Ward Sister / Charge Nurse | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for an inspiring individual to join our team at The Lewes Intermediate Care Service as a Ward Sister/Charge Nurse Band 6. Lewes Intermediate Care is a 26 bedded unit. The unit is very friendly and welcoming with a great multidisciplinary team who work together with patients and their relatives/carers to support rehabilitations and safe discharges to the most appropriate location for them. Please note that the unit runs a 24 hour service so internal rotation is required. The role of the ward sister/charge nurse is varied and a great development opportunity within a stand alone unit. You will support the Ward Manager with staff management, incident management, patient flow and roster management. You will provide clinical expertise and visible leadership whilst helping to create a positive patient experience. We welcome applications from already experienced Band 6's or experienced Band 5's seeking development. We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times. We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services. Why work for us?

• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care with MDT colleagues to help ensure patients meet their rehabilitation potential. Empower patients to work as partners in their care, respecting individual choice and difference and encouraging self-care where able. Identify significant change in patients' physical, psychological and social status acting on findings, seeking guidance and/or reporting to the appropriate member of the multi-disciplinary team as well as the ward manager.