Bank Nurse

Sussexcommunity; Brighton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking enthusiastic and committed band 5 registered nurses for temporary bank roles. Flexible working options are available across various clinical settings in East and West Sussex to support community health and social care services.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Beautiful Sussex location

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with experience in a hospital setting.
• Ability to demonstrate evidence-based care practices.
• Commitment to patient independence and choice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care, 24 hours a day.
• Lead a team of nurses to support evidence-based practice.
• Work towards rehabilitation and self-management for patients.

Skills

Research based practice

Knowledge of local policies

Promote independence

Basic computer skills

Education

Registered with the NMC

Job description

Here at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust we are passionate about delivering the highest quality care to all our patients. In order to help us achieve this, we are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and committed band 5 registered nurses to join our temporary workforce.

As a trust bank nurse you will be able to choose a flexible working pattern to suit your work life balance in a variety of clinical settings working as part of a committed multidisciplinary team.

This job description gives a broad overview of the key responsibilities of a band 5 nurse bank. Guidance should be given by the nurse in charge on specific responsibilities and skills directly relating to your job assignment.

East Sussex Service Locations:

• Crowborough, Southview Road, Crowborough, East Sussex TN6 1HB
• Uckfield Community Hospital Framfield Road Uckfield East Sussex TN22 5AW
• Lewes Victoria Hospital, Nevill Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1PE
• Brighton and Hove Intermediate Care Unit Laburnum Ave Hove BN3 7JW
• Hove, BN3 7HY
• Healthfield Community Health Centre TN21 0XG

West Sussex Service Locations:

• Horsham Hospital, Hurst Road Horsham RH12 2DR
• Worthing Area
• Bognor WM Hospital, Shripney Rd, Bognor Regis, PO22 9PP
• Hayworthe Villa, RH16 1DB

More locations in West Sussex available.

Main duties of the job

We are a team of RGNs, Associate Practitioners, Healthcare assistants, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Rehabilitation support workers who aim to maximise our patients' potential to enable them to return home. When that is not possible, we work closely with our adult social care colleagues to plan best outcomes.

We are looking for bank RGN who enjoys working as part of a friendly and supportive team. It is hard work but very rewarding - planning the patient pathway, enabling them to progress and supporting them through setbacks is what we do best.

Here at SCFT we are proud of the care we offer to all our patients. Our Trust inpatient units' care was rated 'Outstanding' in our most recent CQC inspection.

As this is a 24-hour service, internal rotation will be operating.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Job responsibilities

To deliver multi-professional high quality care, 24 hours a day, working with patients towards rehabilitation, self-management and independence throughout the continuum of care. To lead a team of nurses supporting evidence based care, facilitating staff learning and development.

This vacancy is open to both Community Nurses and Inpatient Nurses. During the interview, we will discuss your preferences, experience, and the setting best suited to your skills and career goals.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or Professional Registration

• Registered with the NMC

Experience

• Experience in a hospital setting

Skills and Knowledge

• Is able to demonstrate the application of research based practice.
• Knowledge of current local policies informing community health and social care services.
• Promote independence and choice in undertaking patient care.
• Basic computer skills or willing to achieve within an agreed period.

Other requirements

• An understanding of the principles of equal opportunities in relation to staff and patients
• Demonstrate ability to reflect and learning from situations
• Clear examples of co-operative team working
• Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
• Demonstrate a high level of understanding of self awareness
• Evidence of post registration learning and development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.