Nurse Specialist practitioner, Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Nurse or Audiologist to join the Advanced Primary Care Service for Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) service three days per week.
This role can be based at either Oswestry Health Centre or Marysville Medical Practice, Shrewsbury with various clinic locations around Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin necessitating an ability to travel for this post.
Previous training and experience of audiology and micro-suction ear care, experience of clinical leadership would be an advantage.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
The applicant will utilise their advanced ENT skills to offer assessment, treatment and care planning for our ENT patients alongside an Associate Practitioner and GP with Extended Role (GPwER).
You will provide audiology, micro suction ear care and offer extended role assessment and patient management for the service liaising with the Team Lead, and GPwER partners along with management and development of the APCS HCA.
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Training & Qualifications
* Registered nurse with current NMC registration, or registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists (RCCP)
* First level degree in healthcare related subject or equivalent level of education, BSc in Healthcare Science (Audiology) or a similar science degree followed by a postgraduate qualification
* Prescriber or willing to undertake
Experience
* To be able to demonstrate considerable experience and knowledge of the ENT field and evidence of the acquisition of this knowledge, e.g. study days, workshops etc
* Substantial recent post registration experience in a specialist ENT setting
* Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
* Previous experience of having responsibility for providing clinical supervision to staff/students
Other
* Ability to meet the travel requirements of the role
Knowledge and Skills
* Skills and knowledge to coordinate a discrete caseload of patients that are referred specifically for nurse management.
* Knowledge of the principles of Advanced Primary Care
* IT skills to ECDL level. Previous experience of Electronic Patient Records
* Evidence of research based practice
* Ability to undertake audits and surveys
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.
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.
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