Job summary
Employer heading
Graduate Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
Join Our Exceptional Nursing Team at Ashford and St Peter’s!
Diversity is our strength, and at Ashford and St Peter’s, we embrace and celebrate the unique qualities that make each of us extraordinary. Our outstanding nursing teams are the heart of our organisation, and we believe there's a nursing opportunity tailor-made for you.
What Sets Us Apart:
- Comprehensive preceptorship and induction program
- Continuous professional development
- Career growth opportunities
A Supportive Environment:
- Care and support, both personally and professionally
- Valued, appreciated, and accepted for being YOU
- Happy staff equals happy patients!
Balancing Life and Work:
- Support for a healthy work-life balance
- Flexible working opportunities
- Exclusive staff benefits
Who Are We Looking For:
- New graduates and experienced nurses
- Seeking their first hospital role or career development
Why Choose Us:
- Live our values in a vibrant workplace
- Be a part of a team where your contributions matter
Are You Ready to Make a Difference?
If you're passionate about transforming patient care and are ready for a role that is both challenging and rewarding, we invite you to join our team. Your journey to making a meaningful impact begins here!
How to Apply:
If you believe you have what it takes to thrive in an organisation that values diversity, join us on this rewarding journey!
Your journey to an enriching nursing career starts here. Come, be a part of something extraordinary!
Main duties of the job
Are you ready to embark on a fulfilling journey where your skills and compassion make a genuine impact? We are seeking dedicated individuals to join our team, committed to providing effective and efficient patient care within a collaborative and multidisciplinary framework.
**Your Role:**
- Work seamlessly within the team nursing framework
- Deliver individualised patient care with precision
- Collaborate with the integrated multidisciplinary team to develop, implement, and evaluate care programmes
**Your Responsibilities:**
- Contribute to creating a stimulating learning environment
- Supervise and mentor junior registered and non-registered staff
- Be a key player in maintaining the highest standards of care
**Why Us?**
- Varied and rewarding role
- Opportunities to make a significant difference in patient experiences.
- Active involvement in rehabilitation, recovery, and end-of-life care
**What You'll Experience:**
- Challenges that foster personal and professional growth
- A role that balances challenges with equally rewarding moments.
- An environment where your contributions truly matter
**Your Impact:**
- Support patients in rehabilitation and recovery
- Provide holistic and compassionate care, especially in end-of-life situations
- Play a crucial role in enhancing the overall patient experience
Working for our organisation
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.
We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Working as a Registered Nurse within the hospital setting.
Carry out assigned tasks involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. This will be whilst demonstrating excellent care, compassion and communication, working alongside the multidisciplinary team, incorporating:
Delivering high quality direct patient care
Following patient admission/transfer/discharge processes
Maintaining a safe environment
Medication administration
Care planning, implementation and evaluation
Communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team, patients, families and their carers
Maintain best practice, ensuring compliance with evidence-based practice and research
Accountable to nurse in charge of each shift and supporting junior colleagues
Maintain skills, knowledge and competencies adhering to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, and the Trusts policies and procedures
See full job description for full details
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Please provide a brief overview of your experience and suitability for the role
Skills
Essential criteria
- Please provide a brief summary of your skills including effective communication, IT skills, compassion and empathy and ability to work in a team.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse provide evidence of NMC registration/ pending NMC registration.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Punter
- Job title
- Lead Nurse Workforce
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01784884214
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