Job Description

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NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area

DAY CASE UNIT

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 5

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9 am -5 pm Monday to Friday , 8 am -6 pm , fortnightly , cross-site)

Job ref

343-7219993-RB-SK-B

Site

Epsom and St Helier (working across site)

Town

Carshalton

Salary

34,521 - 41,956 per annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

27/06/2025 23:59

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.




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Job overview

If you would like to joins a friendly, supportive and close knit team the Haematology and Medical Day Units at Epsom and St.Helier are for you. We work across site to deliver a variety of treatments to patients with either a Hematological or medical chronic condition. We will train you to give a variety of biological treatments including Systemic Anti Cancer Therapy (SACT).



The expectations within this job description will be met through hands on clinical practice, education and training and research.



If successful you will ensure that high quality nursing care is delivered to all patients and you will support the standards of clinical practice, in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.


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Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for registered nurses to join our very friendly team. We require the applicants to be enthusiastic, motivated and to have good communication skills.



Successful candidates will have a genuine desire to become a part of this team and care for the patients within outpatient infusion unit .



So if you're the kind of person who cares about getting things right and wants to make a difference in a forward thinking team we would love to meet you.



We will offer you opportunities for you to enhance your clinical skills within cancer care and hematology. We will provide support and encouragement to enable you to develop and achieve your full potential.


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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.


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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Staff Nurse role at Epsom and St Helier Hospital.


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Person specification

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interview

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Essential criteria

Knowledge of current clinical and professional nursing issues relating to the specialty Understanding of Clinical Audit & the principles of Clinical Governance #####

Desirable criteria

Knowledge and experience of Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance. ####

Person specification

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Essential criteria

RGN/ Adult Branch nurse. Good basic education and experience in the speciality Knowledge of current clinical and professional nursing issues relating to the specialty Understanding of Clinical Audit & the principles of Clinical Governance Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work flexibly within an Acute setting. #####

Desirable criteria

Diploma in Nursing/ Degree or working towards Band 5 experience Knowledge and experience of Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance. Experience of using databases Experience of team or ward management

Your application

: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References

: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We

do notaccept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date

: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS

: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.



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Disability Advice Line:

SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our

Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

Telephone: 02082963786

Text: 07501066267

Email: esth.dal@nhs.net.

Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.