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Job summary

Main area
Outpatients Nursing
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 24 hours per week
Job ref
384-AGB-EMF18061
Employer
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Surrey Hospital
Town
Guildford
Salary
£24,873 per annum pro rata including High Cost Area Supplement
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/03/2025 23:59

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Health Care Assistant

Band 2

Job overview

The Outpatient Department is seeking an enthusiastic highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills. The successful candidate will work alongside a multidisciplinary team of professionals in providing individual and structured nursing care. A flexible and adaptable approach is required to meet the needs of the service. You will be expected to have the flexibility to work within all areas of the Department.

All applications must be made via the advert and not via email directly to the Trust.

Main duties of the job

We offer flexible shift patterns including 08:00 – 13:00, 13:30 – 18:30 and 08:00 – 18:00, ideal for part time and full time staff. We deliver clinics and outpatient services across a variety of specialities. Some of our clinics include: Dermatology, Plastic Surgery, Maxillo-facial surgery, Respiratory medicine, ENT, Cardiology, Breast and General surgery.

Please refer to the Job Description for more detailed information about the role.  Any enquiry not answered by referring to the advert or the Job Description can be directed to the Outpatients Sister on Ext 5559. 

All applications must be made via the advert and not via email directly to the Trust.

Working for our organisation

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide nursing care to all patients attending Outpatients at the Royal Surrey County Hospital under the guidance of the registered nurses within the department. To ensure that care is evidence based and patient centred. The post holder will assist with administration and organisation of the nursing service within the Outpatient area including the teaching of new staff or those in training.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good standard of general education Fully numerate and literate

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Experience in a caring environment and demonstration of knowledge in relation to providing high standards of patient care, patient experience and customer care
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of working with the NHS/private care setting
  • Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy/national guidance/CQC/ and appreciate the implications of this on engagement

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident committedStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Marion Clement
Job title
Outpatients sister
Telephone number
01483 571122
Additional information

All applications must be made via the advert and not via email directly to the Trust.

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