Registered Nurse - Ear, Nose & Throat

NHS; Norwich; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Norwich seeks a Registered Nurse for the ENT Outpatients Department. The role involves participation in acute care, mentoring junior staff, and opportunities for personal development. Candidates should be registered nurses and possess excellent communication skills, with experience being advantageous. The position offers a supportive environment with a focus on quality patient care and development.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Discounted gym memberships

Excellent pension scheme

On-site Nursery

Support in career development

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current UK professional registration.
• Recent experience of nursing in an acute hospital environment is desirable.
• Experience of managing/leading a team is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Participate in nurse-led aural care clinic.
• Maintain a high standard of nursing care applying evidence-based practice.
• Communicate effectively with patients and multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Excellent communication and inter-personal skills

Ability to maintain high standards of care

Competency in clinical skills

Education

Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register

Job description

Job summary: Are you a Registered Nurse looking for personal and professional development in an evolving outpatient department? An excellent opportunity has arisen to join the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital as a Registered Nurse, as a part of our highly experienced and established team in the ENT Outpatients Department.

Based in Outpatients West at Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital on our modern, purpose-built site this exciting opportunity is much more involved than you might expect from an outpatient's role.

The successful candidate will work within all aspects of the ENT Department including the use of highly specialist equipment. You will also be given the opportunity to assist in Transnasal Oesophagoscopy and other procedures, which are carried out in the clinic environment.

There is the opportunity for nurse-led enhanced practice to provide aural care for patients with ear problems, giving you a great opportunity for personal development. Although previous aural care experience would be advantageous, it is not essential, as specialist in-house training will be provided.

Our department is also evolving to develop further nurse led roles in addition to already running post operative follow up checks for bone conducting hearing-aid patients and nasal patients. You will be joining a small and friendly team and will be given plenty of mentoring and support from experienced team members.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of the role are:

• Participate in the nurse led aural care clinic.
• Participate in data collection for audits undertaken in the department.
• Act as a leader in the clinical area in the absence of a more senior member of staff.
• Act as a mentor and provide supervision to junior staff.
• Participate in the appraisal process for junior staff.
• Assist in rota planning.
• Participate in clinics and procedures under local anaesthetic undertaken in the department

The successful candidate will be expected to work their hours over 4 days a week, Monday to Saturday. This will be discussed further at the interview. With Norwich recently being named one of the Sunday Times 'best places to live in 2021' you will have plenty of opportunity to take advantage of our eclectic mix of independent shops, bars and restaurants as well as the wide-open countryside of idyllic Norfolk.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Job responsibilities

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUHs PRIDE values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.

• Ensure practice is in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and work within limits of competence.
• To have successfully completed the Trusts preceptorship programme.
• Maintain a high standard of nursing care applying evidence-based practice.
• Carry out assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care without supervision.
• Carry out the daily personal care of patients.
• Maintain accurate records of all care given.
• Update patient administration systems e.g. PAS to ensure real time data collection and confidentiality.
• To effectively use information technology for the benefit of patient care in accordance with the Trusts Cyber Code of Conduct.
• To maintain confidentiality of information (written, verbal, electronic), whilst being aware of the Freedom for Information Act.
• To promptly and effectively communicate relevant changes in patient status to the multi-disciplinary team.
• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, carers, significant others, the multi-disciplinary team and support services.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential:

• Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register

Experience

Desirable:

• Recent experience of nursing in an acute hospital environment
• Experience of managing / leading a team and co-ordinating workload

Skills

Essential:

• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
• Ability to maintain high standards of care
• Competency in clinical skills including enhanced practice relevant to the level of experience and clinical area

Attitude, aptitude

Essential:

• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence

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.

UK Registration

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

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible