Main area Surgery Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity leave cover) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (per annum) Job ref 374-SR3677
Employer East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Conquest Town Hastings Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 21/03/2025 23:59
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.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, forward thinking RGN to join the Benson & Egerton Trauma Unit team. We are a 62 bedded Trauma & Orthopaedic unit taking emergency admissions from A&E or clinics. Whether you are just starting out on your Nursing career, looking for a change of job, working in a Nursing Home or even returning to practice, we would welcome the opportunity to meet with you, our team is both friendly and supportive, with a strong commitment to providing a high standard of care. We are keen to encourage and support professional development.
Our shifts are 11.5 hours, day and nights.
We also support student nurses and you will be expected to supervise students with their learning.
This is a fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.
Main duties of the job
1. Working as part of the multidisciplinary team
2. Planning and delivering a high standard of care to a group of patients
3. Supporting patients to meet their goals to return to their normal residence or assisting with identifying suitable alternatives
4. Managing your own learning requirements and continuing professional development
Person specification
Qualifications / Training
* Registered Nurse
* Degree
Experience
* Generic Pre Registration Experience in a care environment
* Experience of chosen speciality
* Previous experience in a hospital setting
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
* Effective interpersonal, communication, organisational, prioritisation, teamwork and teaching skills.
* Additional skills and knowledge relevant to Trauma & Orthopaedics
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
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Rachel Cottingham Job title Ward Matron Email address rachel.cottingham@nhs.net Telephone number 03001314983
For informal visits or discussion around what you need, please contact:
Rachel Cottingham - Ward Matron
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