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A leading Private Fertility Clinic with multiple locations across the UK are looking to recruit aSenior Fertility Nurse -London/Hertfordshire
Salary- Competitive
Based -London or Hertfordshire
Responsibilities
- To practice in accordance with the current NMC Code of Conduct. Ensure patients safety and well-being at all times whilst they are under their care and to ensure that no harm is done through an act of omission
- Possess a working knowledge of their patients drug regimes and treatment plans and prescribing medications when needed to ensure patient health and well-being.
- Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care needs of individual patients undergoing treatments in their care.
- To provide information to all patients prior to treatment and through ongoing care in order to aid informed consent. To ensure access to a Fertility Counsellor as required.
- To perform ultrasoundscanning of all fertility patients including diagnostic scans and administration of drugs relevant to patients treatment (in line with current NMC guidelines), teaching patients to self-administer where relevant and appropriate.
- Assist in clinical proceduressuch as Oocyte retrievals, Embryo transfers, IUI, Hycosy, Endometrial scratch/biopsy
- Provide Phlebotomy services for collection of specimens, labelling and despatching to the outside laboratory as per current Clinic SOPs.
- Provide training to junior nursing staff to facilitate their skills development in fertility services, treatment planning and ultrasonography
- To contemporaneously ensure all offered treatment, advice, treatment cycles and outcomes are recorded (in electronic or hard copy) in line with current HFEA guidelines and requirements and SOPs.
- To participate in a weekend and out of hours roster.
- To oversee smooth running of all nursing duties in the absence of Nurse Manager
Job knowledge
- Relevant JDH forms, SOPs and information, HFEA Code of Practice 9th Edition.
- To be aware of and implement the ambassadorial aspect of the post.
- Computer literate in the relevant database(s) e.g. IDEAS/ enquiry tracker/ iMatch.
Core knowledge
- Emergency situation SOPs.
- Confidentiality requirements.
- Human Resources requirements.
- Health and Safety procedures, including Manual Handling, Fire and Infection Control.
- Competent in Intermediate Life Support (ILS).
- Quality Management System requirements.
- Computer literate in Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook and Explorer.
