Job summary
- Main area
- Oncology/Haematology
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24hr cover over 7 days per week)
- Job ref
- 356-26-7937550
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Castle Hill Hospital
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Healthcare Support Worker
Band 3
Job overview
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are recruiting a Senior Healthcare Support Worker for Oncology Ward 29 in the Queens Centre. 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 support for personal and professional development.
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
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.
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
Education/ qualification
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continued development
Skills and ability
Essential criteria
- Effective communication both written and verbal
- Able to work in stressful environment
- Flexible approach to work
Desirable criteria
- Work under own initiative
- Attention to detail
- Computer skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Understand the principals of Clinical Governance, and the implications for practice
- Show awareness of risk assessment, and risk management
Disposition
Essential criteria
- Displays insight into effective team work
- Demonstrates flexibility
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Able to care for both physical and emotional needs of others
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
- Jessica Sheard/ Charlotte Green
- Job title
- Charge Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01482 469536
- Additional information
For more information or to arrange a ward visit please contact charge nurse TEL 01482 469536
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