Nursing Associate

Job summary

*Please be aware that this post will close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications*

We are looking for a Nursing Associate with a willingness to learn, that thrives under pressure and has the ability to adapt and refine their skills according to the demands of the unit.

We are a 19 Bedded Surgical Ward based on the 5th Floor of St Georges hospital. St Georges cares for an assortment of specialities - Neuro-surgical, General Surgery, Gastro, Respiratory, Spinal, Ear-Nose & Throat, Urology, Trauma and Orthopaedics. These specialist patients, in an excellent teaching hospital will enhance your skills and your scope of practice.

Main duties of the job

St Georges cares for an assortment of specialities - Neuro-surgical, General Surgery, Ear-Nose & Throat, Urology, Trauma and Orthopaedics.

Main duties are:

• To provide excellent nursing care for our Paediatric inpatients.
• To ensure the smooth running of the service and continuous flow patients.
• Provide excellent nursing care, supervise and act as an advocate for child and family and participate and contribute to themanagement of wards.
• To Safeguard Children and their families.
• To work as a team across Paediatrics.

About us

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.