Job overview

Are you a registered experienced nurse sonographer with gynaecology health experience? Do you want to achieve your potential by playing a key role, working in a unit that is dedicated to providing an emergency gynaecology and scanning services for women?  You will be working closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team  within Gynaecology and Women’s health services.

The unit provides a high quality service for women experiencing emergency gynaecology complications via the Gynaecology Assessment Unit (GAU) and early pregnancy problems via the Early Pregnancy Advisory Unit (       EPAU). We are currently looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Nurse to join our team of Nurse specialists.

As a first level registered nurse, working as part of a supportive and committed multi-professional team, you will have plenty of opportunity to develop and expand your role. We will support you to work towards patient management skills enabling you to deliver truly holistic care for our clients. This is an excellent opportunity for you to reach your clinical potential and develop the skills to practise autonomously within clinical protocols and guidelines.

We are fully committed to your professional and personal development.

Main duties of the job

The post holder acts as a specialist practitioner in the area of early pregnancy and emergency Gynaecology care and will act as a resource for this across the Gynaecology department. The role will have responsibility for deputising for the lead CNS in co-ordinating and developing the Emergency Gynaecology Unit. The post is one of continuing professional development. 

Working closely with the lead consultant of Emergency Gynaecology service and Gynaecology matron , the post holder will ensure the delivery of evidence – based care throughout the unit. With innovation approach to nursing, the post holder will participate in developing and implementing service development projects. The role shares the responsibility to facilitate an effective communication link across directorates and within the women’s directorate. The post is seen as key to establish links with other provider units to aid dissemination of information and best practice. 

To perform ultrasound examinations Cross-site to include early pregnancy and Gynaecological case mix as appropriate and competent.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.