Staff Nurse/Assessment Nurse | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; West Green; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS community services provider in West Sussex is seeking a dedicated nurse to ensure the safe delivery of high-quality patient care. The role involves direct patient interaction, assessment, and mentoring of staff, while supporting a compassionate team ethos. The organization offers flexible working options, excellent training opportunities, and a commitment to inclusivity. Join us to make a difference in the community and deliver outstanding healthcare services.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Accredited Living Wage Employer

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with relevant qualifications and competencies.
• Experience in direct patient care and nursing practice.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and prioritize based on clinical need.
• Support high standards of care for patients.
• Participate in nursing audits and safety checks.

Skills

Compassionate care

Clinical expertise

Communication skills

Mentorship

Ability to prioritize

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

1. 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 units. 2. Works within agreed boundaries of practice giving support, guidance, supervision for staff nurses, students and receptionists for the unit. 3. Developing skills and knowledge to assess, plan and deliver care as well as provide wound care and relevant discharge information. Refer to relevant speciality or outside agencies as required. 4. Ensures safe, efficient, and effective treatment and discharge of all patients within a predefined target time of arrival to the CAU / PTC. 5. The post holder will be involved in direct patient care and will require physical skills as this demands e.g. hand eye coordination for giving injection, cannulation, venepuncture, IV medications/fluids, wound care, manual handling patient transfers, toileting patients and accompanying patients to different diagnostic interventions. 6. Following appropriate preparation, act as a mentor to pre-registration students. Supports associate mentors and those on the staff nurse development pathway. 7. Has a responsibility in ensuring the privacy, dignity and confidentiality of patients, relatives and colleagues is respected at all times. 8. Actively participates in the communication of sensitive/difficult information and subsequent support of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues as appropriate. 9. Able to apply frequent periods of concentration where the work pattern is unpredictable. 10. Provides developed physical skills for performing minor surgical procedures where there is a frequent requirement for working in a restricted position for short periods of time.

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

Our Trust vision

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 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.

Key responsibilities

• Assessing patients on arrival to the Unit and prioritising them according to clinical need.
• Maintaining safety of the patients in the Unit.
• Supporting other members of the team in maintenance of high standards of care.
• Encourages evidence based, innovative practice in the delivery of nursing care and supports others in the implementation of changes identified to improve care.
• 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.
• Helps identify training needs of other staff, and communicates this information to the Senior Nursing Staff.
• Participates and may lead in Nursing and Clinical Audit in the unit, collecting information as required.
• Supports others in the application of local standards, policies and philosophies which further the philosophy of patient centred, individual and evidence based care for all patients.
• Has clinical nursing expertise underpinned by theory.
• Makes judgements on problems requiring investigation.
• Responsible for safe handling and storage of medicines and dressings.
• Liaises with members of the multidisciplinary team both within the department and beyond, to ensure care is delivered to the patient both effectively and efficiently.
• Updates relevant staff on the clinical condition of patients, their progress and maintains accurate nursing records for patients in the unit. Is able to communicate sensitive and complex information in a caring and professional manner.
• Reports complaints or concerns to the Senior staff member.

This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026