Job summary
- Main area
- Outpatients
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 356-25-7113937
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hull Community Diagnostic Centre
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
The Hull Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is offering an exciting new phlebotomy diagnostic service in the newly built diagnostic facility in Hull City Centre.
As a Band 5 Registered Nurse you will be part of this exciting new service, providing phlebotomy and nursing support to various medical diagnostic tests. You will actively participate in the provision of a high quality, effective and efficient outpatient service and play a pivotal role within the multidisciplinary team delivering a coordinated approach to patients care.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a dedicated, multidisciplinary team are paramount to this role. It is desirable that you will have a good knowledge of the outpatient setting and general medical conditions, as you will be providing advice and support for patients undergoing a variety of specialist tests.
The successful applicant will have a positive, caring attitude and be motivated and committed to the Humber Health Partnership Vision and Values. The new service will provide the opportunity to learn and share new ideas for improving the patient experience and advocate for excellent patient care.
Flexibility to work within and across the Humber Health Partnership service is essential for the role.
Main duties of the job
The Registered Nurse will be directly responsible for the care of the patient attending the Phlebotomy service at the Hull CDC and assisting in the management of patient flow through the services, providing care and support for adult patients across requiring a range of specialist diagnostic tests.
Actively support patients and their families, communicating clinical information using a variety of methods, to ensure effective understanding
The post holder will work collaboratively within the Hull CDC service with the multidisciplinary team to provide safe, effective and efficient care to patients.
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
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First level degree adult nursing (or equivalent)
- Current NMC registration
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
Desirable criteria
- Supervisor / assessor certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical experience through placements or employment with the NHS
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience within an outpatient setting in a hospital setting
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY
Essential criteria
- Venepunture skills
- Ability to communicate well within a multidisciplinary team .
- Ability to deal with any potentially difficult or sensitive issues.
- Understanding of patient/staff confidentiality in the work place.
- Excellent organisational skills and ability tp prioritise workload
- Awareness of governance - quality and safety issues within the clinic environment
- Aware of Fundamental standards of care, nursing insights and evidence based practice
- Able to work on own initiative
- possess good IT skills and basic understanding of HUTH IT systems and databases.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential criteria
- Confident and approachable
- Professionalism at all times and demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
- Enthusiasm and motivation to develop knowledge and skills
- Must possess willingness to work flexibly within the department and the wider Health Group.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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
- Catherine Hellewell
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07818017474
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