Job overview

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is committed to providing qualified Specialist Community Practitioner District Nurses to support Community Nursing Teams working in patients own homes in the Community in East Sussex, across EHS and H & R PCNs.    

An exciting opportunity to apply for the new Specialist Community  Practitioner District Nurse training course  in conjunction with the University of Brighton. This course now includes V300 Independent Prescribing. The length of the course has been extended to 51 weeks (which includes a supported practice period at the end of the course and 6 weeks annual leave). You will be given the opportunity to apply for the Specialist Practitioner District Nurse Band 6 post at the end of the course.  On completion of the course, employment to a band 6 post is not guaranteed. 

Main duties of the job

The course runs from September 2025. Joint interviews will be held in May 2025 . The course is at Level 7 and entry requirements are that the:

• the applicant is an NMC registered nurse (level 1) with relevant professional registration, capable of safe and effective practice at the level of proficiency for level 7.   
• You will normally hold a degree at 2:1 or above or equivalent or be able to demonstrate recent study at Level 6.
• You will normally have a minimum of three years post registration experience, preferably in a community setting. For the V300 prescribing module, it is a requirement that the applicant is qualified as an RGN for 3 years by the end of the course. 
• As well as being offered a place by ESHT, you will need to submit an application to the University. You will be given access to the University application once you have been shortlisted at interview.

Applicants should ideally have a minimum of 3 years Community nursing experience and be able to demonstrate an enthusiasm and commitment to the future of community nursing and supporting our residents of East Sussex in their own homes.    You will be supported throughout by experienced Practice Supervisors and Assessors.

Applicants will be funded at Mid point Band 5. 

There is also the possibility to complete the course part time over 2 years. 

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.