Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse, Medical Wards

The closing date is 29 June 2025

Job summary

Following a review of our establishments our General and Specialist Medical Wards at St Peter's Hospital located in Chertsey, Surrey are now recruiting for Band 5 staff nurses.

We welcome applications from new graduates, NMC registered nurses new to the NHS and experienced nurses looking for a change in role.

Here at Ashford and St Peter's our workforce is diverse, and we celebrate the differences in us all by listening and respecting our fantastic nursing teams. ASPH is committed to ensuring safe staffing levels, allowing our nursing teams to deliver compassionate and excellent care.

You will be supported by a full preceptorship and induction programme, continuous professional development, and the ability to develop your career.

Our teams will give you care and support both personally and professionally in an environment where you are valued by the team, appreciated and accepted for being you.

Our teams support staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working opportunities and other staff benefits.

If you think you have what it takes to work in an organisation where we live our values, then please come, and join us.

Applicants must be residing in the UK, and be available to attend in person our recruitment event being held on Saturday 12th July

For further information regarding the role or any queries please contact Lisa Punter Lead Nurse Workforce via e-mail to lisa.punter@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

To work effectively and efficiently within the framework of team nursing and individualised patient care. In collaboration with the department's integrated multidisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care for patients.

To contribute towards developing and maintaining a suitable and stimulating learning environment, and to supervise junior registered and non-registered staff.

The role is varied, equally challenging and rewarding, where you will have the opportunity to really make a difference to the experience of our patients. Whether this is supporting patients in their rehabilitation and recovery following an operation or a period of acute illness or providing holistic and compassionate care for patients at the end of life.

About us

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 and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
On-site Nurseries
On-site staff cafes
On-site parking
Support in career development
Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,602 to £39,686 a year pa Inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

323-NM9831-GK

Job locations

St. Peter's Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Job description

Job 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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working as a Registered Nurse within the hospital setting.

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

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse - provide evidence of NMC registration.

Experience

Essential

Please provide a brief overview of your experience and suitability for the role

Skills

Essential

Please provide a brief summary of your skills including effective communication, IT skills, compassion and empathy and ability to work in a team.

Other requirements

Essential

Please identify area of adult nursing you are interested in applying for
please confirm you have a valid right to work document

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse - provide evidence of NMC registration.

Experience

Essential

Please provide a brief overview of your experience and suitability for the role

Skills

Essential

Please provide a brief summary of your skills including effective communication, IT skills, compassion and empathy and ability to work in a team.

Other requirements

Essential

Please identify area of adult nursing you are interested in applying for
please confirm you have a valid right to work document

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St. Peter's Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St. Peter's Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)