Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a CSW to join the Queen Centre ward 33 Haematology and teenage cancer ward.
The successful candidate will work alongside a team of Clinicians delivering high standards of compassionate patient care on a busy 28 bedded acute ward.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for supporting the registered nurse or other professional in the delivery of direct patient care procedures. They will work within defined parameters to undertake clinical care, technical and clerical duties, informing their supervisor of duties undertaken, and the outcome of these. The post holder is required to continue to demonstrate proficiency whilst in post.
Duties will include cannulation, taking blood, urinalysis, and obtaining blood cultures. The candidate needs to understand and work accordingly within the trusts vision and values.
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.
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Skills / Knowledge
Essential
* Ability to access and document on Lorenzo EPR/Nerve Centre
* Good verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to adapt to different situations
* Completion (or willing to work towards) of extended clinical skill competence including phlebotomy, cannulation, ECG taking
Desirable
* Evidence of a desire to develop own skills and facilitate learning of others
* Additional clinical skills competence including blood culture taking, urinalysis
Qualifications
Essential
* Care certificate, NVQ in care
Desirable
* Good standard of Maths and English
Experience
Essential
* 2 years recent experience of working in the hospital environment in a patient-facing caring role
Desirable
* Experience working in an acute care setting
* Experience in Oncology clinical specialty
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Castle Hill, Queens Centre
Castle Road
Cottingham
HU16 5JQ
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