Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata
Profession
Nurse (adult and children)
Grade
Band 5
Deadline
30 Jul 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
16 Jul 2026
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Job overview

The Breast Symptomatic clinic nursing team at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are recruiting. We require a highly motivated, reliable, kind, honest, empathetic and resilient Registered Nurse to join our team.

The successful applicants will join a friendly, dynamic and progressive team based within the Breast Care Unit on the Castle Hill Hospital site. You will be responsible for providing high quality patient centered care within breast specialty clinics and nurse led services. You will work under the supervision of the Senior Sister and Deputy Nurse Director and in partnership with the wider breast multidisciplinary team including the breast surgeons.

You must be flexible in your approach to work, show evidence of effective teamwork and excellent communication. Be adaptable, able to lead and drive change whilst ensuring patient safety is always maintained. In return you will receive a wide range of training opportunities and comprehensive support for continual professional development.

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.

The successful candidate will be subject to pre-employment checks.

For further information, please, email Emma Schrimshaw: [email protected]

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be directly responsible for the support and delivery of care to adult patients attending the Breast Symptomatic clinics.

As a registered nurse, the post holder is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patients accessing a range of breast specialty clinics and nurse led services. Working as a highly skilled member of the collaborative breast multidisciplinary team, the registered nurse will practice safe, effective and efficient clinical care, whilst following the HHP NHS Trust policies.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note that, in line with UKVI regulations, this vacancy does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route due to not meeting the  minimum salary threshold required for sponsorship. As a result, we are unable to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position.

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

Other requirements

Essential

  • Good time management
  • Cross site working

Application completion

Essential

  • All sections of application form fully completed

Education / Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC adult general registered nurse

Desirable

  • Nursing Degree
  • Demonstrates academic interest
  • Mentorship/ practice assessor qualification

Special attributes / other

Essential

  • Motivated to develop new skills
  • Patient focused care
  • Integrity / confidence / assertive
  • Approachable / adaptable
  • Diplomacy / empathy
  • Hard working
  • Commitment to public sector values
  • Flexible / reliable

Knowledge / Trainng / Experience

Essential

  • Experience (through placements or employment) of working in a busy environment
  • Experience (through placements or employment) of working in a surgical area
  • Venepuncture competent or willingness to achieve competency
  • Ability to manage complexity and unpredictability, make difficult decisions and problem solving
  • Ability to deal with difficult or potentially sensitive issues
  • Ability to manage resources effectively
  • Ability to work collaboratively and strategically
  • Broad understanding of operational/NHS issues
  • Record of achievement and personal/professional development
  • Systematic and analytical approach to work
  • Autonomous practice within recognised limits

Desirable

  • Experience of preoperative assessment
  • Experience of Breast Surgery and/or Plastic Surgery
  • Experience of outpatient department working
  • Service development
  • Advanced wound care management - negative pressure therapy
  • Entonox trained
  • ECG trained / interpret ECG reading
  • Appraisal trained
  • Audit / Benchmarking

Communcation / Interpersonal skills

Essential

  • Desire / capability to develop nursing care standards (preop/wound management)
  • Knowledge of Health and safety (IPC / specimen collection)
  • Good communication skills (verbal / written)
  • Work under own initiatve
  • Team work
  • Understands confidentiality
  • Standard setting - research / audit
  • Clinical / professional development
  • APIE
  • Priorities / fluctuating demands
  • Support others learning needs

Desirable

  • Advanced communication skills training

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This advert is for Staff Nurse with Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Hull, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Jul 2026.

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