Advanced Nurse Specialist Maternal Medicine

Advanced Nurse Specialist Maternal Medicine Band 7

Liverpool Women’s NHS FT became part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities – from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

At Liverpool Women’s Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.

We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.

Liverpool Women’s has an excellent reputation and is a centre of excellence. It is an exciting environment to work in and a great place to develop your career for many years to come.

We invite you to review why Liverpool Women's Hospital is a great place to work:

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

The post-holder will deliver and contribute to the development of the maternal medicine service, working both as an autonomous practitioner and team member, delivering high quality, expert nursing care.

• Be a key member of the maternal medicine MDT and work collaboratively with the rest of the maternity team to support best possible patient outcomes.
• Participate in joint specialist maternal medicine clinics, providing key nursing input. Supporting the other members of the clinical team and ensuring the team are working to agreed guidelines and protocols within a clinical governance framework.
• Assisting in the acceptance of referrals to the Maternal Medicine Portal, including determining their appropriateness and assisting in the prioritisation of referrals according to clinical need.
• Providing a nursing outreach role in both the inpatient and outpatient clinical settings. This will include assistance in carrying out specific investigations, treatments and interventions without direct supervision:
  • Investigations (e.g. bloods, blood cultures, ECG, ABG)
  • Management of peripheral and central lines
  • Administration of medications (e.g. immunoglobulin infusions)
• Assisting in the management of the acutely unwell patient including the provision of enhanced nursing care.
• Providing outreach support to pregnant women admitted to our acute gynaecology ward and across Liverpool Adult Acute and Specialist Providers (LAASP) comprising Aintree, Royal, Liverpool, Liverpool Hearth and Chest/Broadgreen, Walton Centre and Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as part of the maternal medicine team.
• Participating in maternal medicine ward rounds of both inpatients at Liverpool Women’s University Hospital and outreach patients at our local acute provider trusts (who are part of LAASP).
• Requesting diagnostic tests as appropriate within an agreed sphere of competence.
• Interpret results and develop programmes of care as appropriate.
• Provide telephone advisory service to patients within an agreed boundary of competence.
• Provide psychological support at diagnosis and throughout the patient journey, acting as the patient’s advocate.
• Proactively and independently refer patients to other disciplines when relevant, in accordance with local protocols and national guidelines.
• Contribute formally and informally to education, training and development of midwifery, nursing and other professional groups. A key focus will be increasing staff knowledge of maternal medicine.
• Act as specialist resource for patients, ensuring they…