Senior Nurse Band 6

NHS; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Haywards Heath is seeking a Senior Nurse to lead a multidisciplinary team in providing community care. Responsibilities include holistic patient assessments, staff management, and nursing care provision. Successful candidates should have RGN Level 1 and NMC registration, as well as experience in community nursing. This role offers a flexible working environment within a supportive team.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Diverse and inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse with NMC registration.
• Experience at Band 5 in nursing roles.
• Proven record of management/supervision experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct holistic assessments and develop care plans.
• Manage and supervise nursing staff.
• Provide medications and wound care to patients.

Skills

Holistic patient assessments

Medication management

Wound care

Team leadership

Education

RGN Level 1 and Registration with NMC

Evidence of post registration study

Job description

The Home First service brings together nurses, therapists, health and therapy assistants, to work with the acute Multi-Disciplinary Team & Transfer of Care Hubs to promote an efficient, effective discharge from hospital to the patient's own home.

Our multidisciplinary teams work flexibly to provide a 7-day service, 365 days a year, between 8am and 8pm. Patients who are discharged from hospital into Home First will be receiving step-down intermediate care, involving community-based assessments and interventions provided in their own home to support recovery and monitoring of their health in the early days post discharge to prevent re-admission. Home First will, where required, provide acute reablement for up to 10 days, supporting people to achieve functional goals and work towards independence with activities of daily living.

You could become part of our exciting service, bringing the unique benefits of a wraparound recovery service from hospital discharge. The principle of the service ensuring that recovery involves working towards the person being as independent as possible through enablement.

We are looking for a Senior Nurse to join us, so if you're an ambitious, proactive, and experienced nurse looking to take a lead role in a team that provides cutting-edge, excellent community care, we'd love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Nurse you will be providing holistic assessments, planning, implementing, and evaluating treatment care plans, alongside reviewing care provision.

In this role you will be responsible for staff management, supervision, and development, including shift coordination, allocation of visits, and the performance development reviews of members of the team.

You will use your clinical expertise and problem-solving skills to support patients and the team. This involves completing clinical assessment, planning and the implementing care for patients including medication management, wound care, catheter care and identifying deteriorating patients.

As a member of the team, you will receive support from members of the multidisciplinary team and participate in the in-service learning programme. While developing your own specialist areas of practice, relevant to the team, you will supervise and support the development of colleagues, including those outside of your professional group and pre-registration students.

You will play an active role in the development of the service through reflective practice, clinical supervision, and quality improvement initiatives. This is a fantastic environment in which to develop your leadership skills through formal and supported training, using these to assist in shaping future clinical practice of the team.

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?

• Positive 2023 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
• 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
• 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

For a detailed job description and main responsibilities please see the attached supporting documents.

You will need to be able to drive with a full UK licence and access to a vehicle due to the geographic area covered by the team.

We often receive a high number of applications for this role so please be aware that the vacancy may close.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RGN Level 1 and Registration with NMC
• Evidence of post registration study

Experience

• Experience at Band 5
• Experience in holistic patient assessments
• Experience of working within the NHS
• Experience of working within a community setting
• Evidence of management / supervision
• Evidence of research in practice
• Evidence of audit

Other

• Car driver (Valid Driving License for use in the UK)
• Access to a vehicle for work purposes

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.

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per Annum / Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

150-GM1691-UPC-C

Job locations

Hayworthe Villa or Sackville House