Pregnancy Advisory Nurse: Sponsorship Available

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exiting opportunity has become available for a Band 6 Nurse or Midwife to work in the Pregnancy Advisory Service (PAS) at the Central Health Clinic and WISH clinic.

PAS is a Nurse delivered, Consultant covered, service based at the Central Health Clinic and WISH. The role involves patient consultations, ultrasound scanning, informal counselling, sexual health screening, giving contraception advice and consenting for abortions.

May include some evenings & travel to Weston General Hospital.

Observation shift recommended prior to application/interview – please contact to arrange.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide a full range of nursing skills within the Pregnancy Advisory Service. This may include evenings.
  • Provide a confidential and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services including use of Fraser Guidelines.
  • Administer and / or issue prescribed medication as appropriate following NMC professional guidelines, working from PGDs or Non-Medical Prescribing as appropriate.
  • Use professional judgement to seek advice or refer to medical colleagues.
  • Be aware of and adhere to NMC, Trust and Directorate policies and procedures.
  • Adhere to departmental protocols, procedures and guidelines for clinical care in order to ensure that a high standard of care is delivered to all service users.
  • Perform testing, obtain swabs and specimens as appropriate and provide advice and information to patients regarding cervical cytology.
  • Provide health promotion relevant to patient needs.
  • Promote sexual health and in particular advise about the transmission of sexually transmitted infections and ways of reducing those risks.
  • Undertake pregnancy tests and refer to and liaise with other professionals as appropriate, providing pre pregnancy advice and information as required.
  • Perform ultrasound scanning to confirm pregnancy and gestation (following in-house training).
  • Participate in and run nurse led clinics, and be able to use professional judgement to seek advice or refer to medical colleagues or other agencies.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Interest in and commitment to providing safe abortion care
  • Relevant post-registration nursing or Midwifery experience
  • Up to date knowledge and experience of working in a sexual health/contraception/abortion/Gynaecological service
  • Experience of instruction and assessing in clinical practice i.e. supporting students and new staff members
  • Experience of working with all age groups, genders and sexualities
  • Experience of safeguarding patients

Desirable

  • Experience of leading or managing a team
  • Ultra sound scanning experience in first and second stage trimester

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered General Nurse / 1st Level Registration
  • Current NMC Registration

Desirable

  • Qualification in Teaching, Assessing and Mentoring
  • Recognised Contraception and Sexual Health Course (Diploma of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive healthcare)
  • FSRH Letter of Competence in Insertion and removal of Subdermal Implants SDI

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Highly effective verbal and written communication and negotiation skills – to staff, patients and relatives, including in situations of conflict or distress
  • Strong organisational skills – prioritising complex situations
  • Skills in caseload management and record keeping
  • Demonstrates the ability to lead and influence change
  • Demonstrates an ability to take overall responsibility and accountability
  • Flexibility, adaptability to meet the needs of a changing service
  • Demonstrates an ability to act as facilitator, mentor and supervisor to colleagues
  • Information technology skills: including MS Word; Outlook; MS Excel; MS Powerpoint
  • Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care
  • Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, autonomous and show initiative
  • Innovative
  • Demonstrates a non-judgement attitude
  • A good team player
  • Willingness to complete in-house USS training programme if not completed elsewhere

Public Sector Language Competency

Essential

  • Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard

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: 20 September 2026

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