The Brighton West Community Primary Care Network Team is seeking a registered nurse to join our team covering Brighton and Hove.
If you are newly registered or seeking a new challenge, community nursing offers a diverse and rewarding field with various specialties within one role.
Successful applicants will receive an individual induction plan to support their transition into the community environment.
Applicants should research the community nursing role and Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust to demonstrate their suitability.
Our team includes Administrators, Health Care Assistants, a Nursing Associate, Community Staff Nurses (part-time and full-time), Qualified District Nurses, Community Sisters, Clinical Nurse Leads, and a Team Lead. We collaborate with local health, social, and voluntary sectors to provide holistic patient support, especially within our Frailty Service.
We support staff in gaining competencies for their roles, including pathways to District Nursing and Clinical Nurse Lead qualifications, and opportunities to develop special interests in community disciplines.
As the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, we serve 1.3 million people with a team of 6,000 staff, delivering care that helps manage health, prevent hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our vision is to provide excellent community care, offering 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 Sussex bases
* Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, flexi-retirement
* Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
* Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
* Active networks supporting diversity and wellbeing
* 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 our work.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds, especially from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals, and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
The role involves managing diabetes, wound care including leg ulcers, palliative care in collaboration with hospices and GPs, bladder and bowel management, and working with frailty patients including those with dementia, end-of-life needs, and complex conditions.
Our aim is to deliver high-quality community care, supporting patient rehabilitation, self-management, and independence, while fostering evidence-based practice and staff development.
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