Band 5 Registered Nurse Tressell Intermediate Care Ward in St Leonards

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Band 5 Registered Nurse Tressell Intermediate Care Ward

NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area . Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 374-LB5312

Site Conquest Hospital Town St Leonards on Sea Salary £32,073 - £39,043 PA, Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/10/2026 23:59

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.

We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £700 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.

Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.

Job overview

Tressell is a 28-bedded Rehabilitation and Reablement Ward within the Community Health and Integrated Care Division. We are a friendly, supportive team committed to delivering high-quality patient care and are seeking motivated, dynamic and passionate individuals to join us.

Our aim is to maximise patient outcomes, reduce hospital length of stay and support effective patient flow. We achieve this through daily multidisciplinary team meetings involving nursing staff, medical teams, Social Services and the Hospital Intervention Team. Together, we review each patient’s needs, agree management plans and facilitate safe, timely discharges.

We provide a supportive working environment with mentorship, clinical supervision and ongoing professional support. The development of our staff is a key priority, and we actively encourage continuous learning and career progression. Teamwork is central to our success, with all staff empowered to contribute and make a meaningful difference to patient care.

This is an interesting and varied role within a welcoming team, offering excellent opportunities to enhance both your clinical and leadership skills while developing your career in rehabilitation and medicine.

We offer:

• Revalidation support and regular appraisals
• Educational opportunities to enhance clinical and leadership skills
• Ongoing career development and progression opportunities for all staff

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

The Registered Nurse will provide a high standard of nursing care by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of patient care. The post holder will work closely with the Nurse/ Team Manager and Team Leaders. Your responsibilities will include undertaking clinical skills and treatments and the safe admission and discharge of patients.

Working for your organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

Working for our organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description

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Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse and hold active registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Degree level qualification relevant to role
• Professional qualification and knowledge of patient assessment, planning, developing and implementing programmes of care
• Post Graduate qualification at Degree level relevant to role to demonstrate clinical skills

Experience

• Experience in nursing care, knowledge and expertise acquired through training
• Demonstrate experience of providing nursing care in the healthcare setting
• NHS experience or relevant health care organisation

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• Professional clinical knowledge skills and skills that demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, develop and implement programmes of care

Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

Our vision is to be:

• The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.

Our mission is to:

• Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.

Our strategic objectives are to:

• Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
• Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients’ experiences.
• Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.

Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:

• Safe
• Effective
• Caring
• Responsive and
• Well led

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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