Job overview
Band 4 Registered Nursing Associate - Emergency Department - Epsom Hospital
Provide optimum quality of care to patients, offering support to the multi-professional team, will take responsibility for an identified area on regular shift.
Administer medications in alignment with NMC standards of proficiency and Trust policy and procedure.
The post holder will be required to play an integral role in the delivery of Care Benchmarking activities and Trust specific CQUINS targets and participate in audits.
Main duties of the job
Band 4 Registered Nursing Associates required for the Emergency Department (Epsom Hospital base):
We are recruiting! Are you looking for an exciting opportunity?
Congratulations if you are a Nursing Associate or just about to qualify! An exciting opportunity has arisen for registered nursing associates to join our very friendly team. We require the applicants to be enthusiastic, motivated and to have good communication skills.
Why work for us?
1. Flexible working, which means we can offer shifts to suit you
2. Posts available in a wide variety of settings in both the acute hospitals and/or our community bases
3. Fantastic staff benefits
4. We will be offering successful candidates a fantastic programme of support and development in this role and plan for our nursing associate workforce to keep growing to meet the needs of our patients
We are now recruiting Nursing Associates for our Emergency Department based at Epsom Hospital. We are looking for Nursing Associates who are wanting to work within the Emergency Department setting, with this including our same day emergency care department and our urgent treatment centre.
Successful candidates will have a genuine desire to become a part of our amazing team and provide outstanding care for our patients.
If you are forward thinking, compassionate and caring we would love to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Nursing Associate role at Epsom and St Helier Hospitals.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
5. Foundation Degree in Nursing.
6. GCSE/Functional skills in English & Maths level 2
7. Trained Nursing Associate
8. Registered with the NMC.
Desirable criteria
9. Knowledge of Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance
Knowledge
Essential criteria
10. Understand requirements for NMC professional revalidation
Desirable criteria
11. Professional Portfolio and Interview
Skills
Essential criteria
12. Willingness to develop own practice
Desirable criteria
13. Computer skills
Your recruitment team
The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:
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Your application
Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the job description and person specification, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.
Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.
Use of Artificial Intelligence
We kindly ask that you avoid using AI tools to draft your application. We value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own experience and communication style.
References
Please provide a minimum of 3 years’ employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date
To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.
Application feedback
If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
NameChristiana HoadJob titleClinical MatronEmail address@Telephone number01372 735735Additional information
extension 6007/ 6013