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Foundry Healthcare Lewes Primary Care Network (PCN) team are looking to recruit an experienced and dynamic community nurse who is able to lead, coordinate and support an established community nursing team in the provision of care for patients unable to leave their homes.
Our patients' care is organised around their individual identified needs through collaborative working by service providers resulting in the delivering of excellent patient care at the heart of the community
Working in the Lewes team is rewarding, and if you are patient-centred, committed to delivering high quality care, and have excellent nursing care skills, a “can do” attitude and a desire to be the best, then this is the job for you. We cover Lewes and the surrounding areas
If you are passionate about making a difference and want to contribute to an organisation which is continuously striving to achieve excellence then we would love to hear from you.
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The post of Clinical Lead Nurse is for an experienced and qualified community specialist practitioner who has advanced practice qualifications including clinical and leadership skills.
You will be expected to coordinate complex care and the assessment and management of long term conditions. Case management skills are required to enable self-management of health, independent living in the home/community, and reduction of hospital admissions through robust contingency plan provision.
The post holder will also be responsible for staff management, supervision and development, including appraisals and supervision of junior staff. As an educator, mentor and preceptor working with others, you will take the lead in the development and supervision, particularly for the community nurses, as well as promoting self-care management principles with patients using innovative patient activation strategies.
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 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
* 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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Paula McCarthy Job title: Deputy Head of Service Email address: paulamccarthy@nhs.net Telephone number: 07717 138977
Applicants are welcome to visit the team for an informal visit.
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