Registered Nurse

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; West Green; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join their dynamic team. The role focuses on delivering high-quality nursing care, assessing and prioritizing patients, and supporting team members. Applicants should possess a Registered Nurse qualification and relevant experience in emergency care. Join us to make a difference in patient lives while enjoying flexible working options and excellent training opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Accredited Living Wage Employer

Workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualification with experience in emergency care.
• Ability to assess and prioritize patient care effectively.
• Experience in a multi-disciplinary team setting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe nursing care ensuring high standards.
• Assess and prioritize patients upon arrival.
• Organize staffing and activity as Shift Coordinator.

Skills

Effective communication

Patient assessment

Team collaboration

Crisis management

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Tools

Clinical audit tools

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• a) As a member of the team works co-operatively with the multi-disciplinary team, ensures the effective and safe delivery of nursing care ensuring the highest possible standards of care received by patients and their carers while in the unit.
• b) Works in a streaming / triage capacity assess patients on arrival to the Unit and prioritising them according to clinical need and streaming to the appropriate service within the Unit.
• c) Works within agreed boundaries of practice giving support, guidance, supervision for staff nurses students and receptionists for the unit.
• d) Developing skills and knowledge to assess, plan and deliver care, refer to relevant speciality or outside agencies supported by the Emergency Nurse / Practitioner on duty as required.
• e) Participates in the management of the unit as the Shift Coordinator of the shift, organising staffing and activity within the unit when operating as the designated Shift Coordinator, while ensuring safe, efficient, and effective treatment and discharge of all patients within a predefined target time of arrival to the Centre.
• a) Assessing patients on arrival to the Unit and prioritising them according to clinical need.
• b) Maintaining safety of the patients in the waiting area.
• c) Supporting the Senior Emergency Nurse Practitioners in maintenance of high standards of care.
• d) Encourages evidence based, innovative practice in the delivery of nursing care and supports others in the implementation of changes identified to improve care.
• e) Ensures that all medical and emergency equipment is kept in a safe condition and is ready for use when required, and that faulty equipment is reported and/or replaced as necessary.
• f) Helps identify training needs of other staff and communicates this information to the Senior Emergency Nurse Practitioner.
• g) Participates and may lead in Nursing and Clinical Audit in the unit, collecting information as required.
• l) Following appropriate preparation, act as a mentor to pre-registration students.
• m) Supports associate mentors and those on the staff nurse development pathway.
• n) Has a responsibility in ensuring the privacy, dignity and confidentiality of patients, relatives and colleagues is respected at all times.
• o) Actively participates in the communication of sensitive/difficult information and subsequent support of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues as appropriate.

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?

• Positive 2024 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, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staff
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust

Job overview

• a) As a member of the team works co-operatively with the multi-disciplinary team, ensures the effective and safe delivery of nursing care ensuring the highest possible standards of care received by patients and their carers while in the unit.
• b) Works in a streaming / triage capacity assess patients on arrival to the Unit and prioritising them according to clinical need and streaming to the appropriate service within the Unit.
• c) Works within agreed boundaries of practice giving support, guidance, supervision for staff nurses students and receptionists for the unit.
• d) Developing skills and knowledge to assess, plan and deliver care, refer to relevant speciality or outside agencies supported by the Emergency Nurse / Practitioner on duty as required.
• e) Participates in the management of the unit as the Shift Coordinator of the shift, organising staffing and activity within the unit when operating as the designated Shift Coordinator, while ensuring safe, efficient, and effective treatment and discharge of all patients within a predefined target time of arrival to the Centre.

Communication and working relationships

• a) Liaises with Senior Emergency Nurse Practitioners and other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure care is delivered to patient safely, effectively and efficiently.
• b) Provides and receives complex and sensitive and contentious information, where persuasive reassurance and empathetic skills are required and where there are barriers to understanding.
• c) Assessing and prioritising patients attending the unit in a timely manner
• d) Obtaining and documenting consent
• e) Observing and communicating with patient in the waiting area to primarily highlight any deterioration in condition.
• f) Liaises with other healthcare providers to ensure patients attending the MIU receive their treatment in the most appropriate place.
• g) Assists with discharge process and provides written as well as verbal advice to patients, relatives and carers.
• h) Actively involves patients, relatives and carers in their treatment and encouraged individuals to assist in their won recovery.
• i) Acts as an ambassador/role model for the organisation and the Nursing Profession.
• j) Excellent awareness of data protection, confidentiality and appropriate sharing of information
• k) Attends and contributes to staff/team meetings.
• l) Has acquired clinical skills in acute care settings, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience.
• m) Has experience in prioritising workload in high turnover situations
• n) Adherence to occupational policies, protocols, procedures and codes of professional conduct
• o) Is aware of National and Local policies and initiatives which impact on patients care.
• p) Contributes to a positive learning environment within the Unit.
• q) Adheres to Infection Prevention and Control policies in carrying out their duties.
• r) Acts as supervisor/assessor to student nurses/paramedics in accordance with NMC/HCPC code of conduct.

Knowledge, training and experience

• a) Has acquired expertise in Emergency Care underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience. Guided by clearly defined occupational policies, protocols, procedures and codes of Professional conduct supported by the Senior Emergency Nurse Practitioners.
• b) Provides evidence based clinical advice as required to staff, carers and junior colleagues which promotes clinical practice that reduces risk to patients.
• c) Is aware of National and local policies and initiatives which impact on patient and nursing care e.g. The Trust’s Clinical Governance and Nursing Strategies, for example Essence of Care, and can demonstrate their application in the unit.
• d) Knows how to access and direct others to Trust policies and procedures.

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.

This advert closes on Sunday 8 Feb 2026