Staff Nurse ENT OPD

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

Job overview: We are seeking an enthusiastic, polite, confident, resilient and organised individual to join the ENT Outpatient Service as a Staff Nurse. You will be expected to have good interpersonal and communication skills to deal with the numerous patients that visit outpatients on a daily basis. Whilst putting the patient first, the successful candidate will undertake a range of clinical duties as delegated by the OPD Sister or Staff Nurse in Charge. You will be expected to record any care or intervention you provide as delegated by the OPD Sister/Nurse in Charge. The ability to work at pace, following advice and instruction outlined by medical and/or senior nursing staff is essential. You will be expected to be able to work alone or as part of a team within your NMC Code of Practice. Previous experience in an acute hospital setting/outpatient is an advantage.

Main duties of the job: You will be expected to support outpatients, with a focus on working in clinics to support patients during their outpatient journey. A range of duties from welcoming patients to clinic and explaining who they will see; performing any baseline observations requested by the clinician, being a chaperone and good listener whilst ensuring that the clinic starts and finishes on time. You will be expected to be competent with using information technology as you will work with electronic patient records. Undertaking co-ordination of clinics, appropriate delegation and responsibilities for patient safety during a range of diagnostic procedures. Previous experience of ENT would be advantageous.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities: To provide a high standard of individualised compassionate care to patients, whilst maintaining at all times, their privacy and dignity. To assist the OPD Manager in the efficient running of medical outpatient clinics. To coordinate the clinics to ensure that patients visiting the outpatient area receive a first-class service. To support patients visiting the outpatient setting; ensuring that they are kept updated & informed with their progress (in clinic) and explanation provided regarding any next steps through the service. To provide care for patients who attend the outpatient department and for their carers; within the recognised framework in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Calderdale & Huddersfield Foundation Trust policies, and Health & Safety legislation.

Person specification:

• Qualification/Training: NMC Registered Nurse in relevant field of practice, Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor qualification or willingness to complete, Additional post-registration qualification relevant to field of practice.
• Knowledge, experience & expertise: Knowledge and skill to plan, deliver, and evaluate high quality, evidence-based nursing care to a group of patients within the speciality of the post, Experience of working with patients, and those that matter to them, from a range of diverse cultures and backgrounds, Experience of working as part of a team, with the ability to prioritise own workload, Clinical experience in the specialty of the post.
• Communication and relationships: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to adapt to meet the requirements of patients, their families/carers, and professional colleagues, Ability to work under pressure, Flexibility to meet the needs of the service.

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co-create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce; that’s why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.

If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current/most recent employer.

You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard £26.40 or Basic £26.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.

CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

If you have any questions please contact ask.recruitment@cht.nhs.uk for assistance.