Senior Healthcare Support Worker

Job summary
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are recruiting Nursing Assistants to our Vascular Surgery department within our organisation. We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join us on either a full-time or part-time basis.

The successful candidates will be responsible for supporting the registered nursing team in providing direct high quality patient care. You will work under the supervision of the Senior Sister and in partnership with the registered nursing team.

The hours of work will include days, nights and weekend cover on a rotational basis.

Main duties of the job
You must be able to demonstrate good communication skills, both verbal and written, have a flexible approach to working and previous evidence of effective team working.

We welcome applicants who have a genuine desire to develop within the NHS to deliver excellent care for patients.

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

About us
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.

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

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.

Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.

Person Specification
Application Completion
Essential

• ALL sections of application form FULLY completed

Education/ Qualifications
Essential

• Evidence of continued development

Desirable

• Care certificate or NVQ

Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential

• Experience (through placements or employment) of working in a busy environment)
• To work effectively as part of a team
• Basic literacy and arithmetic skills
• Understands the importance of confidentiality
• Insight into the needs of patients and colleagues

Desirable

• Understands the principles of clinical governance
• Shows awareness of risk assessment and risk management
• Previous experience of working as a Nursing Assistant/ HCSW
• Previous experience or a passion to work with Frailty and Dementia patients

Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential

• Good communication - verbal/written
• Able to work well in a team
• Can build a good rapport with patients

Special Attributes and other
Essential

• Shows motivation in developing new skills
• High level of interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
• Flexible and reliable

Other Requirements
Essential

• Good time keeper
• Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service

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.