Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Local area and community

St Helier hospital is situated in the London Borough of Sutton in South London. Sutton is a vibrant town with a good variety of shops, cafes and restaurants. There are a number of
theatres, cinemas and nightclubs in the local area as well as plenty of leisure centres and parks. It’s the perfect place to live and work in the Capital.
Epsom hospital is situated in the market town of the same name in the Surrey countryside. It also has a good variety of independent and high street shops and a good number of pubs
and restaurants. Epsom is famous for its race course – home of the Derby, which attracts large crowds every year. It is surrounded by beautiful countryside with lots of places to go
walking or cycling. It is still just 30 minutes by train direct into Central London with trains going to both London Victoria and Waterloo stations.

Pastoral and professional support

We look forward to welcoming you to ESTH and have a dedicated team of Practice Educators to work with you, helping you with your transition to working in the UK.

We will provide you with an OSCE preparation programme to give you an opportunity to practice the clinical skills you will be required to demonstrate, along with the knowledge
required to enable you to successfully complete the NMC OSCE.

You will be allocated to one of our clinical areas where you will be given a local induction programme and you will be well be supported by our team.

International nurses who have successfully joined the NMC register will then start our Preceptorship programme. We are proud to have been granted the CapitalNurse Preceptorship Quality Mark Award for our 12 month programme. This programme will help you gain confidence as well as strengthen your clinical skills through study days, clinical skills training and simulation training, arming you with all the specific knowledge you need to further your career.

We will support you with career development and progression within our organisation. Many of our International nurses now hold senior posts such as Ward Managers, Matrons or Clinical Nurse Specialists.