Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a professional and compassionate qualified nurse to join the established nursing team within the Women's Centre at Crawley Hospital as a Staff Nurse (Band 5); to care for patients referred for colposcopy and outpatient hysteroscopy.

This is an important role within a small motivated team, contributing to the effectiveness of the unit as a whole. The role involves preparing the clinic environment, supporting the patient at all stages of their outpatient procedure and assisting the colposcopist/hysteroscopist.

This is a part time post of 19 hrs per week.

Suitable applicants will possess excellent communication skills as there is liaison with patients, medical staff and other departments. Evidence of personal development, supervisory skills and computer literacy is required. An approachable and flexible attitude is desirable, as is the ability to work effectively both as part of a team and independently at times.

The Women's Centre is a friendly dedicated team who were proud to achieve SASH Frontline Team of the Year in 2018 due to positive patient feedback.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please feel free to contact Emma Jefferies on Crawley ext 3755.

emmajefferies@nhs.net

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.

About us

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 in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment
• Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work and when asked whether care of patients is the organisation's top priority
• Our workforce are amongst the most motivated in the country; we achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

• oEvidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• oA complete and accurate application
• oSuitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• oEvidence of essential experience for role
• oMeet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• oHold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• oEvidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• oEvidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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326-5325301-AT