Fertility Nurse / Midwife

At TFP, we make families. We shape fertility journeys around people’s lives. We provide an outstanding patient experience by showing that we care, build trust, deliver our expertise, drive innovation, and demonstrate our patients our passion on a day-by-day basis.

The post-holder will be one of a group of fertility nurses & midwives working within the TFP Simply Fertility clinic in Chelmsford, supporting patients throughout their fertility treatment journey.

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This role is full time, varied shifts include 8am-4pm, 9am-5pm, 10am-6pm.*
Occasional weekends/national bank holidays cover when required.

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Roles and Responsibilities:*

Desirable Special Skills:

• Ultrasound scanning skills - to undertake scans to establish antral follicle count, follicular tracking and early pregnancy viability

Fertility Treatments

• To assist in the management, and support of sub-fertile couples before, during and after treatment cycles, developing a therapeutic environment to meet the individual needs of the couples.
• To demonstrate excellent communication skills, providing information and implications counselling (including risks around treatment) to enable couples to make informed choices regarding their treatment.
• To ensure that all records (paper & electronic) are completed & recorded completely & accurately by patients & clinic staff.
• To undertake patient consultations before, during and post treatment cycles.
• To ensure that informed consent for treatment is given and the appropriate clinic and Human Fertilisation Embryology Authority consent forms are completed for the treatment cycle, storage, discussing the risks associated with ART and potential usage of gametes for research, training or in treatment posthumously.
• In conjunction with senior nursing staff to be responsible for the booking of the patient’s treatment cycle, planning drug prescribing and liaising with GPs.
• To explain the individualised treatment schedule including the potential side effects of the drug treatment and demonstration of injection technique with the use of subcutaneous injection pen.
• To demonstrate skill at interpreting complex clinical information/data, anticipating potential problems, taking action to prevent/minimise these, responding to any changes promptly and effectively and developing specialised plans of care / following the relevant protocols.

Theatre / Recovery

• To demonstrate initiative and provide support in assisting medical staff with procedures e.g. performing transvaginal ultrasound guided oocyte retrieval.
• To demonstrate dexterity, accuracy and attention to detail in the preparing of specialist equipment for procedures to be undertaken within the unit/ward whilst adhering to Local policies e.g. intravenous drug administration.
• To promote the highest standards of cleanliness and sterility of all equipment used in the IVF guided egg retrieval, saline ultrasound, embryo transfer and intra-uterine insemination procedures in line with HFEA practice.
• To supervise and assist in the preparation and care of the patient and her partner before, during and after the above procedures.

General Practice

• To work within the legal framework as laid out by the 1990 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act of Parliament and Care Quality Commission
• Taking blood samples, cannulation etc.
• To demonstrate use of excellent communication skills to support patients and families in highly stressful situations (e.g. breaking bad news, diagnosis of ectopic or miscarriage, managing bereavement and anger management) both face to face and over the telephone.
• To ensure COSHH, Infection Control, Risk Management and maintenance of health and safety within the department is implemented according to unit policy and that every effort is made to identify and minimise potential risks/hazards.
• Participate in the clinic’s Quality Management System, including audits, risk assessments, complaints & incident management

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Required Experience / Skills*

• 1st level registration with NMC
• Interest in women’s health
• Computer skills
• Phlebotomy

Desirable Experience / Skills

• Ultrasound scanning
• Fertility experience

Job Type: Full-time