At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. With us, you’ll benefit from excellent training opportunities, flexibility, a strong sense of community, and a range of staff benefits designed to help you thrive.

Benefits of working with us

• Training & Development – Access to excellent education, including preceptorship and CPD, with up to £1,000 individual CPD funding available for nurses, midwives, and AHPs.
• Fantastic Location – Enjoy beautiful countryside, historic towns, and vibrant city life nearby. With good schools, nature reserves, and cultural attractions, plus easy access to London and Brighton, there’s something for everyone.
• Generous Leave – A minimum of 35 days’ leave (including bank holidays) increasing with length of service to 41 days.
• NHS Pension Scheme – Secure your future with one of the best pension schemes available.
• Exclusive Discounts – Access a huge range of NHS discounts on holidays, tech, dining, retail, and more.
• On-Site Nursery – Available to staff at a discounted rate (current waitlist until March 2025).
• Convenient Parking – Discounted on-site staff parking, free EV parking, and EV charging at 25p/kWh (up to 22kW).
• On-Site Facilities – Includes Boots and WHSmith, an InPost locker, and restaurant facilities with staff discounts.
• Learning Resources – Full educational library services for professional development.
• Excellent Transport Links – Easy access via rail and bus routes.
• Cycle-Friendly – Secure, lockable cycle storage available on-site.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme.

About us

We are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, delivering healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000.
 
Our Trust provides emergency and non-emergency care across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, serving key towns including Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main site, East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and complex services and is the nearest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport.
 
We also provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned services at several sites, including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.
As an inclusive employer, we are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We offer a range of staff benefits, including flexible working, staff engagement networks, and well-being support to ensure a positive working environment.

The Trust is committed to being an inclusive employer - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. As an employer we offer a range of benefits including, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement networks,  facilities and services to support staff well being.

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We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.

Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. For part time roles you will receive a pro rata'd (proportional) salary payment based on the appropriate pay step/point and hours worked in accordance with AfC and all medical and dental terms and conditions.

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operate a 24 hour 365 day a year service and all nursing, clinical and operational roles will require staff to work 24/7 shifts (if required) unless you are specifically advised otherwise as part of the recruitment process.

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Note: Some vacancies may receive a high volume of applications. In such cases, the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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We take our responsibilities to the environment extremely seriously and have an ambitious Green Plan that we’re delivering. Actions include having uniforms made from recycled plastic, 100% renewable electricity and planting 150 trees at East Surrey Hospital. Read our plan here.