Job summary
- Main area
- Cancer Diagnostics
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 356-25-7215887-A
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Castle Hill Hospital
- Town
- Cottingham
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Clinical Triage Nurse Rapid Diagnostics
Band 6
Job overview
The Rapid Diagnostics service has been developed over the last 4 years to support and enhance pathways for patients with non specific symptoms, utilise appropriate tests as efficiently and effectively as possible and communicate results to patients, GP's and onward referral pathways if required.
Main duties of the job
To assess and triage patients on a non site specific symptom pathway, utilising the C the Signs interactive tool to ensure timely patient assessment & testing and communication of results.
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.
Should this advert receive a high volume of applications, it may be closed earlier than stated.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Registered General Nurse Level 1 (Adult Nursing)
Desirable criteria
- Advanced communication skills training
- First level degree or prepared to work towards
experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to support and influence change
- Relevant Post Registration experience at Band 5 in a related specialty for patients with malignant and nonmalignant disease
- Experience of multiprofessional working, demonstrates effective communication skills.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching in clinical practice
- Experience of teaching multi-professional teams
- Experience of participation in audit, research, report writing, service development
skills
Essential criteria
- Organisational and Negotiation skills
- Effective Communication skills
- Ability to advocate for patients and families
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- Ability to use hospital based IT systems
- Assessment / presentation and written communication skills
other
Essential criteria
- Leadership qualities
- Team player
- Effective Time manager
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexibility of working pattern according to the needs of the service
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
- Michelle Tuplin
- Job title
- Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01482 875875
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