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Nursing Assistant
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
326-8230586-BN
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
13/09/2026 23:59
Interview date
28/09/2026

Employer heading

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Nursing Assistant

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 looking for compassionate and caring individuals to join our permanent teams at East Surrey Hospital. We currently have vacancies across the Trust within the medical and surgical divisions. 

We have a bespoke training package developed to meet the needs of both those new to care and those with previous experience.

All we ask is you bring with you your compassion, care, kindness and a can-do approach, which are attributes we know will help you to thrive in our organisation.

The nursing assistant role is a valued role within our teams, when we asked colleagues to describe the impact they have they used the following words:

  • Invaluable
  • Supportive
  • Inspiring
  • Irreplaceable
  • Essential

If you want to make a difference to our patients and their families every day and go home feeling proud, valued and knowing you have made an impact on someone’s day, we want to hear from you.

We offer you the opportunity to join one of our friendly teams, whereby you will be supported by both your manager and our education colleagues. This will enable you to grow and flourish to reach your full potential.

Applicants are required to complete their applications without the use of artificial intelligence or automated writing tools. All submissions must reflect the applicant’s own original work.

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

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the region's busiest providers of healthcare. It was formed on 1 April 1998 following a merger between East Surrey Healthcare NHS and Crawley Horsham NHS Trusts. We are often referred to as 'SASH'.

We run East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, where we have more than 700 beds and provide acute and complex services. In addition, we provide a range of outpatient, diagnostic and less complex planned services at The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Crawley Hospital and Horsham Hospital.

Every year, over 120,000 people attend our Emergency Department, we deliver nearly 4,000 babies and almost half a million people have outpatient appointments with us.

We are a major local employer, with a diverse workforce of around 5,500 staff providing healthcare services to a growing population of some 744,000 people.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Louisa Cavallo
Job title
Lead Nurse Practice Developement & Retention
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01737768511