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Job summary

Main area
Medicine - A & E
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
326-7370892-NM
Employer
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
East Surrey Hospital
Town
Redhill
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 per annum plus high cost allowance
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/08/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Paediatric Staff Nurse - ED

NHS AfC: Band 5

 

 

Job overview

We are excited to announce our Paediatric Emergency Department is looking for a Paediatric Staff Nurse Band 5 to join our friendly, supportive and motivated team of Paediatric Nurses and Paediatric Practitioners.

The Department offers a structured Educational Programme, supported by designated Practice Development Nurses and a dynamic team of Clinical Practitioners who will support you in developing your knowledge and skills.  We are a large Trauma Unit within the South West London and Surrey Trauma Network. 

As we are a 24 hour service the shifts reflect this and will mean you varies shift start and finish times.  

For further details or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Georgie Wenk on 01737 768511 ext 6905 or email [email protected].

Main duties of the job

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

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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 criteria
  • • 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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare quality commission - OutstandingHSJ Acute or Specialist Trust of the yearStep into health

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Georgina Wenk
Job title
Senior Charge Nurse (Paediatrics)
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01737 768511