Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Staff Nurse Reablement Unit

The closing date is 28 October 2025

Job summary

To provide high quality nursing care to patients on the Sutton Health & Care (SHC) Reablement Unit as part of a cohesive Multi-Disciplinary Team. The post holder is responsible for holistic assessment and care needs of patients, including planning, implementation and evaluation. In addition, the post holder will be involved in health promotion and innovative activities that enhance patient service delivery and the patient experience. The post holder will at times have management responsibility such as Nurse In Charge and supervising junior members of staff.

This post is not suitable for a newly qualified nurse.

Main duties of the job

Work within the Multi-disciplinary Team to provide direct patient care to a patients on Sutton Health and Care Reablement Unit. Take responsibility for a group of patients and deliver hands on care within own level of competence.

Establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, carers and the multi- disciplinary team in order to facilitate patient choice and independence.

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.

Details

Date posted

14 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,763 to £43,466 a year Pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

343-7473655-RB-SK-R-VCG

Job locations

Sutton Health and Care Reablement Unit St Helier Hospital

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton

SM51AA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

The post-holder will ensure that in all areas of practice they adhere to all current NMC guidance, and must maintain accurate, comprehensive and contemporaneous records in accordance with Trust and NMC guidelines, ensuring that confidentiality is maintained at all times

Take responsibility for a group of patients and deliver hands on care within own level of competence.

To give skilled nursing care, based on principles of best practice and clinical evidence. and ensure that nursing care is patient focused and patient dignity and privacy are maintained at all times.

Undertake comprehensive assessment of the physical, psychological and social care needs of patients and provide person centred care plans that facilitate the patients own choices, promoting independence and self care, as appropriate.

To ensure the safe handling of body fluids and contaminated sharps.

Be alert to the needs of vulnerable adults including risk assessment and taking appropriate action when required.

Safely administer prescribed medications and to monitor their effects.

Use reflective practice as a method of ensuring that appropriate effective nursing care is delivered to each patient.

Ensure competency and safe maintenance of all medical devices within the sphere of responsibility.

Work with nursing and other healthcare professions, patients and their relatives/carers to assist in the timely discharge from the clinical area through appropriate discharge planning in conjunction with the Discharge Co-ordinators.

Communication

Establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, carers and the multi- disciplinary team in order to facilitate patient choice and independence.

To effectively communicate complex and sensitive patient information to colleagues within the nursing service and to multi-disciplinary team members involved with patient care.

To maintain positive and effective communication and working relationships with patients, their families, and all other professionals to enhance a dignified and high standard of care provision.

At all times have an awareness of potential barriers to communication and an understanding of how to overcome these barriers to ensure effective communication occurs. Ensure due regard is given to the customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients and colleagues and that equal opportunities are practised at all times.

Communicate effectively through IT systems such as data input and web based information.

Professional Leadership and Management

Supervise and support unregistered members of staff and all new members of the team.

To organise and prioritise own work without direct supervision, reporting any issues, untoward clinical incidents or personal limitations, in the appropriate manner to the senior nurse on duty completing necessary documentation to level of responsibility.

Attend and participate in all types of ward/departmental meetings as required including being the patients representative at multi-disciplinary meetings.

Support the ward manager and junior sister/charge nurse in managing the resources required in the provision of care, with an awareness of the financial implications of all actions.

Assist untrained staff with all clerical and housekeeping duties including use of Inpatient and clinical management systems

Check results and file appropriately after review by doctor where appropriate

Patient notes management.

Take appropriate action in regard to any accident or incident to patient, staff or visitor within the scope of the post holders responsibility and in line with Trust guidelines.

To be responsible for the care and safe keeping of equipment issued for personal and team use and to report any defect or loss.

To participate in service development activities, identifying areas for improvement as appropriate.

Quality and Performance

Contribute to the implementation, monitoring and reporting of performance outcome measures, alerting managers of any shortfall

Provide care within the clinical governance framework.

To participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis with a designated person.

Maintain appropriate and up to date knowledge and skills and undertake continuing education in accordance with personal and service needs and the Knowledge and Skills Framework.

Work and adhere to the needs of the service continuously striving to improve the quality of service provision

Education, Training and Development

Maintain own mandatory training requirements.

In accordance with the NMC Scope of Professional Practice continue to develop and expand your role to embrace generic and specialty specific skills.

Participate in self-appraisal and performance review, maintaining an up-to-date Personal Development Plan that reflects the Trusts values and behaviours.

Take every opportunity to develop skills and competence to carry out the role effectively and efficiently.

Be aware of own limitations and the need for continuing education and personal development. Communicate these needs to the ward sister or mentor as they arise.

Participate in Student Nurse Education and assessment in accordance with the university requirements.

Participate in Clinical Supervision to enhance own practice through learning from others.

Maintain personal records of continuing professional development in order to maintain NMC practice registration.

Participate in clinical audit and where necessary, research projects, to ensure the development of effective and innovative practice and maintenance of standards.

Professional

Be aware of, and act in accordance with, the Trusts Organisational and Clinical Guidelines and Policies.

To be aware of, and act in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and other professional Guidelines.

Maintain appropriate and up-to-date knowledge and skills by undertaking continuing education in accordance with personal and service needs.

Promote a professional image at all times and to be accountable for own clinical practice.

To be responsible for own professional development through active learning and reflective practice.

Apply a problem solving approach to practice, seeking resolution to problems with an awareness of own personal limitations of knowledge and practice.

Maintain high professional standards acting as a positive role model for the profession and service.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

The post-holder will ensure that in all areas of practice they adhere to all current NMC guidance, and must maintain accurate, comprehensive and contemporaneous records in accordance with Trust and NMC guidelines, ensuring that confidentiality is maintained at all times

Take responsibility for a group of patients and deliver hands on care within own level of competence.

To give skilled nursing care, based on principles of best practice and clinical evidence. and ensure that nursing care is patient focused and patient dignity and privacy are maintained at all times.

Undertake comprehensive assessment of the physical, psychological and social care needs of patients and provide person centred care plans that facilitate the patients own choices, promoting independence and self care, as appropriate.

To ensure the safe handling of body fluids and contaminated sharps.

Be alert to the needs of vulnerable adults including risk assessment and taking appropriate action when required.

Safely administer prescribed medications and to monitor their effects.

Use reflective practice as a method of ensuring that appropriate effective nursing care is delivered to each patient.

Ensure competency and safe maintenance of all medical devices within the sphere of responsibility.

Work with nursing and other healthcare professions, patients and their relatives/carers to assist in the timely discharge from the clinical area through appropriate discharge planning in conjunction with the Discharge Co-ordinators.

Communication

Establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, carers and the multi- disciplinary team in order to facilitate patient choice and independence.

To effectively communicate complex and sensitive patient information to colleagues within the nursing service and to multi-disciplinary team members involved with patient care.

To maintain positive and effective communication and working relationships with patients, their families, and all other professionals to enhance a dignified and high standard of care provision.

At all times have an awareness of potential barriers to communication and an understanding of how to overcome these barriers to ensure effective communication occurs. Ensure due regard is given to the customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients and colleagues and that equal opportunities are practised at all times.

Communicate effectively through IT systems such as data input and web based information.

Professional Leadership and Management

Supervise and support unregistered members of staff and all new members of the team.

To organise and prioritise own work without direct supervision, reporting any issues, untoward clinical incidents or personal limitations, in the appropriate manner to the senior nurse on duty completing necessary documentation to level of responsibility.

Attend and participate in all types of ward/departmental meetings as required including being the patients representative at multi-disciplinary meetings.

Support the ward manager and junior sister/charge nurse in managing the resources required in the provision of care, with an awareness of the financial implications of all actions.

Assist untrained staff with all clerical and housekeeping duties including use of Inpatient and clinical management systems

Check results and file appropriately after review by doctor where appropriate

Patient notes management.

Take appropriate action in regard to any accident or incident to patient, staff or visitor within the scope of the post holders responsibility and in line with Trust guidelines.

To be responsible for the care and safe keeping of equipment issued for personal and team use and to report any defect or loss.

To participate in service development activities, identifying areas for improvement as appropriate.

Quality and Performance

Contribute to the implementation, monitoring and reporting of performance outcome measures, alerting managers of any shortfall

Provide care within the clinical governance framework.

To participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis with a designated person.

Maintain appropriate and up to date knowledge and skills and undertake continuing education in accordance with personal and service needs and the Knowledge and Skills Framework.

Work and adhere to the needs of the service continuously striving to improve the quality of service provision

Education, Training and Development

Maintain own mandatory training requirements.

In accordance with the NMC Scope of Professional Practice continue to develop and expand your role to embrace generic and specialty specific skills.

Participate in self-appraisal and performance review, maintaining an up-to-date Personal Development Plan that reflects the Trusts values and behaviours.

Take every opportunity to develop skills and competence to carry out the role effectively and efficiently.

Be aware of own limitations and the need for continuing education and personal development. Communicate these needs to the ward sister or mentor as they arise.

Participate in Student Nurse Education and assessment in accordance with the university requirements.

Participate in Clinical Supervision to enhance own practice through learning from others.

Maintain personal records of continuing professional development in order to maintain NMC practice registration.

Participate in clinical audit and where necessary, research projects, to ensure the development of effective and innovative practice and maintenance of standards.

Professional

Be aware of, and act in accordance with, the Trusts Organisational and Clinical Guidelines and Policies.

To be aware of, and act in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and other professional Guidelines.

Maintain appropriate and up-to-date knowledge and skills by undertaking continuing education in accordance with personal and service needs.

Promote a professional image at all times and to be accountable for own clinical practice.

To be responsible for own professional development through active learning and reflective practice.

Apply a problem solving approach to practice, seeking resolution to problems with an awareness of own personal limitations of knowledge and practice.

Maintain high professional standards acting as a positive role model for the profession and service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Registered Nurse
  • Evidence of Literacy and Numeracy Skills

Desirable

  • Evidence of other post-registration education and training

Experience

Essential

  • Recent clinical and nursing experience
  • Negotiating and liaising within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Supporting students and other learners e.g. HCAs teaching others in the practice environment
  • Experience of undertaking general assessment by utilising evidence based care.
  • Previous experience in the Nursing process, care planning and fluent in record keeping

Desirable

  • Experience of training students.
  • Participation in audit; research projects; service development
  • Post registration experience

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to listen effectively and ability to give constructive feedback to clients and colleagues.
  • Knowledge of how Equal Opportunities can be implemented in practice.
  • Knowledge of Revalidation
  • Time management skills.
  • Able to demonstrate reasonable response to service user needs and prioritising and dealing with those needs with a required urgency.
  • Awareness of the management and use of data in the NHS setting
  • Knowledge of evidence based practice.
  • Knowledge of infection control

Desirable

  • Knowledge of general wound care
  • Promotion of continence
  • Understanding of resource management
  • Knowledge of the audit process

Other

Essential

  • Ability to work in a team and be a proactive member and able to engage in change process in the team.
  • Ability to assess a situation and act promptly.
  • Ability to implement learning in practice and inform others.
  • Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing such as computerised documentation and data entry

Desirable

  • Ability to critically analyse and evaluate research relevant to practice.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Registered Nurse
  • Evidence of Literacy and Numeracy Skills

Desirable

  • Evidence of other post-registration education and training

Experience

Essential

  • Recent clinical and nursing experience
  • Negotiating and liaising within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Supporting students and other learners e.g. HCAs teaching others in the practice environment
  • Experience of undertaking general assessment by utilising evidence based care.
  • Previous experience in the Nursing process, care planning and fluent in record keeping

Desirable

  • Experience of training students.
  • Participation in audit; research projects; service development
  • Post registration experience

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to listen effectively and ability to give constructive feedback to clients and colleagues.
  • Knowledge of how Equal Opportunities can be implemented in practice.
  • Knowledge of Revalidation
  • Time management skills.
  • Able to demonstrate reasonable response to service user needs and prioritising and dealing with those needs with a required urgency.
  • Awareness of the management and use of data in the NHS setting
  • Knowledge of evidence based practice.
  • Knowledge of infection control

Desirable

  • Knowledge of general wound care
  • Promotion of continence
  • Understanding of resource management
  • Knowledge of the audit process

Other

Essential

  • Ability to work in a team and be a proactive member and able to engage in change process in the team.
  • Ability to assess a situation and act promptly.
  • Ability to implement learning in practice and inform others.
  • Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing such as computerised documentation and data entry

Desirable

  • Ability to critically analyse and evaluate research relevant to practice.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Sutton Health and Care Reablement Unit St Helier Hospital

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton

SM51AA


Employer's website

https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Sutton Health and Care Reablement Unit St Helier Hospital

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton

SM51AA


Employer's website

https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager

Sophie Bennie

sophie.bennie@nhs.net

07760976301

Details

Date posted

14 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,763 to £43,466 a year Pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

343-7473655-RB-SK-R-VCG

Job locations

Sutton Health and Care Reablement Unit St Helier Hospital

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton

SM51AA


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