Staff Nurse ENT OPD

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 patient to clinic and explaining who they will see; performing any base line 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 with work with electronic patient records. Undertaking co-ordination of clinics, appropriate delegation and responsibilities for patient safety during a range of diagnostic procedures.

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 of 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., Previous experience of ENT would be advantageous

There is the expectation that you will be expected to work across the sites of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, both at Huddersfield and Carlderdale.