Job summary
- Main area
- Head and Neck
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Full Flexibility Required)
- Job ref
- 153-SU05140
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Poole Hospital
- Town
- Poole
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Head and Neck SDEC (Same Day Emergency Care)
Band 5
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
Our Head and Neck SDEC (Same Day Emergency Care) service has now been running successfully for over one year. This has created an exciting opportunity for a band 5 to support the service. They must be a highly motivated individual with a good understanding of managing capacity and flow, and skills and knowledge in caring for patients on an emergency pathway. Head and Neck (ears nose and throat - ENT, and oral maxillofacial - OMF) experience is desirable, but not essential, as training and education will be given.
The Head and Neck SDEC is a shared SDEC space, with spaces for 7 patients and 2 Treatment Rooms. Admissions to the department come from GPs, through our Emergency Department, Urgent Treatment Centre, and ENT and OMF 'hot' clinics.
The successful applicant will have at least one year's experience as a Registered Nurse, be an excellent communicator and have good knowledge and expertise of managing and caring for acutely unwell patients . You will work clinically, with support from the SDEC team (ENT Advanced Nurse Practitioner, OMF clinicians and Health Care Support Workers), administering prescribed treatments, monitoring clinical conditions and escalating concerns. You will have a key role in ensuring the Trust's Internal Professional Standards are met, supporting flow and capacity, and providing patients with a positive emergency care experience.
Main duties of the job
The applicant will be required to work day shifts (07:30-20:00) Monday to Friday. They may be required to work weekends and some bank holidays in the future.
This role will require a Valid UK NMC registration
Base Location: Poole Hospital - please note, our Head and Neck SDEC will be moving to the RBH site in August 2026.
Interview Date: TBC
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
This service has a planned move from Poole site to Royal Bournemouth site on January 2026.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and condition
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of caring for patients with acute conditions
- Registered Nurse experience of one year or more
- Experience of managing patient flow
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervising and assessing staff
- Experience of caring for patients in the Head and Neck Speciality
- Experience of caring for patients on an emergency pathway
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate fundamental nursing knowledge and practice skills to recognise deteriorating patient
- Medications management: IV and IV medication administration including administration of blood products
- Problem solving approach and skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of specialist field of nursing - Head and Neck (ENT and OMF)
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse for more than one year
Desirable criteria
- Qualification related to ENT or OMF speciality
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Lucinda Christopher
- Job title
- Matron Head and Neck
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 2175
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