Job summary
Please note this role is on a 6 month fixed term contract*
Are you an experienced Nurse or Midwife looking for a new challenge? Are you looking for a role that includes some home working and flexibility?
Do you have experience of leading and managing a team?
If the answer is yes, then we may have just the role for you!
At our Richmond telemedicine hub, we are looking for a Telemedical Lead Nurse or Midwife who is passionate about women's health and dedicated to providing exceptional care to our clients. As a Lead Nurse or Midwife you will provide abortion and sexual health information, pre-treatment assessment and treatment to clients in a supportive manner.
The post holder will lead, manage and mentor a remote clinical team of nurses and midwives involved in the provision of the telemedical termination service. You will also deputise in the absence of the Treatment Unit Manager.
This role is working 18 hours per week over 3 days. Once trained, this will be a hybrid role with a mixture between home and the hub. More details surrounding the working pattern will be discussed at interview.
Main duties of the job
- To deliver high standards
of telemedical care in accordance with NMC Guidelines for Professional
Practice, and to promote the safety and well-being of clients at all times.
- Ensure that the client understands her options in relation to the pregnancy &, if choosing termination, meets the ground of the Abortion Act.
To co-ordinate
clinicians to meet the needs of the service and contribute to
the identification of efficient staffing levels and manage human resources
effectively.
To assist the Unit
Manager in setting budgets for the Unit and in ensuring that CQC standards are
maintained.
To audit client
pathways and practitioners to ensure compliance with BPAS policies, and
implement/review action plans where required.
About You
You will be a Registered Adult Nurse Level 1 or Midwife (practising) who has experience of working within a clinical environment, where you have supervised or managed other clinical staff. You will have experience of working to guidelines, policies and procedures, and also have experience of completing client documentation.
We are also looking for:
- A friendly, professional, supportive and non-judgmental person with a commitment to a client-led service
- Gynaecological nursing experience or relevant specialty
i.e. sexual health, contraception
About us
British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) is the UK's
largest independent women's reproductive healthcare charity. We work mainly on
behalf of the NHS across the country providing abortion, contraception, STI
testing & treatment. We specialise in evidence-based, not-for-profit care
reproductive healthcare.
Working with us:
Alongside a supportive and friendly working environment,
BPAS has generous benefits: life assurance cover at 3 times salary, 34 days
annual leave per year & a defined contribution pension scheme. You will
have access to our employee benefits programme through BHSF which includes
special health & wellbeing services & lifestyle offers for you &
your family. This includes various salary sacrifice schemes, counselling services
& free private GP appointments.
For our clinical roles, a full clinical training package
will be provided along with comprehensive support. Nursing & midwifery
colleagues will have the opportunity to train in 1st & 2nd trimester
sonography scanning, contraception fitting & STI testing. For surgical
units you will gain experience in conscious sedation & general anaesthetic
treatment in our operating departments.
BPAS is committed to safeguarding & promoting the
welfare of vulnerable adults, children & young people through a safer
recruitment framework. This includes a thorough selection process & a
number of pre-employment checks.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information and a full job description can be found on the right hand side of the page and is available for you to download and review.
Further Information
Salary: £45,971 - £53,402 per annum pro rata - depending on skills and experience. This is inclusive of the OLW. Saturday shifts are paid at time and a half.
Contract: 6 month fixed term contract
Working Pattern: 18 hours per week. 3 x 6 hour shifts on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesday with the occasional Saturday. Hours will be between the below opening times:
Monday & Tuesday 08:00 to 18:00 | Wednesdays 08:00 to 20:00
Location: BPAS Richmond hub - Rosslyn Clinic, 15 Rosslyn Rd, East Twickenham, Twickenham TW1 2AR. Once trained, there is a mix between hub and home working.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information and a full job description can be found on the right hand side of the page and is available for you to download and review.
Further Information
Salary: £45,971 - £53,402 per annum pro rata - depending on skills and experience. This is inclusive of the OLW. Saturday shifts are paid at time and a half.
Contract: 6 month fixed term contract
Working Pattern: 18 hours per week. 3 x 6 hour shifts on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesday with the occasional Saturday. Hours will be between the below opening times:
Monday & Tuesday 08:00 to 18:00 | Wednesdays 08:00 to 20:00
Location: BPAS Richmond hub - Rosslyn Clinic, 15 Rosslyn Rd, East Twickenham, Twickenham TW1 2AR. Once trained, there is a mix between hub and home working.
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.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Leading and managing a clinical team
- Completion of client documentation
Desirable
- Gynaecological nursing experience or relevant speciality i.e. sexual health, contraception
- Experience of nurse admissions and discharges
- Practice nurse experience
- Venepuncture
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse level 1 / Registered Midwife (practising)
- Active NMC registration and valid PIN
Desirable
- Contraception skills
- Ultrasound scanning skills
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the Abortion Act (training given)
- Health & Safety and COSHH requirements
- Infection control
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Desirable
- Contraception
- Sexual health
- Abortion procedures and clinical guidelines
- Incident reporting
- Ultrasound scanning
- Counselling
General
Essential
- Do you support a woman's right to choose abortion?
- Are you the family or friend of a current BPAS employee? If yes, please state the name and the nature of the relationship
- Please state your Professional body and membership e.g.NMC Midwives (RM)
- Please state your Membership/Registration number along with your expiry/renewal date
- This role is for 18 hours per week (3 x 6hr shifts) on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and the occasional Saturday. Can you commit to this?
- This role is a hybrid position with a mixture of home and hub working (once trained). We require candidates to live within a 60 minute commute of the Richmond hub. Please state your postcode.
Desirable
- Please list any further information you wish to add in support of your application for this role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Leading and managing a clinical team
- Completion of client documentation
Desirable
- Gynaecological nursing experience or relevant speciality i.e. sexual health, contraception
- Experience of nurse admissions and discharges
- Practice nurse experience
- Venepuncture
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse level 1 / Registered Midwife (practising)
- Active NMC registration and valid PIN
Desirable
- Contraception skills
- Ultrasound scanning skills
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the Abortion Act (training given)
- Health & Safety and COSHH requirements
- Infection control
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Desirable
- Contraception
- Sexual health
- Abortion procedures and clinical guidelines
- Incident reporting
- Ultrasound scanning
- Counselling
General
Essential
- Do you support a woman's right to choose abortion?
- Are you the family or friend of a current BPAS employee? If yes, please state the name and the nature of the relationship
- Please state your Professional body and membership e.g.NMC Midwives (RM)
- Please state your Membership/Registration number along with your expiry/renewal date
- This role is for 18 hours per week (3 x 6hr shifts) on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and the occasional Saturday. Can you commit to this?
- This role is a hybrid position with a mixture of home and hub working (once trained). We require candidates to live within a 60 minute commute of the Richmond hub. Please state your postcode.
Desirable
- Please list any further information you wish to add in support of your application for this role.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
