Job summary
- Main area
- ENT
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 394-PCD-8271088NO-A
- Employer
- The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hillingdon Hospital
- Town
- Hillingdon
- Salary
- £63,665 - £70,887 per annum inc HCAA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Nurse for ENT
NHS AfC: Band 8a
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Once a sufficient number of applications have been received the vacancy may be closed prior to the published closing down date.
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Job overview
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 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.
Main duties of the job
· 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.
· 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 Nurse ENT will lead and development 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
Working for our organisation
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 centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.
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, neighbouring 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 drive 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.
Person specification
Person Specification
Essential criteria
- NMC registration
- MSc or MA in related speciality
- Substantial post registration experience at band 7 or above, including relevant CNS experience.
Desirable criteria
- Advanced physical assessment and clinical reasoning qualification
- Ability to design and deliver education programmes
- Experience of line managing others
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jenny Martin
- Job title
- Deputy Director of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01895 238282
- Additional information
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