The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Nurse for ENT
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An exciting opportunity to provide nursing leadership for the ENT nursing team at Hillingdon Hospital.
Working as an autonomous practitioner, the postholder will set up nurse led clinics within ENT and deliver high quality nursing care.
The role will be responsible for developing and establishing triage for suspected Head and Neck cancers.
This is a development post from band 7 to band 8a once competencies are achieved.
Role Responsibilities
The Lead CNS for ENT services will provide clinical leadership, service management, and line management to the ENT CNS team.
- The Lead ENT CNS will deliver expert clinical care at an enhanced level and use their experience to support the band 7 CNS within their practice and role.
- A clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is a registered nurse with relevant experience and post-registration education for working at an enhanced level within a specific area of practice. They assess, manage, deliver care, advise on, and support patients.
- The Lead CNS for ENT services has the autonomy to act and accept responsibility and accountability for actions, acting as a skilled advisor for patients, or a resource for others.
- As part of the multidisciplinary team, CNSs can work in or across many settings, depending on their area of expertise and scope of practice.
- The Lead CNS for ENT will be responsible for developing and delivering the nurse led triage service for ENT and Head and Neck patients.
- The Lead ENT CNS will work with multidisciplinary colleagues to enhance triage for suspected cancers.
- The Lead ENT CNS will support the department in regards to PIFU and develop a long-term strategy in regards to such and remote monitoring.
- The Lead Nurse ENT will lead and develop the service strategy and implement it to make sure it is fit for the current population of Hillingdon.
- The Lead Nurse ENT will develop a workforce that fits current practices of nurse led services such as Naso endoscopy and the care of tracheostomies for ward-based patients.
- The Lead Nurse for ENT will develop and deliver nurse led clinics.
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About the Trust
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics, and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment center, a minor injuries unit, and outpatient clinics.
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The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount, and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighboring hospitals, and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe, and compassionate care, while driving forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Jenny Martin
- Job title: Deputy Director of Nursing
- Email address: jenny.martin12@nhs.net
- Telephone number: via switchboard
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