Job overview

We are looking for a highly motivated, well organised, enthusiastic individual to work flexibly as Band 4, Nursing Associates on Gwynne Holford Ward at the Queen Mary's Hospital Site. The ward is a busy 36 bedded Amputee and Neuro- rehabilitation unit. The post is required to work flexibly to cover a seven-day service for the ward and within the neuroscience directorate.

Nursing Associates are expected to provide high-quality care, assist with clinical tasks, and contribute to patient well-being, all while working under the guidance and supervision of senior staff, including registered nurses.

You will need to be flexible with your work pattern to cover annual leave and sickness so that the service can continue to run efficiently.

You will be expected to have excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.

Main duties of the job

Band 4 Nursing Associates are expected to provide high-quality care, assist with clinical tasks, and contribute to patient well-being, all while working under the guidance and supervision of senior staff, including registered nurses.

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.