***We are recruiting for Band 5 Staff Nurses – Recruitment open day/Assessment Centre 30 August 2017***

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest healthcare providers in South West London. Our main site, St George’s Hospital in Tooting is one of the country’s principal teaching hospitals and is shared with St George’s, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research.

We are holding an Assessment Centre on Wednesday, 30 August 2017 and whether you are about to qualify, newly qualified or an experienced Staff Nurse, we want to meet you, because we have great opportunities to offer you.

We currently have various opportunities for Band 5 nurses looking to join St. George's and develop their careers. 

Our nurses and midwives are:

• Compassionate and brave
• Professional and hardworking
• Supportive and highly skilled
• Proud to care about patients and proud to care about each other.

Our nurses and midwives choose to work at St Georges because of the good reputation of the standards of care and the quality of our services, plus the easy accessible London location.

As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist and community hospital based care and full range of community services to children, adults, older people and people with learning disabilities. These services are provided from Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton, 11 health centres and clinics, schools and nurseries, patients’ homes and Wandsworth Prison.  St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust has a world of opportunities for nurses looking to develop their skills and enjoy a successful career. We are looking for the best nurses who want exciting, challenging roles, delivering first-class, high quality patient care. 

Please state in the 'Supporting Information' on your application form which areas you are interested in working in.

What to expect on the day:

Assessment and Interview - an assessment is a two-part numeracy and literacy test consisting of a series of drugs calculations followed by a written assessment based on patient care scenarios. You must pass the assessment in order to progress to interview.

You will be informed of the outcome of your interview on the day and your preference for specialty will be discussed with you. Successful applicants will receive their conditional job offer within 24 hours.

You should also ensure that you bring all relevant ID documents with you on the day so we are able to conduct a clearance appointment with you.  This should include eligibility to work, passport, 2 forms of proof of address, essential qualifications and NMC registration documents so we are able to carry out a DBS check, you will also be sent a link on the day to complete an occupational health questionnaire.

We look forward to meeting you on 30 August.