East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Registered Nurse ENT/Oral IPH

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Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and highly motivated Band 5 Nurse to join our friendly, forward thinking ENT and Oral teams at Ipswich Hospital ESNEFT.

We provide a range of services including Nurse Led Aural Care clinics and Head and Neck cancer services, Minor dental surgery and prosthetics.

You will be part of a specialities that are rapidly expanding in size and committed to developing innovative and dynamic ways of treating and diagnosing our patients.

We promote a team approach ethos towards service improvements with all staff included in supporting new developments.

You will be required to promote the highest possible standards of care based on professionally determined standards

To enable you to become a proficient practitioner you will have the opportunity to develop the clinical skills required to undertake the Nurse Led clinics mentioned above aswell as supporting Head and Neck, Otology, Rhinology and dental clinics.

If you are a confident, well-organised nurse who thrives in a busy and continually transforming clinical environment then we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

  • To meet the needs of the Trust with regard to Induction, mandatory and statutory training
  • To work within the framework for Clinical Governance to provide effective, high quality individualised nursing care to patients and relatives/carers and to contribute to the continuing development of nursing practice.
  • To ensure high standards of patient care at all times, in line with Trust policies and guidelines
  • To work as an effective member of the nursing and wider multi-professional healthcare team
  • To work within the Trust's Competency Framework for Registered Nurses, the Ward/ Department Philosophy and the NMC Code of Conduct/ Professional Standards for the Protection of Patients.

About us

One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Details

Date posted

21 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR859-23

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Recently worked in the acute hospital setting

Desirable

  • Experience/ interest in ENT /Oral nursing.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse Level 1
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • Relevant training and mentoring qualification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge and understanding of evidence based practice
  • Understanding and ability to apply clinical governance principles to practice.
  • Knowledge of developments in speciality and current issues driving nursing in general

Desirable

  • Knowledge of developments in ENT / Oral and current issues driving nursing in general

Skills

Essential

  • Adaptable- positive attitude to change
  • Ability to work effectively in a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to manage own work load
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Recently worked in the acute hospital setting

Desirable

  • Experience/ interest in ENT /Oral nursing.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse Level 1
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • Relevant training and mentoring qualification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge and understanding of evidence based practice
  • Understanding and ability to apply clinical governance principles to practice.
  • Knowledge of developments in speciality and current issues driving nursing in general

Desirable

  • Knowledge of developments in ENT / Oral and current issues driving nursing in general

Skills

Essential

  • Adaptable- positive attitude to change
  • Ability to work effectively in a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to manage own work load

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 (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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Junior Sister ENT/Oral department

Sarah Long

Sarah.Long@esneft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

21 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR859-23

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD


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