Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Nursing Assistant In Critical Care

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Job summary

The Department of Critical Care is purpose built and comprises of 16 critical care beds located at East Surrey Hospital, Redhill situated within easy access to local amenities. The hospital benefits from excellent road and rail links to London, Brighton and Gatwick Airport. The Critical Care service is run in an expanding and successful Trust recently rated as "Outstanding" by the Quality Care Commission. The department treats over a thousand inpatients a year requiring varying degrees of clinical support.

We are seeking enthusiastic Nursing Assistants to join our team. The role will include tasks to assist, under the supervision and direction of a Registered Nurse in the delivery of basic nursing care to patients ensuring the highest possible standards of care are received by the patients and their carers while on the unit. The role also involves maintaining a tidy and safe environment and assisting with the management of supplies and equipment.

Main duties of the job

To assist, under the supervision and direction of a Registered Nurse, in the delivery of basic nursing care to patients ensuring the highest possible standards of care are received by patients and their carers' while on the ward.

To assist in maintaining a tidy and safe environment and assist with the management of supplies and equipment.

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

Date posted

30 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year plus high cost allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

326-5574183-AT

Job locations

Intensive Care Unit

East Surrey Hospital

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, regarding the role please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, regarding the role please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

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
Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

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
Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Intensive Care Unit

East Surrey Hospital

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Employer's website

https://surreyandsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Intensive Care Unit

East Surrey Hospital

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Employer's website

https://surreyandsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)