Main area: Outpatients
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday covering 8-6pm shifts)
Job ref: 326-6721114-AT
Employer: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Crawley Hospital
Town: Crawley
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/11/2024 23:59
Interview date: 20/11/2024
Staff Nurse - Outpatients (CDC)
NHS AfC: Band 5
We want to give you the best possible experience in the next stage of your career.
We always strive to be the best place to work and to be cared for.
* We’ve been named the 2021 Acute NHS Trust of the Year, in the annual Health Service (HSJ) Journal Awards for our clear ambition and vision and a significant improvement journey over a number of years.
* The Trust is 6th highest rated Trust in the South East and was still in the top 25% nationally for recommended places to work.
* We’re rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and when asked whether the care of patients is the organisation’s top priority our staff rank us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts.
* We pride ourselves on supporting you to thrive in your existing role and to develop your career with us. So with us you’ll get loads of benefits, great training and development opportunities, flexibility and a real community feel.
Benefits to working with us
* Great training and education, including preceptorship and CPD (up to £1,000 individual CPD funding available for nurses, midwives and AHPs)
* At least 35 days leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
* A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.
* Lockable storage for cycles.
About us
* We’re a major local employer, with a diverse workforce of c5,000 providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 535,000.
* We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Outpatient Department nursing team at Crawley Hospital. You will be key to supporting our improvements as we move forward with different ways of working, for our patients requiring face to face and virtual consultation, first line investigations and on-going treatment.
The Outpatients department at Crawley has two departments covering both medical and surgical specialties including Ophthalmology, Urology, ENT, Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, Breast and Cardiology to name a few. There will be opportunity to develop clinical skills across all specialities and as part of SaSH can facilitate cross site learning.
The successful applicant will be joining a team of dedicated skilled staff. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, motivated, flexible, hardworking, positive thinking whilst adhering to the Trust Values. The service may incorporate weekdays, evening and weekend working on a rota basis. The shift pattern will be 8-6pm 3 days a week and one 8-5.30pm Monday - Friday.
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.
Person specification
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
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.
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.
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operate a 24 hour 365 day a year service and all nursing, clinical and operational roles will require staff to work 24/7 shifts (if required) unless you are specifically advised otherwise as part of the recruitment process.
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