Main area: General Surgery
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full and part-time hours available, will be required to work days, nights, and weekends.)
Job ref: 381-SS-6911507
Employer: Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: SWB NHS Trust
Town: West Bromwich
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/02/2025 23:59
Staff Nurse - Ear, Nose & Throat
NHS AfC: Band 5
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
1. People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff.
2. Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do.
3. Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives.
We run services from Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, Sandwell Health Campus, City Health Campus, Rowley Regis Community Hospital, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, The Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres, and at home.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.
Job overview
Are you enthusiastic and interested in working within the specialty of Ear, Nose & Throat within an outpatient setting? We are looking for motivated band 5 staff nurses who would like to gain skills within this specialty.
You will be working cross-site on both City & Sandwell Health Campus sites, working alongside and assisting our consultants with minor procedures within our clinic settings.
Main duties of the job
Within this role, you will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care to ensure that care is delivered in a safe and effective manner. Maintaining excellent communication with staff, patients, and their relatives and working as part of a team to ensure the best outcome for our patients.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation. Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) provides care to our local population from a first-class, purpose-built premises. The development of the new hospital plays an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails.
Person specification
Experience
* Relevant clinical experience in general surgery
* Relevant clinical experience since registration
* Relevant voluntary experience
Qualifications
* RN (Adult) with current NMC registration
As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region, we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Please note: If this vacancy receives a high number of applications, it will close before the stated closing date. Please ensure that you have completed and submitted your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
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