Pregnant. Any ideas if this will affect my (patient facing, healthcare) job?

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Debating whether to tell work I am pregnant yet. I'm only 4/5 weeks along but my job is directly patient facing and very busy.

Does anyone know how it works with the risk assessment they have to do due to covid?

I have actually had the 1st dose of the vaccine so not sure if that affects anything.

tia!

I wouldn’t announce your pregnancy at such an early stage to anybody other than the father.

I know in hospitals you can move departments as a healthcare to an admin based role rather than being actual on the wards. At 28 weeks..

Congratulations OP.

@Daisypaisy2 No plan to "announce" but perhaps have a one to one meeting with my manager for the sake of being safe at work. I agree its early.

When did u have the vaccine as we are asked at our trust if we are trying for a baby and if u happen to fall pregnant do not have the 2nd vaccine.
At 4/5 weeks I wouldn't tell anyone

@GrowThroughWhatYouGoThrough 2 weeks ago. Asked if I was ttc and I said yes and that I had done a personal risk assessment and that I still wanted the vaccine. Got the vaccine.

I'm pregnant and I work as a scrub nurse the only difference is that I can't pat slide patients and I can't go in the x ray operating room also need to go on mat leave at 28 weeks

Thanks for that @Flyingwiththecanonsq congratulations on your pregnancy.

I imagine I'll have to do the same.

You can choose to go on maternity leave when suits you best. I worked till 37/38 weeks for mine - patient facing, manual because that’s what I wanted. With Covid I’m sure you won’t be asked (or could decline) going onto the covid wards but you’re not considered significantly higher risk unless have additional health needs.

Presuming you're NHS.
Its up to you when you tell your line manager but as soon as you do you're protected by maternity law. So if you're sick and you need time off they have to give it to you.
Risk assessments should be done every trimester. One normal and one covid one.
Your line manager is not obliged to make you none patient facing at 28 weeks - only if there is scope to do so. However most trusts will make you take the week before due date as start of mat leave and all your remaining leave may not roll over to next year so you may get alot of holiday before starting mat leave.
Good luck.

@LeroyJenkinssss I thought pregnant were classified as vulnerable ?

Massively helpful @Frazzle76 thank you.