Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term or Secondment)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 374-LL0289-A
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Eastbourne DGH
- Town
- Eastbourne
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/09/2026 09:00
Employer heading
Registered Nurse - Pevensey Day Unit - EDGH
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 £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
We are looking to recruit a Registered Nurse to join our Team on Pevensey Day Unit.
We provide treatments to Haematology Oncology patients. The day area has 18 chair/bed spaces caring predominantly for patients receiving Haematology and Oncology treatments and is currently open from 0800 -1800 Monday to Friday. The Unit uses the Chemocare electronic prescribing system and has implemented an electronic diary system of booking patient appointments.
You must be a 1st Level Registered Nurse (Diploma/Degree), with generic pre-registration experience in an acute setting with Chemotherapy experience is desirable.
You must be able to work as part of a team, use your own initiative with effective interpersonal and communication skills, In return for your hard work and dedication.
East Sussex Healthcare Trust is committed to developing your skills and furthering your career we offer excellent opportunities for your progression and professional development.
Main duties of the job
The day area has 18 chair/bed spaces caring predominantly for patients receiving Haematology and Oncology treatments and is currently open from 0800 -1800 Monday to Friday. The Unit uses the Chemocare electronic prescribing system and has implemented an electronic diary system of booking patient appointments.
You must be a 1st Level Registered Nurse (Diploma/Degree), with generic pre-registration experience in an acute setting with Chemotherapy experience is desirable.
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.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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
- Registered Nurse and hold active registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Diploma/Degree level qualification relevant to role
- Professional qualification and knowledge of patient assessment, planning, developing and implementing programmes of care
- Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc
Desirable criteria
- Post Graduate qualification at Degree level relevant to role to demonstrate clinical skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in nursing care, knowledge and expertise acquired through training
- Demonstrate experience of providing nursing care in the healthcare setting
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience or relevant health care organisation
Skills
Essential criteria
- Professional clinical knowledge skills and skills that demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, develop and implement programmes of care
- Ability to apply professional judgement and problem solve
- Able to support learners and clinical supervision of junior staff.
- Able to support mentors in decisions related to students/learners and make judgements regarding competence and fitness to practice.
- Day to day management of a patient caseload and delegate effectively to clinical support workers.
- Able to maintain work-related record keeping.
- Ability to promote staff wellbeing and manage performance
- Clinical skills and competence relevant to role to support innovative, evidence based practice.
- Skills to assess and interpret complex needs of patients and able to give expert advice and guidance
- Participates in audit and research, able to understand recommendations for changes to practice and policy
- Digital Skills, use of systems, report writing and presentation skills
- Excellent communication skills and ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive information and provide reassurance and empathy.
- Commitment to own professional and personal development
- Budget and resource management skills
- Able to develop and maintain effective working relationships with all professional groups and senior managers within the organisation and external stakeholders.
- Maintains confidentiality and information governance principles and is accountable for actions and decision making
- Ability to delegate effectively and hold people to account
Other
Essential criteria
- Professional and personal credibility
- Flexibility in working hours and patterns
- Able to manage the physical and emotional demands of the role, including moving and handling of patients, able to concentrate to provide clinical care, calculation of drug dosages and communication of distressing or unwelcome information
- Reliable work record
- DBS Enhanced Disclosure
- Evidence that personal behaviour reflects Trust Values
- Full driving licence and access to a vehicle (for domiciliary community role) and ability to travel between sites
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Flindall
- Job title
- Head of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
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