Jane Nicholls

Throughout my nursing career since 1996 I have always focused on women’s health. This has ranged from gynecology, midwifery, and fertility.

In 2018 I had a change and managed a team of nurses in the community and have learned chemotherapy and biologics treatment as well as managing remotely from home.

In 2021, I returned to fertility practice as a nurse manager.

Fertility experience

I have worked in 3 units. It was at Edinburgh Fertility Unit where I learned the basic skills of being a fertility nurse.

This included:

• ›Nurse consultations
• ›Assisting in oocyte recovery/ embryo transfers and Intrauterine insemination

Complete Fertility

I joined Complete Fertility when it was only running an IUI service. I then helped set it up into a fully-fledged NHS/Private IVF fertility unit.

I was lead nurse and I completed an USS course in fertility and embryo transfer.

My skills included:

• ›Nurse consultations
• ›IVF USS
• ›IUI
• ›Embryo transfers
• ›Assisting in oocyte recovery and on calls for the unit

I autonomously performed embryo transfers, USS and IUI. Venepuncture, cannulation and administering medication in recovery.

I was promoted to the clinical operations manager where I then became the main contact for complaints and managing the NHS waiting list with the admin team whilst continuing clinical duties.

At present I am nurse manager of an IVF unit.