Fertility Staff Nurse

Job summary

To work within Wales Fertility Institute Unit and participate in and assist the Clinical Nurses and Consultants in making the best use of all available resources, to ensure that the care given is of the highest possible standard and meets the needs of each individual patient.

• Provide nursing care to patients during fertility treatment.
• Support the Senior and Deputy Sister in ensuing efficient/effective management of the area.
• Promote, improve and maintain high standards of care and contribute to the wider development of nursing within the Health Board.
• Ensure patients receive safe, individualised and effective standards of care by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care.
• Communicate effectively at all times, liaising with members of the Multidisciplinary Team to deliver patient care.
• Facilitate the development and maintenance of the department philosophy.
• Display leadership skills and act as the patients advocate.

Main duties of the job

The Wales Fertility Institute has an excellent opportunity for a Band 5 Nurse to join the team. We are a busy fertility clinic, based within the University Hospital of Wales and Neath Port Talbot Hospital. The successful applicant will have an opportunity to join an experienced, highly professional multidisciplinary team in an exciting speciality to assist people through their fertility treatment.

The successful applicant will be required to work across both sites as per the needs of the service and work weekends on a rota basis. We welcome applications from all trained nurses who would like full and part time hours. Prior experience in fertility nursing is desirable however not essential as necessary training will be provided for the right candidate.

The Successful post holder will

• Assist in theatre and recovery.
• Plan and co-ordinate patient's treatment cycles.
• Coach patients to self-administer fertility drugs and obtain informed consent for treatment.
• Provide information and advice on treatment and emotional support to patients face to face and over the telephone/video call.
• Perform venepuncture.
• Chaperone nurses and doctors.
• Prepare theatre and support with theatre procedures.
• Participate in on-going Quality Management by participating in the undertaking of audits and risk assessments.
• Progress through the competency framework for fertility nursing.
• Compliance to legislative and organisational codes of practice.

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

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