About this role
Job summary
The Breast Symptomatic clinic nursing team at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are recruiting. We require a highly motivated, reliable, kind, honest, empathetic and resilientRegistered Nurse to join our team.
The successful applicants will join a friendly, dynamic and progressive team based within the Breast Care Unit on the Castle Hill Hospital site. You will be responsible for providing high quality patient centered care within breast specialty clinics and nurse led services. You will work under the supervision of the Senior Sister and Deputy Nurse Director and in partnership with the wider breast multidisciplinary team including the breast surgeons.
You must be flexible in your approach to work, show evidence of effective teamwork and excellent communication. Be adaptable, able to lead and drive change whilst ensuring patient safety is always maintained. In return you will receive a wide range of training opportunities and comprehensive support for continual professional development.
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.
The successful candidate will be subject to pre-employment checks.
For further information, please, email Emma Schrimshaw: [email protected]
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be directly responsible for the support and delivery of care to adult patients attending the Breast Symptomatic clinics.
As a registered nurse, the post holder is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patients accessing a range of breast specialty clinics and nurse led services. Working as a highly skilled member of the collaborative breast multidisciplinary team, the registered nurse will practice safe, effective and efficient clinical care, whilst following the HHP NHS Trust policies.
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 description Job responsibilities
Please note that, in line with UKVI regulations, this vacancy does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route due to not meeting the minimum salary threshold required for sponsorship. As a result, we are unable to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position.
We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.
Person Specification
Application completion Essential
All sections of application form fully completed
Education / Qualifications Essential
NMC adult general registered nurse
Desirable
Nursing Degree Demonstrates academic interest Mentorship/ practice assessor qualification
Knowledge / Trainng / Experience Essential
Experience (through placements or employment) of working in a busy environment Experience (through placements or employment) of working in a surgical area Venepuncture competent or willingness to achieve competency Ability to manage complexity and unpredictability, make difficult decisions and problem solving Ability to deal with difficult or potentially sensitive issues Ability to manage resources effectively Ability to work collaboratively and strategically Broad understanding of operational/NHS issues Record of achievement and personal/professional development Systematic and analytical approach to work Autonomous practice within recognised limits
Desirable
Experience of preoperative assessment Experience of Breast Surgery and/or Plastic Surgery Experience of outpatient department working Service development Advanced wound care management - negative pressure therapy Entonox trained ECG trained / interpret ECG reading Appraisal trained Audit / Benchmarking
Communcation / Interpersonal skills Essential
Desire / capability to develop nursing care standards (preop/wound management) Knowledge of Health and safety (IPC / specimen collection) Good communication skills (verbal / written) Work under own initiatve Team work Understands confidentiality Standard setting - research / audit Clinical / professional development APIE Priorities / fluctuating demands Support others learning needs
Desirable
Advanced communication skills training
Special attributes / other Essential
Motivated to develop new skills Patient focused care Integrity / confidence / assertive Approachable / adaptable Diplomacy / empathy Hard working Commitment to public sector values Flexible / reliable
Other requirements Essential
Good time management Cross site working
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Breast Care Unit
Castle Hill Hospital
Cottingham
HU16 5JQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)