West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Nursing Assistant

The closing date is 13 November 2026

Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a band 3 nursing assistant to join our specialist gynaecology and early pregnancy department, which offers a range of both inpatient and outpatient services. The successful applicant will work between the service covering both inpatients and outpatients. You will be joining a friendly team that provides a variety of women's health services including; early pregnancy services, termination clinics, gynaecology assessment and inpatient gynaecology elective and emergency cases. It is therefore imperative you do not have a conscientious objection to termination of pregnancy. The successful applicant will need to be organised, self-motivated, friendly, a good team player and be able to provide empathetic care to our patients, especially to those who are undergoing early pregnancy complications and miscarriage.

This position is for a fixed term period only.

Main duties of the job
For full details of the Job role and Person specification, please see attached Job description.

Please note: This vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date if a high volume of applications is received. Early application is therefore encouraged.

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About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year, Per Annum, Pro Rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 4 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 179-8377369-W

Person Specification
Education and qualifications

• Essential: NVQ 3 Care/Health Qualification or equivalent
• Essential: Ability to perform specific job role to support clinical activities/competence
• Essential: National Care certificate Holder

Experience and knowledge

• Essential: Willingness to share knowledge
• Essential: Recent relevant experience of working in the acute healthcare environment
• Essential: Demonstrates awareness of the 6C's, Trust values and Patients First Service Standards
• Essential: Demonstrates an awareness of the importance of keeping the clinical environment safe and clean
• Essential: Knowledge of the Data Protection Act

Skills and abilities

• Essential: Team worker, who is able to prioritise effectively
• Essential: Awareness of own limitations
• Essential: Ability to use initiative, referring key decisions as appropriate and understanding aim limitations
• Essential: Polite, respectful and professional attitude and behaviour towards staff members, patients and relatives
• Essential: Attention to detail
• Desirable: Cannulation competent
• Desirable: Venepuncture competent
• Desirable: Proficient with Cerner/eCare Systems

Personal qualities

• Essential: Flexible approach to working hours with the ability to work an alternating shift pattern
• Desirable: Previous experience in teaching and signing required competencies to other Nursing Assistants

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.

Employer details
Employer name: West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Address: West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Hardwick Lane, Bury Saint Edmunds, IP332QZ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.wsh.nhs.uk

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Ward Manager, Julie Ingham, Julie.ingham@wsh.nhs.uk, 01284712680

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