(**) Early Pregnancy Unit Nurse | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Southend University Hospital NHS Trust
Salary:	£39,959 Per Annum (Pro Rata for part time)
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Chelmsford, CM1 7ET
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	6 Nov 2026
Closing date:	6 Dec 2026

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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.

• 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.

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

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.

This advert closes on Thursday 19 Nov 2026

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