Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Nurse/midwife specialist in Early Pregnancy Care

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Job summary

Job Purpose

An expert practitioner, providing leadership, management and education to enhance the care for women with complications in early pregnancy.

To manage a clinical caseload

To be able to demonstrate advanced communication skills. communicating with women, families and other healthcare professionals.

To provide safe, effective, compassionate women centred care. To make a positive difference to the experience of women and their partners and/or family at a vulnerable and stressful time.

To provide support and counselling to women experiencing early pregnancy loss and be able to demonstrate evidence based use of all management options.

To act as the womens' advocate empowering women, as individuals, to make the right choices in managing pregnancy loss.

Develop and maintain collaborative working with both internal and external professionals. Ensuring delivery of best care.

To be responsible for the development and monitoring of standards and policies of clinical practice within the designated area.

To ensure service delivery meets national standards

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in your care.

To ensure that accurate, legible records of patient care are kept and that are consistent with Trust professional and service guidelines.

Main duties of the job

the postholder will independently manage a clinical caseload of patients who may be experiencing miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy including undertaking ultrasound scans

About us

Diversity makes us interesting... Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.

Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.

Details

Date posted

29 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-7933911UCGBCLINNUR

Job locations

RBFT

craven road

reading

RG1 5AN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

An expert practitioner, providing leadership, management and education to enhance the care for women with complications in early pregnancy.

To manage a clinical caseload

To be able to demonstrate advanced communication skills. communicating with women, families and other healthcare professionals.

To provide safe, effective, compassionate women centred care. To make a positive difference to the experience of women and their partners and/or family at a vulnerable and stressful time.

To provide support and counselling to women experiencing early pregnancy loss and be able to demonstrate evidence based use of all management options.

To act as the womens advocate empowering women, as individuals, to make the right choices in managing pregnancy loss.

Develop and maintain collaborative working with both internal and external professionals. Ensuring delivery of best care.

To be responsible for the development and monitoring of standards and policies of clinical practice within the designated area.

To ensure service delivery meets national standards

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in your care.

To ensure that accurate, legible records of patient care are kept and that are consistent with Trust professional and service guidelines.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

An expert practitioner, providing leadership, management and education to enhance the care for women with complications in early pregnancy.

To manage a clinical caseload

To be able to demonstrate advanced communication skills. communicating with women, families and other healthcare professionals.

To provide safe, effective, compassionate women centred care. To make a positive difference to the experience of women and their partners and/or family at a vulnerable and stressful time.

To provide support and counselling to women experiencing early pregnancy loss and be able to demonstrate evidence based use of all management options.

To act as the womens advocate empowering women, as individuals, to make the right choices in managing pregnancy loss.

Develop and maintain collaborative working with both internal and external professionals. Ensuring delivery of best care.

To be responsible for the development and monitoring of standards and policies of clinical practice within the designated area.

To ensure service delivery meets national standards

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in your care.

To ensure that accurate, legible records of patient care are kept and that are consistent with Trust professional and service guidelines.

Person Specification

essentail criteria

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Adult) or Registered Midwife Current NMC registration. Safeguarding Training (level 2). Recognised teaching/assessing qualification (e.g. ENB 998, C&G 730 or equivalent). Educated to 1st degree level and commitment to masters level study Evidence of further academic/personal development. CASE accredited training in ultrasound or similar

Desirable

  • safeguarding level 3, masters level study, non medical prescriber, counselling skills

essential criteria

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Adult) or Registered Midwife Current NMC registration. Safeguarding Training (level 2). Recognised teaching/assessing qualification (e.g. ENB 998, C&G 730 or equivalent). Educated to 1st degree level and commitment to masters level study Evidence of further academic/personal development. CASE accredited training in ultrasound or similar

Desirable

  • safeguarding level 3, masters level study, non medical prescriber, counselling skills
Person Specification

essentail criteria

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Adult) or Registered Midwife Current NMC registration. Safeguarding Training (level 2). Recognised teaching/assessing qualification (e.g. ENB 998, C&G 730 or equivalent). Educated to 1st degree level and commitment to masters level study Evidence of further academic/personal development. CASE accredited training in ultrasound or similar

Desirable

  • safeguarding level 3, masters level study, non medical prescriber, counselling skills

essential criteria

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Adult) or Registered Midwife Current NMC registration. Safeguarding Training (level 2). Recognised teaching/assessing qualification (e.g. ENB 998, C&G 730 or equivalent). Educated to 1st degree level and commitment to masters level study Evidence of further academic/personal development. CASE accredited training in ultrasound or similar

Desirable

  • safeguarding level 3, masters level study, non medical prescriber, counselling skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

RBFT

craven road

reading

RG1 5AN


Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

RBFT

craven road

reading

RG1 5AN


Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

matron gynaecology

carole carroll

carole.carroll@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

07825680067

Details

Date posted

29 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-7933911UCGBCLINNUR

Job locations

RBFT

craven road

reading

RG1 5AN


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