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Nursing Assistant
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
326-8108700-FF
Employer
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
East Surrey Hospital
Town
Redhill
Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 per annum plus high cost allowance
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/07/2026 23:59

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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Nursing Assistant Paediatric

NHS AfC: Band 3

 

 

Job overview

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK, as Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is not offered for this post. 

We are seeking compassionate and caring individuals to join our permanent and fixed-term teams at East Surrey Hospital. We currently have a number of exciting opportunities available across the Trust within the Paediatric Division.

We offer a comprehensive and bespoke training programme designed to support both individuals who are new to care and those with previous experience, ensuring you are fully equipped to succeed in your role.

We ask that you bring with you a strong sense of compassion, kindness, and a positive, can-do attitude qualities that are essential and highly valued within our organisation.

The Nursing Assistant role is a vital and highly valued position within our teams. When asked to describe the impact of their role, our colleagues used the following words:

  • Invaluable
  • Supportive
  • Inspiring
  • Irreplaceable
  • Essential

If you are passionate about making a meaningful difference to the lives of patients and their families, and want to feel proud, valued, and fulfilled at the end of each day, we would be delighted to hear from you.

You will be joining a friendly and supportive team environment, where you will receive guidance from both your line manager and our dedicated education teams. This support will enable you to develop, grow, and reach your full potential within the role.

 

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 are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, dedicated to providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000 individuals.

Our Trust provides both emergency and planned healthcare across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon – covering towns like Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main hospital, East Surrey in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and specialist services and is also the closest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport.

We also provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned care services at sites including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. Staff benefits include flexible working, support networks, and a strong focus on health and wellbeing to help our teams thrive.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the role please read the attached job description and person specification.

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

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Raffaella Lizzio-Whittall
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01737768511
Additional information

Ext. 2869

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