ENT outpatients Aural Care Specialist Nurse

ENT outpatients Aural Care Specialist Nurse

The closing date is 10 March 2026

We are currently looking for a registered nurse experienced in aural care to join our friendly multidisciplinary team at St Michaels Hospital.

You will deliver aural care treatment clinics and participate in running our busy ENT outpatients department.

We have a 28.5 hour per week fixed term post to cover a career break for a period of 6 months.

The hours will be worked over 3 days, Monday, Thursday and Friday 8:00 - 18:00

You will deliver nurse led aural care clinics treating patients for ear problems including performing microsuction for complex patients and treating infections.

The role will also include overseeing and assisting with the doctor and nurse practitioner clinics.

You will learn the process of decontamination of nasendoscopes (training will be given).

In the absence of the department Sister, you will take charge of the department, ensuring the smooth running of the service.

There will be opportunities for teaching others within the outpatient multi-disciplinary team.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.

As a forward‑thinking multi‑award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world‑leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.

Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

• Current NMC registration
• Relevant post registration course, ear care diploma or similar
• Training Qualification or equivalent experience

• Experience of working in an ENT outpatients setting
• Experience of delivering clinics performing aural care
• Ability to correctly interpret and escalate deteriorating patients where appropriate
• Experience of teaching/mentoring junior staff

• Good basic level of English language demonstrated
• Competency in aural care
• Self‑motivated
• Ability to solve problems and use initiative
• Team player
• Awareness of audit and research

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.