Healthcare Support Worker

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Cottingham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a motivated Healthcare Support Worker to join the Dermatology team at CHH. The role focuses on holistic care for patients with skin diseases, with in-house training provided. A willingness to undertake further training is required.

We operate a busy department with consultants, specialists and nurses, offering various clinics and procedures. You will work in a collaborative environment, supporting skin assessments, treatments and leg

Qualifications

• Experience in care settings and willingness to undertake training.
• Ability to work as part of a team and maintain confidentiality.
• Clinical skills and a caring, empathetic approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical patient contact within the dermatology team.
• Assist with skin assessments, topical treatments and leg dressings.
• Support a busy department and maintain professional communication.

Education

NVQ level 3 in care

NVQ level 2 with equivalent experience

Care Certificate

Job description

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Healthcare Support Worker

The closing date is 29 October 2026

We are looking for a motivated and forward thinking clinical support worker to join the Dermatology team based at CHH.

The successful candidate should have a keen interest in the holistic care for patients living with a skin disease. They should possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Experience in dermatology would be desirable but not essential as 'in house' training will be given. A willingness to undertake further training is required.

We are not a traditional out patient's clinic. It is a busy department with consultants, speciality doctors and clinical nurse specialist working together to deliver direct patient care. We hold combined clinics with the plastic surgeons to improve and enhance the patient experience performing minor surgery for diagnostic and skin cancer purposes. We also run a nurse led phototherapy unit, photodynamic therapy, patch testing, day case clinic, phlebotomy clinic and leg ulcer clinics. Skin assessments, topical treatments and leg dressings are a major part of our workload and the successful applicant will have a supportive role in all these clinical areas.

The duties are varied and involve direct clinical patient contact requiring you to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to function well within a team environment.

Hours of duty would be predominantly Monday to Friday with occasional weekend working to meet the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a motivated and forward thinking clinical support worker to join the Dermatology team based at CHH.

The successful candidate should have a keen interest in the holistic care for patients living with a skin disease. They should possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Experience in dermatology would be desirable but not essential as 'in house' training will be given. A willingness to undertake further training is required.

We are not a traditional out patient's clinic. It is a busy department with consultants, speciality doctors and clinical nurse specialist working together to deliver direct patient care. We hold combined clinics with the plastic surgeons to improve and enhance the patient experience performing minor surgery for diagnostic and skin cancer purposes. We also run a nurse led phototherapy unit, photodynamic therapy, patch testing, day case clinic, phlebotomy clinic and leg ulcer clinics. Skin assessments, topical treatments and leg dressings are a major part of our workload and the successful applicant will have a supportive role in all these clinical areas.

The duties are varied and involve direct clinical patient contact requiring you to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to function well within a team environment.

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 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.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 in care NVQ level 2 with equivalent experience
• Care Certificate

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• Previous experience in a care setting, a ward or department

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• Work as a team member
• Good verbal and written skills
• Ability to adapt to different situations
• Ability to work with the public
• Evidence of personal / professional development
• Clinical skills

Special Attributes and other

• Good timekeeping
• Approachable
• Motivated
• Flexible
• Reliable
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Caring and empathetic
• Able to work under pressure

Other Requirements

• Should demonstrate a caring manner
• Able to care for both the physical and emotional needs of others

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.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust