see attached full job description

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