Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced ENT Specialist Audiologist Practitioner to join the Advanced Primary Care Service (APCS) ENT team for 3 days per week.

Based at either Oswestry Health Centre or Marysville Medical Practice, Shrewsbury, you will deliver clinics across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, so the ability to travel between sites is essential.

As part of our expanding community ENT service, you will provide high-quality, patient-centred care closer to home, supporting assessment, treatment and management of patients with a range of ENT and audiology conditions. You will work within a multidisciplinary team and contribute to the development of community ENT pathways and ongoing service improvement.

Main duties include:

• Adult audiology assessment and management
• Tinnitus assessment and support
• Microsuction and ear care services
• Supporting community ENT pathways
• Multidisciplinary team working
• Participation in quality improvement initiatives

Experience in service development, leadership, supervision or education would be advantageous.

What we offer:
Join an innovative and growing community ENT service, helping to shape the future delivery of care across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. We offer a supportive environment with opportunities to develop your skills while.

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.

About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

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. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Training & Qualifications
Essential

• 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
Essential

• 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 NHS ENT setting
• Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner within an NHS clinic
• Previous experience of having responsibility for providing clinical supervision to staff/students

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• 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

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.

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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