Job summary
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Milton Grange
NHS AfC: Band 5
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 £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 7,000 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.
In 2020 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.
In the summer of 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ (BFF) programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to redevelop and expand our hospitals at Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Our vision is to deliver high quality care and experience for our patients, communities and colleagues.
Our strategic objectives:
Quality: Delivering safe care; always improving outcomes and experience for patients.
People: Fostering a positive culture; living our values; helping our teams feel equipped to deliver.
Sustainability: Always searching for the best way to use our resources for clinical, workforce and financial outcomes.
Job overview
As part of our ESHT Rehabilitation Strategy, we have an exciting opportunity to expand our workforce across our Intermediate Care Services at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. This includes Milton Grange.
We are looking for a passionate Staff Nurse who works well in a team environment, is highly motivated and committed.
The ESHT Rehabilitation strategy is focused on improving the quality and performance of our acute and community services to deliver high quality rehabilitation across East Sussex. This is a dynamic and changing environment, and the strategy is working to support our staff, teams and the organisation as a whole to make meaningful changes that bring about improvements in rehabilitation for the benefit of our population.
We pride ourselves on having a friendly and welcoming team – both Nursing and Therapy – you need never feel alone and you will get the support that you need. No week will ever feel the same again!
Main duties of the job
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- To assess plan, implement and evaluate individual programmes of patient care utilising research as appropriate within a team.
- To manage own group of patients and deliver evidenced based nursing care to the highest possible standard.
- To communicate with a wide range of individuals to meet individual patient needs.
- To respond to and prioritise a wide range of demands and tasks in a rapidly changing environment, with the support of senior staff.
Please see attached JD for more.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Supporting the delivery of safe and effective rehabilitative nursing care to patients within the Milton Grange rehabilitation unit.
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1st level Registered Nurse – Diploma or Degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- Generic Pre Registration Experience in an acute care setting
- Demonstrate application of theory to practice
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a hospital environment
- Experience of chosen speciality
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Frances Strong
- Job title
- Sister in charge
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01323 466483
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