Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma Orthopaedics
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: Nursing Assistant
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 356-25-7369331
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hull Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 PA PR
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Nursing Assistant
Band 3
Job overview
The Trauma Orthopaedic service is looking to recruit highly motivated and enthusiastic Nursing Assistant's on Ward 120 at Hull Royal Infirmary.
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 Ward Sister and in partnership with the registered nursing team.
The hours of work will include 24/7 internal rotation through days and nights.
The successful applicants will have the opportunity to develop their skills in orthopaedic nursing. A willingness to become link nurses in specific areas of patient care e.g. Dementia, Nutrition, Infection Prevention is essential.
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
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
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of care procedures acquired through a base level of theoretical knowledge to level 3
- Care Certificate or willingness to work towards attaining it
- Evidence of continued personal development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience (through placements or employment) of working in a busy environment
- Ability to work under own initiative, without direct supervision
- Understanding of confidentiality in the work place
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Good interpersonal skills
- Approachable and caring
- Ability to work within complex care setting/stressful situations
- Computer skills
- Basic arithmetic skills
Desirable criteria
- Recent experience working in a healthcare environment. Previous caring experience
- Competent in a range of clinical competencies relevant to the ward/department area
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication - verbal/written
- Awareness of risk assessments and risk management
- Be able to work on own initiative
- Works well with in a team
- Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
- Participate in standard setting and research projects
- Evidence showing clinical and professional development
- To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
- Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands
- Flexible approach to work
- Facilitate learning of others
Desirable criteria
- Insights into the needs of patients and colleagues
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Shows motivation in developing new skills
- High level of interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
- Flexible and reliable
- Good time keeper
- Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service
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
- Rosemarie Naan
- Job title
- Junior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01482 675120
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