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Pregnancy Advisory Nurse

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Bristol, BS2 0JD £39,959 – £48,117 a year Fixed-Term Posted 4 September 2026 Apply by 20 September 2026

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Role description

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.

About us

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Date posted

04 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

387-MED6812-JJ

Job locations

Central Health Clinic

Tower Hill

Bristol

BS2 0JD

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

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

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