Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse with an Enhanced Clinical Practitioner (ECP) qualification to join our friendly and professional ENT (ear, nose and throat) team within Head and Neck. The work is extremely interesting and varied, ranging from reviewing, assessing and monitoring patients in our SDEC (Same Day Emergency Care), supporting the management of inpatients on the head and neck ward and ENT patients on critical care, to providing outpatient ear treatments, and supporting other head and neck clinics.
We are seeking someone that is highly motivated, proactive and passionate about their role, delivering safe, effective and patient centred care. The applicant must have excellent communication skills and will be expected to communicate with multidisciplinary teams within the Trust, along with patients and their relatives.
The successful candidate will be provided with specialist ENT training and clinical supervision to achieve competency sign off in a number of specialist skills, for example epistaxis management, incision and drainage of quinsy, nasal fracture management and ear examination and treatment.
There will be opportunities to develop skills in specialist treatments, as well as supporting the team to further develop our successful SDEC service.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please carefully read the job description and person specification documents attached.
Base Location : Poole Hospital.
In January 2026 this post will be cross site working as the Head and Neck Ward and Head and Neck SDEC will be moving to the Bournemouth site. The post holder will be required to work in Poole as well, supporting the Head and neck outpatient clinics and ENT minor elective surgery patients.
Interview Date: TBC
About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
There is a planned move for this service anticipated during January 2026, when this role and base of work will relocate to Bournemouth site. Upon relocation of the role/service, excess mileage allowance / reimbursement will not apply, and any travel between the postholder's home and work base will be classified as a commute. Any other changes unrelated to this, will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please read the full job description and person specification carefully.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please read the full job description and person specification carefully.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with relevant professional body.
- Recognised teaching or mentoring qualification
- Enhanced Clinical Practice qualification, or equivalent Level 7 post registration/post-graduate qualification.
- Supplementary or Independent prescriber
- Degree level qualification
Desirable
- Relevant post-graduate specialist ENT (ear, nose and throat) course/s.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of managing a discrete aspect of a patient's care at an enhanced level of practice with specific knowledge and skills in a field of expertise within surgical context.
- Experience of regular participation in research and development, leading clinical audits in own specialist area
- Experience of supervising, teaching, mentoring and developing staff
- Experience of managing change as part of service and practice development.
- Experience of working in partnership with all levels of staff, evidencing the ability to plan and co-ordinate the provision of specialised care.
- Able to demonstrate highly specialised theoretical and practical, enhanced knowledge of specialty and common presentations.
Desirable
- Attendance at QI Lite or equivalent quality improvement course.
- Ability to demonstrate enhanced clinical skills within the ENT speciality
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with relevant professional body.
- Recognised teaching or mentoring qualification
- Enhanced Clinical Practice qualification, or equivalent Level 7 post registration/post-graduate qualification.
- Supplementary or Independent prescriber
- Degree level qualification
Desirable
- Relevant post-graduate specialist ENT (ear, nose and throat) course/s.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of managing a discrete aspect of a patient's care at an enhanced level of practice with specific knowledge and skills in a field of expertise within surgical context.
- Experience of regular participation in research and development, leading clinical audits in own specialist area
- Experience of supervising, teaching, mentoring and developing staff
- Experience of managing change as part of service and practice development.
- Experience of working in partnership with all levels of staff, evidencing the ability to plan and co-ordinate the provision of specialised care.
- Able to demonstrate highly specialised theoretical and practical, enhanced knowledge of specialty and common presentations.
Desirable
- Attendance at QI Lite or equivalent quality improvement course.
- Ability to demonstrate enhanced clinical skills within the ENT speciality
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
