Registered Nurse - Acute Assessment Unit
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East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Registered Nurse - Acute Assessment Unit
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
The Acute Assessment Unit is a busy fast-paced inpatient medical unit, that provides care for adult patients from age sixteen and over, with diverse medical conditions. We work closely with our inter-disciplinary teams, to ensure swift, safe and high-quality care for all our patients as we endeavour to maintain an average length of patient stay of seventy-two hours.
We pride ourselves on having an integrated friendly and welcoming team made up of Allied health professionals including Doctors, Nurses and Therapists. We work closely with our colleagues from Accident & Emergency (A&E), Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC), all medical wards, other departments and areas within the hospital, ensuring timely patient flow, from A&E/SDEC to the appropriate wards/destination as per patients' medical requirement.
We are looking for a Registered Nurse who is passionate about working alongside clinicians caring for patient and is enthusiastic in upholding our Trust values and building the reputation of our Trust. We welcome the opportunity to meet with you.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be expected to be professional while working effectively under pressure without compromising basic standards of care. We ensure all staff especially newly appointed employees are supported within our clinical environment through extended local induction programme to enhance our corporate induction. We also offer excellent managerial support and commitment to personal professional development.
You will be expected to work collaboratively and always uphold our Trust values.
If this is for you, please apply and we look forward to seeing you and working with you if you are successful.
About us
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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Details
Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
374-CG4826
Job locations
Conquest Hospital
The Ridge
Hastings
TN37 7RD
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description.
f you have any further questions please do not hesitate to reach out.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description.
f you have any further questions please do not hesitate to reach out.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse and hold active registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Diploma/Degree level qualification relevant to role
- Professional qualification and knowledge of patient assessment, planning, developing and implementing programmes of care
- Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc
Desirable
- Post Graduate qualification at Degree level relevant to role to demonstrate clinical skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience in nursing care, knowledge and expertise acquired through training
- Demonstrate experience of providing nursing care in the healthcare setting
Desirable
- NHS experience or relevant health care organisation
Skills
Essential
- Professional clinical knowledge skills and skills that demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, develop and implement programmes of care
- Ability to apply professional judgement and problem solve
- Able to support learners and clinical supervision of junior staff.
- Able to support mentors in decisions related to students/learners and make judgements regarding competence and fitness to practice.
- Day to day management of a patient caseload and delegate effectively to clinical support workers.
- Able to maintain work-related record keeping.
- Ability to promote staff wellbeing and manage performance
- Clinical skills and competence relevant to role to support innovative, evidence based practice.
- Skills to assess and interpret complex needs of patients and able to give expert advice and guidance
- Participates in audit and research, able to understand recommendations for changes to practice and policy
- Digital Skills, use of systems, report writing and presentation skills
- Excellent communication skills and ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive information and provide reassurance and empathy.
- Commitment to own professional and personal development
- Budget and resource management skills
- Able to develop and maintain effective working relationships with all professional groups and senior managers within the organisation and external stakeholders.
- Maintains confidentiality and information governance principles and is accountable for actions and decision making
- Ability to delegate effectively and hold people to account
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse and hold active registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Diploma/Degree level qualification relevant to role
- Professional qualification and knowledge of patient assessment, planning, developing and implementing programmes of care
- Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc
Desirable
- Post Graduate qualification at Degree level relevant to role to demonstrate clinical skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience in nursing care, knowledge and expertise acquired through training
- Demonstrate experience of providing nursing care in the healthcare setting
Desirable
- NHS experience or relevant health care organisation
Skills
Essential
- Professional clinical knowledge skills and skills that demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, develop and implement programmes of care
- Ability to apply professional judgement and problem solve
- Able to support learners and clinical supervision of junior staff.
- Able to support mentors in decisions related to students/learners and make judgements regarding competence and fitness to practice.
- Day to day management of a patient caseload and delegate effectively to clinical support workers.
- Able to maintain work-related record keeping.
- Ability to promote staff wellbeing and manage performance
- Clinical skills and competence relevant to role to support innovative, evidence based practice.
- Skills to assess and interpret complex needs of patients and able to give expert advice and guidance
- Participates in audit and research, able to understand recommendations for changes to practice and policy
- Digital Skills, use of systems, report writing and presentation skills
- Excellent communication skills and ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive information and provide reassurance and empathy.
- Commitment to own professional and personal development
- Budget and resource management skills
- Able to develop and maintain effective working relationships with all professional groups and senior managers within the organisation and external stakeholders.
- Maintains confidentiality and information governance principles and is accountable for actions and decision making
- Ability to delegate effectively and hold people to account
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Conquest Hospital
The Ridge
Hastings
TN37 7RD
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Conquest Hospital
The Ridge
Hastings
TN37 7RD
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Ward Manager
Daphne Carew
03001314500
Details
Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
374-CG4826
Job locations
Conquest Hospital
The Ridge
Hastings
TN37 7RD
United Kingdom
Supporting documents
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