Early Pregnancy Pathway Nurse

Job description

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients' own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

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.

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