Nurse Specialist – Fertility

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Job summary

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for a Band 6 – Senior Nurse Fertility Specialist to join the Wolfson Fertility Centre team at Hammersmith Hospital. We are absolutely committed to ensuring that our patients have the best possible experience within our service. We are looking for people who are also committed to delivering the very best patient care and take pride on what they do.

We place a high value on treating all patients, customers and colleagues with respect and dignity and seek people who strive for excellence and innovation in all they do.If you join us you will have the opportunity to:

  • Develop your fertility, surgical, and gynaecological nursing skills in a supportive environment.
  • Provide a high standard of care for your patients.
  • Work alongside members of the multi-disciplinary team including specialist fertility nurses, embryologists and doctors.

You will work as a part of Multidisciplinary Team with additional support from our Clinical Practice Educator. There are many learning opportunities available including, fertility, theatre, egg collections, embryo transfers, basic scanning, pain management, health promotion, patient education, pre-operative, intra operative and post procedure care.

Caring for this group of patients is highly rewarding and will provide you with plenty of scope to develop further. If you would like to join the incredible Wolfson Fertility team at this time, we would be interested in receiving your application.

Main duties of the job

  • Assess the needs of women and men with subfertility problems, initiating and acceptingreferrals as appropriate.
  • Undertake assessment, implementation and evaluation of patients to provide specific care, advice, support and counselling where necessary.
  • Proactive participation in the co-ordination of the patient care across the patient pathway, contributing to the development the pathway to maximise patient satisfaction and outcomes.
  • Participate in and contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and specialist clinics.
  • Develop advanced skills e.g. ultrasound scanning to undertake follicle tracking, undertake intrauterine insemination and other treatments as required and for which competency has been assessed, referring to experienced practitioners for advice and under supervision where necessary.
  • Undertake nurse coordination clinics, providing specialist information and advice regarding fertility treatments, risks and side effects and self-administration of medicines, supporting patients with choices and in undertaking the consent process.

Person Specification

EDUCATION

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Relevant nursing/health related degree
  • Teaching or Mentorship course or equivalent

Desirable

  • Qualification in ultrasound scanning
  • Gynaecology or Fertility related qualification

SKILLS/ABILITIES

Essential

  • Able to handle difficult and emotional clinical situations and to communicate distressing news in a caring and compassionate manner
  • Demonstrates ability or potential to undertake nurse-led clinics
  • Ability to support and facilitate changes in practice
  • Able to produce good quality patient information and SOP’s/guidelines relevant to area of practice

Desirable

  • Independent prescriber
  • Advanced clinical assessment skills
  • Intrauterine insemination skills

EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Recent experience working in an assisted conception unit
  • Knowledge of current trends/treatments in fertility and reproductive medicine
  • Good understanding of clinical governance and quality management in health care
  • Specialised knowledge relevant to the field of practice

Desirable

  • Change management experience
  • Experience of undertaking research and/or audit

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).

Closing Date: 26 July 2026

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