Senior Nurse Band 6

The Home First service integrates nurses, therapists, health and therapy assistants to collaborate with the acute Multi-Disciplinary Team & Transfer of Care Hubs, promoting efficient hospital discharges to patients' homes.

Our multidisciplinary teams operate flexibly, providing a 7-day service, 365 days a year, from 8am to 8pm. Patients discharged into Home First receive step-down intermediate care, involving community-based assessments and interventions at home to support recovery and monitor health post-discharge, aiming to prevent re-admission. The service also offers acute reablement for up to 10 days to help individuals achieve functional goals and independence in daily activities.

Join our innovative service, which offers comprehensive recovery support from hospital discharge, emphasizing enabling independence as a core principle.

We are seeking a Senior Nurse to lead and develop our team. If you are an ambitious, proactive, and experienced nurse eager to provide excellent community care, we want to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Nurse, you will conduct holistic assessments, develop, implement, and evaluate treatment care plans, and review care provision.

You will manage staff, oversee supervision, and support team development, including shift coordination, visit allocation, and conducting performance reviews.

Your clinical expertise and problem-solving skills will support patient care and team operations, including clinical assessments, medication management, wound and catheter care, and identifying patient deterioration.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary team members, participate in ongoing learning, and supervise colleagues and students. You will also contribute to service development through reflective practice, clinical supervision, and quality improvement initiatives, with opportunities to develop leadership skills through formal training.

About us

We are the primary provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. Our services help manage health, prevent hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our vision is to deliver excellent community care. We offer diverse opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate roles.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active networks for EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values: Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence guide our actions.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, especially from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Job responsibilities

For detailed responsibilities, please see the attached documents.

You must have a full UK driving license and access to a vehicle due to the geographic coverage of the team.

Note: High application volumes may lead to early closure of the vacancy.

Person Specification Qualifications

• RGN Level 1 registration with NMC
• Evidence of post-registration study

Experience

• Experience at Band 5
• Holistic patient assessment experience
• NHS experience
• Community setting experience
• Management/supervision evidence
• Research in practice
• Audit experience

Other

• Valid UK driving license
• Access to a vehicle for work

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role requires a DBS check due to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

150-GM1691-UPC

Job locations

Hayworthe Villas