Staff Nurse ENT Clinic

The Ear Nose and Throat Clinic located in the Outpatient Department at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester is a diverse, multidisciplinary environment which requires flexible and adaptable skills, an aptitude to learn and a motivation to develop your own skills.

In the ENT Clinic you will be able to learn all about ENT and treatment. You will be assisting our ENT doctors in their outpatient clinics, but also support our Emergency Clinic, Triage calls, run Nurse Led Clinic and help support and manage our delicate ENT equipment with the support of your direct line manager.

Previous outpatient experience is desirable but not essential as training will be given. Professional development is high on our priorities and regular CPD is encouraged and essential. The department offers a supportive and learning environment which endeavours to constantly develop the service, in order that its patients receive the highest quality and most up to date care.

Flexible working is required; our shifts are from 08 : 00 until 18 : 00, four times a week. However, we do offer evening clinic in order to support our patients, so flexibility to work until 20 : 00 is essential.

This is a full-time vacancy although part-time applicants will be considered.

This is a very patient-focused service and the successful candidate will need excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work across a range of different medical and surgical specialties.

Key Responsibilities :

• High standards of Professional Practice to ensure quality of patient care, experience and the patient journey.
• Developing Own Clinical Practice, Knowledge, Skills And Experience.
• Acting as a good role model.
• Supporting the team in ensuring that the clinical services are delivered to a high quality of care and that all compliance requirements such as CQC and contractual requirements are achieved.
• To take charge of the Department in the absence of the Senior and Deputy Sister.
• To support Senior Nursing Staff in all aspects of their duties and responsibilities.
• Assist your line manager in formulation of action plans and implementation of new practices or changes to practice and policy.
• To organise and manage own time effectively to ensure the smooth running of clinics, assisting both patients and medical staff as necessary.
• Undertake training and achievement of competencies required for treatments administered in the ENT Clinic.
• To be accountable and responsible to escalate any concerns to senior team in a timely manner.
• To follow NatSSIPS guidance on all invasive procedures in the clinic.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites : Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part-time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

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