Registered Nurse- Women's UnitNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a registered nurse has arisen to join us on the women's unit in York Hospital on a 6 month fixed term contract working 22.5 hours per week.

The women's unit comprises of the early pregnancy assessment unit, the gynaecology assessment unit and a colposcopy and hysteroscopy department. A minor operations clinic and a lower genital tract clinic are also held within the unit and the successful candidate will rotate around these clinics.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills whilst caring for patients who attend the women's unit with early pregnancy complications and other gynaecological conditions.

We are a small friendly team and we are all committed to providing a high standard of patient care in our women's unit.

We are open daily including bank holidays with the exception of Christmas Day.

This post is open to qualified Registered Nurses with a full registration with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council and Pre-Registered Nurses due to qualify in 2026.

Main duties of the job

Our Early Pregnancy and Gynaecology Assessment Units are an outpatient service where we deliver planned and emergency care. A high proportion of our patients attend with pregnancy complications such as miscarriage, ectopic pregnancies and molar pregnancies.

We also see people who are experiencing acute gynaecological issues and are needing emergency care.

A high standard of communication and the ability to show empathy is very important both in the assessments units and the out patient clinics due to the nature of the conditions our patients attend with.

A flexible working approach will be needed and this post would ideally suit someone with gynaecological experience or someone with a very keen interest in women's health.

As a band 5 registered nurse you will undertake in house training to enable you to see patients independently in the assessment units. This will include triaging patients, assessing patient's needs, reading scan reports, performing venepuncture, safely and effectively discharging patients with an appropriate action plan in place when required.

Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY at York Hospital. Remote interviews will not be available.

Job description

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:[email protected].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.