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Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse, Robin Ward

The closing date is 25 March 2026

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Job summary

Robin Ward is seeking enthusiastic and dynamic Staff Nurses to join our friendly surgical team.

Robin Ward is a 14-bedded surgical ward with 5 trolley spaces within ESAC (Day Case Unit). We provide care to both elective and emergency surgical patients, across a wide range of specialties including:

  • Upper Gastrointestinal
  • Colorectal
  • Breast
  • Vascular
  • Urology

Previous surgical experience is not essential, as full training and support will be provided.

Delivering excellence in patient care and patient experience is at the heart of everything we do. In return, we are committed to supporting your personal and professional development within a positive and nurturing environment.

We welcome applications from:

  • Newly qualified nurses
  • Experienced registered nurses
  • Nurses seeking their first NHS role
  • Internal candidates looking to gain experience in a surgical specialty

Wherever you are in your nursing journey, we would be delighted to hear from you.

What we offer:

  • Excellent training and development opportunities
  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
  • NHS staff discounts
  • Opportunities for flexible working
  • Access to onsite childcare provisions

Informal visits are strongly encouraged, giving you the opportunity to meet the team and see first-hand how care is delivered within the unit.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Deliver high-quality pre-operative and post-operative nursing care to surgical patients

  • Perform wound care and dressings in line with clinical guidelines

  • Administer medications safely and accurately

  • Complete comprehensive nursing assessments and documentation

  • Take daily responsibility for allocated patients, ensuring continuity of care

  • Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the wider healthcare team

  • Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to plan, implement, and evaluate individualised programmes of care

Professional Practice and Team Contribution

  • Work efficiently within a team nursing framework while providing individualised, patient-centred care

  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of a positive and supportive learning environment

  • Supervise and support junior registered nurses and non-registered staff

  • Actively participate in service improvement and quality care delivery

Role Overview

This is a varied, challenging, and rewarding role offering the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to patient care. You will support patients through rehabilitation and recovery following surgery or acute illness, as well as provide holistic, compassionate care to patients at the end of life, ensuring dignity and comfort at all times.

About us

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (ASPH) provides acute and specialist healthcare to over 410,000 people across North West Surrey, parts of Hounslow, and surrounding areas. We employ more than 3,700 professionals--including doctors, nurses, midwives, allied health staff, and support teams--delivering high-quality, patient-centred care at Ashford Hospital and St. Peter's Hospital, as well as through community clinics and local healthcare settings.

Our vision is to be a leading NHS Trust, fostering an inclusive, supportive, and forward-thinking workplace focused on professional development, staff wellbeing, and flexible working. We invest in our workforce to empower teams to provide outstanding care.

This is an exciting time to join ASPH as we expand Ashford Hospital's theatre facilities and develop it as a dedicated elective centre for planned surgeries, delivered by specialist multidisciplinary teams in modern, well-equipped facilities. We also aim to promote learning and innovation, supporting the training of future NHS professionals.

We welcome motivated individuals to join our journey of growth and improvement. Vacancies may close early if enough applications are received, so early application is encouraged.

Details

Date posted

12 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£33,677 to £40,996 a year per annum, inc. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

323NM4856-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 procedure

See full job description for full details.

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 procedure

See full job description for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Must be an NMC registered nurse (RN)

Desirable

  • Evidence of further training

Experience

Desirable

  • Previous NHS hospital experience
  • Experience of working within an acute environment

Skills

Essential

  • You are able to communicate effectively with patients and with other staff to ensure that care, treatment and support are not compromised
  • You have knowledge & awareness of diversity and human rights and the competencies appropriate to your role to support their diverse needs and human rights.
  • Able to competently assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
  • Ability to learn new skills and adapt to change
  • Evidence of the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing

Desirable

  • Good IT skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Trust vision, values and strategic objectives
  • NHS Constitution
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Must be an NMC registered nurse (RN)

Desirable

  • Evidence of further training

Experience

Desirable

  • Previous NHS hospital experience
  • Experience of working within an acute environment

Skills

Essential

  • You are able to communicate effectively with patients and with other staff to ensure that care, treatment and support are not compromised
  • You have knowledge & awareness of diversity and human rights and the competencies appropriate to your role to support their diverse needs and human rights.
  • Able to competently assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
  • Ability to learn new skills and adapt to change
  • Evidence of the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing

Desirable

  • Good IT skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Trust vision, values and strategic objectives
  • NHS Constitution

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

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).

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)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager for Robin and ESAC Ward

Carmelita Antonio

carmelita.antonio@nhs.net

01932723941

Details

Date posted

12 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£33,677 to £40,996 a year per annum, inc. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

323NM4856-GK

Job locations

St. Peter's Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ


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