Are you an Enhanced Clinical Practitioner (ECP) with a Graduate Certificate or a PG Certification qualification? We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and professional ENT (ear, nose and throat) team within the Head and Neck directorate at University Hospitals Dorset!
The workload is extremely interesting and varied, ranging from assessment and diagnosis of patients in our Same Day Emergency Care unit, supporting the management of ENT inpatients, to providing outpatient aural care 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 peritonsillar abscess', manipulation of nasal fractures and ear examination and treatment. Providing ample opportunity to fine-tune your ENT skill set and enhance your confidence, alongside experienced members of the team.
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.
This post will be cross site working when the Head and Neck Ward and Head and Neck SDEC move to the Bournemouth site in 2026. 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential:
* Current registration with relevant professional body.
* Recognised teaching or mentoring qualification
* Enhanced Clinical Practice qualification (or due to complete within a year)
* Supplementary or Independent prescriber
* Degree level qualification
* Enhanced Clinical Practice Graduate Certificate or a PG Certification qualification (or Advanced clinical practice MSc or diploma)
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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