An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Acute Medical Unit (AMU) as aSenior Healthcare Support Worker. The AMU unit provides timely assessment, treatment and decision making for patients either transferred from the Emergency department or referred to by another healthcare provider. The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support the delivery of high quality, safe and compassionate care. You will assist the registered nursing team and practitioners in the provision of patient care, undertake delegated clinical tasks within your level of competence, and contribute to the smooth and efficient running of the unit in line with Trust Values.
The Senior Healthcare Support Worker will assist the Registered Nurse in the delivery of safe, high quality clinical care to patients at all times.The post holder will work under direct and indirect supervision of the Registered Nurse and will be provided with appropriate training for the clinical setting in which they are working.Where additional skills training is identified as required in the job description, the post holder will not undertake those duties until training has been completed (except as part of the supervised learning experience).Once trained and deemed competent, the post holder will undertake clinical tasks and duties which are within the scope of this job description.
The post holder will work collaboratively within the clinical area to meet the needs of patients and their families, following Group policies and procedures.
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.
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.
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.
This advert closes on Wednesday 20 May 2026
| Posting date: | 06 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,760 – £27,476 pro rata, per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 June 2026 |
| Location: | Hull, HU3 2JZ |
| Company: | Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7985193/356-26-7985193 |