Staff Nurse - Surrey Downs Health & Care

NHS; Epsom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider is seeking a passionate and motivated Staff Nurse to work in Surrey Downs Health & Care. The role involves providing high-quality holistic nursing care as part of a multi-disciplinary team, focusing on promoting health and well-being for clients. Candidates should have evidence of clinical competencies and commitment to ongoing professional development. Salary ranges from £35,763 to £43,466 a year pro rata, inclusive of Outer HCAS, with a closing date for applications on December 29, 2025.

Qualifications

• Evidence of clinical competencies.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Experience relevant to the nursing post.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing high-quality nursing care.
• Participate in the assessment and implementation process of holistic care.
• Support, inform, and educate family and carers.

Skills

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Clinical competencies

Adaptability to change

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Evidence of continued professional development

Job description

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is looking for a Staff Nurse at Surrey Downs Health & Care.

The closing date is 29 December 2025

Mary Seacole is a new integrated unit providing care and rehabilitation to promote health, maximise independence and quality of life. All patients are treated with dignity, respect, involved in decisions at all stages of their treatment and care and the team strives to achieve what matters most to the patients.

We are looking for a dynamic, passionate and motivated nurse willing to continue to expand and develop their own skills and knowledge.

The team works shift patterns (long days 7:30am-8pm and night shifts 7:30pm-8am).

Main duties of the job

To work within the multi-disciplinary team. To assist the team in the provision of a high quality holistic nursing care. To undertake clinical and team responsibilities relevant to the skills and competencies of the personal specification for this post.

About us

Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people's own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.

Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person‑centred care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes:

• The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs
• Epsom and St Helier's University Hospitals NHS Trust

Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us.

It is on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed – we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.

In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.

Job responsibilities

• To work as part of the team and be accountable in the provision of a high standard of individual quality client care, within the agreed guidelines.
• To treat all clients as individuals, respecting their privacy and dignity at all times.
• To participate in the assessment process of care needs and implementation programmes of holistic care.
• Involving, supporting, informing and educating family/carers.
• To take every opportunity to promote health and wellbeing of clients.
• To work without direct supervision and to maintain close liaison with the Senior Team Member.
• To maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records according to company procedures.
• To maintain, develop and monitor standards of evidence based nursing care.
• To maintain own professional and clinical integrity in line with NMC guidelines.
• To support/mentor team members and participate in clinical supervision activities.
• To work in co‑operation and partnership with all other professionals and agencies involved in the care of the client.
• To be aware of and act upon procedures that are in place to protect vulnerable individuals.
• To participate in the company’s Clinical Governance Strategy.
• To participate in the company’s Risk Management Strategy.
• To undertake any other duties as may be required from time to time that are consistent with responsibilities and scale of the post.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of clinical competencies
• Evidence of continued professional development

Experience

• Experience relevant to particular post.
• Understanding of current issues affecting the NHS.
• Experience of clinical supervision and appraisal.
• Involvement in quality programmes.

Skills

• Effective communication, written and verbal.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team, valuing contributions from team members.

Other

• To adapt positively to changes in working practices and patterns.
• Ability to work under pressure.

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.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

£35,763 to £43,466 a year pro rata per annum, inc Outer HCAS.