Croydon Health Services NHS Trust is seeking skilled and compassionate Band 5 Registered Nurses to strengthen our clinical Rheumatology team.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive organisation where you can deliver high-quality care and make a meaningful difference to patients’ lives every day.
We are looking for dedicated, compassionate, and clinically proficient nurses who are committed to providing safe, effective, and person-centred care. The successful candidate will be able to:
- Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Show confidence in clinical decision-making and prioritising care
- Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Display empathy, resilience, and a strong commitment to patient safety
- Adapt to a fast-paced clinical environment and embrace continuous learning
- Hold current NMC registration with a sound understanding of professional standards
We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses (with a live NMC registration) as well as experienced nurses who are ready to further develop their career and make a positive impact within our services.
Please indicate in your application whether you graduated as a Staff Nurse through Croydon Health Services as a host Trust.
Interviews: from week commencing Monday, 6th July
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for delivering high-quality, evidence-based nursing care that meets the individual needs of the designated patient population.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing safe, compassionate, and professional nursing care in line with Trust policies and NMC standards
- Being accountable for the delivery of care to a defined group of patients
- Organising and managing own workload
- Actively contributing to teaching, learning, and education programmes for staff and patient
- Make clinical decisions on treatment adjustments, flare management, and symptom control (escalating when appropriate).
- Supporting a positive learning environment and promoting continuous improvement in care delivery
Please note that there will be manual handling involved with this post – staff will be expected to consistently support patients within the clinic environment, including assisting patients on and off examination couches, pushing wheelchairs, and supporting patients with mobility to and from clinic rooms.
About us
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.
Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.
If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that’s making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document (Job Description) which contains more information about the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Currently registered with the NMC
- Demonstrates understanding of NMC code of professional conduct
- Actively engaged in CPD – must list activities in the last year to be shortlisted
Skills
- Demonstrates understanding of clinical supervision including supporting learners
- Demonstrated excellent time management with workload prioritisation
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills across disciplines
Knowledge
- Demonstrate an understanding of the key professional issues in nursing and healthcare
- Experience of working in an acute care setting
- Able to identify own training and development needs
- Able to make decisions and prioritise care/service delivery
- Demonstrates sound knowledge of infection control standards
Other
- Flexible attitude to ways and hours of working
- Working knowledge of IT systems and/or willingness to undertake training in this
- Demonstrates an understanding of confidentiality
- Able to innovate and contribute to service development
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.
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