Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
(**) Early Pregnancy Unit Nurse
The closing date is 19 November 2026
Job summary
We are looking for an empathetic and experienced Early Pregnancy Nurse to join our team and provide expert specialist clinical nursing practice to women accessing the Early Pregnancy Unit (EPU) as part of the emergency gynaecology service.

The successful candidate will use evidence-based clinical practice in line with current research, guidelines and other available evidence.

They will ensure that patients and their families are fully informed about their journey through the service and will liaise with other members of the Multi-disciplinary Team when required, to ensure delivery of reliable high quality care.

Finally, they will provide compassionate care to pregnant women, including breaking sad news effectively and providing emotional support.

Main duties of the job

• Care for women who are experiencing issues in early pregnancy.
• To communicate highly sensitive information to patients and help them reach informed choices about their care
• Have an expert knowledge of Early Pregnancy, management options including associated side effects and evidence based use of complimentary therapies and be able to signpost to other services or support groups.
• Effectively manage the Early Pregnancy Unit resource, ensuring that staff rotas are able to deliver safe and effective patient care.
• Discuss and counsel patients regarding treatment options following a confirmed (or potential) diagnosis of pregnancy loss.
• Enable patient choice and involvement (within safe clinical guidelines) and initiate appropriate treatment.

About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Details
Date posted: 09 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for part time)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 390-NR-WAC-BR-6871
Job locations: Broomfield, Court Road, Chelmsford, CM1 7ET, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires.

Person Specification
Experience

• Essential: Experience of early pregnancy
• Essential: Experience of working as part of a multi disciplinary team
• Essential: Experience of working autonomously
• Essential: Experience of triaging
• Essential: Experience of bereavement care
• Essential: Demonstrable experience working within gynaecology services

Qualifications

• Essential: NMC registration
• Desirable: Bereavement course attendance
• Desirable: Assessment and triage course attendance
• Desirable: Leadership qualification

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Broomfield, Court Road, Chelmsford, CM1 7ET, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.mse.nhs.uk

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: EPU Clinical Nurse Specialist, Vicky Roberts, Victoria.Roberts22@nhs.net, 03004432600

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