Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic person to become part of the Plastic Surgery/ General outpatient's team; opportunities are available at both Hull Royal Infirmary (seven day service) and Castle Hill Hospital (Monday-Friday). The dedicated and experienced team care for patients who have experienced trauma/injuries and life changing events.
The service covers the Trauma unit at Hull Royal Infirmary/ General Outpatients, within this area we run a clean room theatre and support surgeons in performing minor surgeries. The Reconstruction Outpatient Service at Castle Hill Hospital offers complex wound dressing as well as post-operative reviews and the Westwood clean room, where minor procedures are carried out.
This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience and knowledge within a specialised but varied surgical setting then this is the opportunity for you. This diverse environment will harbour your ability to work closely with the surgeons and therapists to coordinate the seamless delivery of care as well as close working relationships with Emergency care colleagues and inpatient surgical areas.
Main duties of the job
You will be extremely well supported within the environment and would have the chance of working with both experienced and dedicated nurses, and a motivated and engaging senior managerial team.
The successful applicant will play a vital role in delivering high quality, safe and efficient care to our patients. Good communication and teamwork are essential skills for the role with the ability to be flexible within the differing specialities.
You will gain management skills within your role. You will also support the band 7 in the daily running of the department including rostering, sickness reviews, HR meetings among other senior nurse management tasks.
You may be required to work across both areas and sites. Although predominantly weekday work there will be some weekend and evening work involved.
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
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 reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.
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.
Job description
Job 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 reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.
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.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- RGN 1st Level
- 3 years experience Band 5 within a surgical speciality
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Mentorship programme/experience
Desirable
- Experience with complex wound dressings
- Tissue viability course/link nurse experience or equivalent
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Experience (through placements or employment) of working in a busy environment.
- Evidence of post registration experience within surgery or plastic surgery
- Leadership skills/qualities
Desirable
- Experience of minor procedures
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Shows desire and capability to develop in nursing care standards
- Show knowledge in health and safety issues
- Essence of care / nursing strategy and follows evidence based practice
- Good communication - verbal/written
- 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
- Facilitate learning of others.
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
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- RGN 1st Level
- 3 years experience Band 5 within a surgical speciality
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Mentorship programme/experience
Desirable
- Experience with complex wound dressings
- Tissue viability course/link nurse experience or equivalent
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Experience (through placements or employment) of working in a busy environment.
- Evidence of post registration experience within surgery or plastic surgery
- Leadership skills/qualities
Desirable
- Experience of minor procedures
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Shows desire and capability to develop in nursing care standards
- Show knowledge in health and safety issues
- Essence of care / nursing strategy and follows evidence based practice
- Good communication - verbal/written
- 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
- Facilitate learning of others.
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
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
