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Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
About
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) is the largest community health and care provider in Sussex. Our expert teams deliver a wide range of medical, nursing and therapeutic care to over 10,000 people a day, serving a total population of 1.3 million.
We pride ourselves in providing excellent care at the heart of the community. In July 2018, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) gave us an improved ‘Good’ rating, with ‘Outstanding’ features. 96% of our patients said they would recommend our services to their friends and family, and we attribute this to the hard work and dedication of each and every one of our teams.
We offer our staff a multitude of benefits; flexible working, free health and wellbeing checks, three tax efficient workplace nurseries rated ‘Good’ and ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, and a wide range of exciting learning and development opportunities including apprenticeships, rotations, and external courses and conferences.
Contact
If you have any queries, or require support with your application, please contact our friendly Recruitment team:Telephone: 01273 242227
Email: [email protected]
Bank Nurses - Urgent Treatment Centre (LL/SL Stage)
Accepting applications until: 30-May-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 30-May-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Crawley Hospital
- Address
- West Green Drive
- Town
- Crawley
- Postcode
- RH11 7DH
- Major / Minor Region
- East Sussex
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working
Salary
- Grade
- Band 6
Specialty
- Main area
- Nursing in Urgent Care
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for experienced Registered Nurses to join our friendly, established nursing and medical team working flexibly via our Bank within the Unit at Crawley Hospital
Our Urgent Treatment Centre provides urgent and unscheduled care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with a fully integrated ambulatory primary care service for the Crawley population and surrounding communities.
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Working in the Urgent Treatment Centre, you will assess and prioritise patients presenting to the unit whilst ensuring safe, efficient, and effective treatment of all patients within a predefined target time of arrival.
You will demonstrate a calm and confident approach to your work demonstrating excellent nursing and communication skills and the ability to manage and prioritise workloads effectively.
Working for our organisation
Why work with us?
- Positive 2021 NHS Staff Survey results
- The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rates our quality of services as good with outstanding features
- Stunning locations in Sussex, surrounded by the South Downs and the coast
- A great working environment in the community, in patients’ homes and our community hospitals
- Real Living Wage Employer, with great rates of pay
- Supportive team environments
- Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for the full details.
For more details please contact Wendy Graham on [email protected]
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.
Person specification
Qualifications and/or professional registration
Essential criteria
- Completed and obtained RN and has current live PIN on NMC register
Desirable criteria
- Physical Assessment of Adults
- Triage/First Contact Module
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post qualifying experience in an acute environment.
- Experience in critical care/emergency care.
- Evidence of developing interpersonal skills
- Experience in supervision of student nurses/allied health professionals.
- Caring for ill people in a variety of settings.
- Triage / patient physical assessment skills.
Skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of understanding and insight into current issues in nursing and NHS
- Evidence of appropriate knowledge base.
- Aware of responsibilities in relation to NMC Professional Code of Conduct
- Experience of clinical supervision.
- Good communication skills
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Managing patients with acute conditions
- IT literate
- Ability to work under pressure
- Wound management and dressings.
- Able to record ECG’s.
- Competent in recording and interpreting physical vital signs.
- Application of Plaster of Paris.
- Cannulation.
- Competent in the administration of Intravenous Therapy.
- Competent in venepuncture.
- ELS.
- ALS
- EPLS
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated.
- A special interest in urgent care nursing.
- Team player.
- Professional manner.
- Demonstrate a commitment to self development.
- Indication of relevance of this post to career development
- Experience in clinical audit relating to urgent care and evidence of having completed an audit cycle
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Wendy Graham
- Job title
- Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01293 301025
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