Nursing Assistant

Job overview

The Breast Symptomatic Clinic nursing team at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are recruiting a Nursing Assistant. The successful applicant will join a friendly, dynamic and progressive team based within the Breast Care Unit on the Castle Hill Hospital site.

We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join us on a permanent part-time basis.

You must be flexible in your approach to work, with previous evidence of effective team working, be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, both verbally and written, be adaptable and able to lead and drive change whist ensuring patient safety is maintained at all times.

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Main duties of the job

We expect applicants to be motivated, honest and reliable. In return you can expect an excellent level of support for personal and professional development.

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the registered nurse team in providing direct high quality patient care. You will work under the supervision of the Sister and in partnership with the registered nursing team and wider breast multidisciplinary team including the breast surgeons.

For further information, please, email Emma Schrimshaw at [email protected]

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Education/ qualification

• Evidence of continued development

Skills and ability

• Effective communication both written and verbal
• Able to work in stressful environment
• Flexible approach to work

• Work under own initiative
• Attention to detail
• Computer skills

Knowledge

• To work effectively as part of a team
• Basic literacy, and arithmetic skills
• Understands the importance of confidentiality
• Insight into needs of patients and colleagues

• Understand the principals of Clinical Governance, and the implications for practice
• Show awareness of risk assessment, and risk management

Disposition

• Displays insight into effective team work
• Demonstrates flexibility

Other Requirements

• Prepared to develop responsibilities
• Should demonstrate a caring manner, committed to caring to people from any type of cultural background or illness
• Prepared to dress in accordance with hospital policy

• Able to care for both physical and emotional needs of others