Overview
Contract Type: 0
Salary: £15.87 – £15.87
Partner Org: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
We want to give you the best possible experience in the next stage of your career within our CQC rated outstanding trust.
We have openings for Staff Nurses in a variety of specialities’ including ED, cardiology, respiratory, acute medicine & care of the elderly. Within your supporting statement, please indicate if you have a preference for an area you would like to work in.
The Trust provides comprehensive medical, surgical, paediatric and midwifery services that are accessible to all patients in our local area and are supported by our diverse speciality, pharmacy and the therapy teams. Working together we offer a patient centered approach to our care, pursuing the delivery of a strong, safe and high quality level of healthcare.
Do you want to make a real difference to our patients and join us at an exciting time We are looking for exceptional individuals to join our team as Staff Nurses at East Surrey Hospital. There are excellent opportunities for career progression and the hospital provides a friendly and welcoming environment that allows individuals to grow and develop professionally whilst providing high standards of person centered nursing care.
Main duties of the job
For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Working for our organisation
We are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, dedicated to providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000 individuals.
Our Trust provides both emergency and planned healthcare across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon – covering towns like Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main hospital, East Surrey in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and specialist services and is also the closest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport.
We also provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned care services at sites including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.
We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. Staff benefits include flexible working, support networks, and a strong focus on health and wellbeing to help our teams thrive.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.
For those who are interested in Paediatrics this is advertised separately. Please contact sash.staffbankrecruitment@nhs.net for more information.
Person specification
Criteria
Essential criteria
- Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
- A complete and accurate application
- Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
- Evidence of essential experience for role
- Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
- Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
- Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
- Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification
Additional information
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operates a 24-hour service, 365 days a year. As such, all nursing, clinical, and operational roles may involve working on a 24/7 shift basis, unless otherwise specified during the recruitment process. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.
Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. For part time roles you will receive a pro rata’d (proportional) salary payment based on the appropriate pay step/point and hours worked in accordance with AfC and all medical and dental terms and conditions.
Note: Some vacancies may receive a high volume of applications. In such cases, the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
We take our responsibilities to the environment extremely seriously and have an ambitious Green Plan that we’re delivering. Actions include having uniforms made from recycled plastic, 100% renewable electricity and planting 150 trees at East Surrey Hospital. Read our plan here.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
