Job summary
***Band 5 Adult Staff Nurse opportunities - join St George's Hospital - Nurse Recruitment Open Day Saturday 20th January 2024***
Join us on Saturday 20th November @ St George's Hospital Adult Nurse Recruitment Open Day; registration at 9.30am.
Whether you are about to Qualify (2024), Newly Qualified or an experienced Staff Nurse , we want to meet you - and we have great opportunities!
Main duties of the job
Your nursing career - your choice!
Are you looking to join the NHS in your first permanent Band 5 Adult Registered Nurse role? Choose St Georges NHS Trust and join a team that suits you best!
With more than 200 different clinical services and specialties, 22,000+ staff - and serving four million+ people across London and further afield - we offer an easy, quick route into the widest range of opportunities for Newly-Qualified Nurses and final year nursing students.
Please do get in touch! We'd love to tell you more about what's on offer including:
- Band 5 staff nurses' starting salary from £34,089 per annum pro rata
- Flexible start date to suit your needs
- Unrivalled learning and development - support from day one with dedicated preceptors, mentors, clear Band 5 NQN career and skills pathways and comprehensive clinical and leadership training opportunities
- Choice of great locations, from vibrant, diverse London boroughs to green outer London and Surrey - all within easy public transport reach of the city centre
- Unique opportunities to gain the experience you want - choose from national and world-leading specialist services, every ward and specialty you can imagine, even NQN community roles - with flexibility to move between Trusts and services via rotation and future role.
- Support settling in, from finding accommodation to ensuring your role is right for you - and offering different options if you wish
About us
With major nine hospital sites, more than 22,000 staff, and serving around four million people with our core and specialist services, the four South West London Acute NHS Trusts offer a quick, 'one stop shop' route to a huge range of opportunities.
Enjoy living in great locations across London and its outskirts - all within short journeys of your work. Whether it's support finding accommodation, the friendliest of welcomes from committed nursing teams, and even the chance to move between roles and Trusts if your first Band 5 role isn't quite what you want - we're flexible and dedicated to giving you the best start in your nursing career.
Apply now!!
We have many Band 5 Staff Nurse opportunities available and we will be recruiting to the following specialities on Saturday 20th January 2024:
- Neurosciences/ Stroke
- Acute Medicine
- Senior Health
- General Surgery
Please specify your preferred specialty on your application form
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
What to expect on the day:
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- 9:30 am Registration
- 10:00am Welcome & introductions
- 10:15am Presentation
- 10:45am Tours
- 11:15am - 5:00pm Interviews (depending on number of candidates).
- Talk to fellow nurses who have progressed and enjoy their working lives at St George's Hospital
- Meet our Senior Nurses and find out why helping Band 5 Staff nurses settle and develop their skills and experience here means so much to them.
- Tour the site and find out about our different specialties, services and wards
Have your interview on the day. Please do not arrive no later than 10:30am if you wish to be interviewed on the day.
If you would like to be interviewed on the day, you will be informed of the outcome of your interview on the day. Successful applicants will receive their conditional job offer within 72 hours.
We look forward to meeting you on Saturday 20th January!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
What to expect on the day:
-
-
- 9:30 am Registration
- 10:00am Welcome & introductions
- 10:15am Presentation
- 10:45am Tours
- 11:15am - 5:00pm Interviews (depending on number of candidates).
- Talk to fellow nurses who have progressed and enjoy their working lives at St George's Hospital
- Meet our Senior Nurses and find out why helping Band 5 Staff nurses settle and develop their skills and experience here means so much to them.
- Tour the site and find out about our different specialties, services and wards
Have your interview on the day. Please do not arrive no later than 10:30am if you wish to be interviewed on the day.
If you would like to be interviewed on the day, you will be informed of the outcome of your interview on the day. Successful applicants will receive their conditional job offer within 72 hours.
We look forward to meeting you on Saturday 20th January!
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse (general)
Organisational Management
Essential
- Ability to effectively prioritise workload and patient care needs.
- Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources
- Demonstrates an understanding of clinical risk
Education & Research
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of research and evidence based practice
- Understands the importance of developing self and others
Desirable
- Demonstrates an understanding of audit
- Ability to take on small research or audit project.
General & Personal
Essential
- Motivated and demonstrates an enthusiasm for the speciality
- Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to patient care
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse (general)
Organisational Management
Essential
- Ability to effectively prioritise workload and patient care needs.
- Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources
- Demonstrates an understanding of clinical risk
Education & Research
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of research and evidence based practice
- Understands the importance of developing self and others
Desirable
- Demonstrates an understanding of audit
- Ability to take on small research or audit project.
General & Personal
Essential
- Motivated and demonstrates an enthusiasm for the speciality
- Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to patient care
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
