Hospital at Home - Community Staff Nurse

Job summary

Positions available in Chichester.

It's an exciting time for our Hospital@Home Service. We are expanding and recruiting to our new teams who will work with patients in their homes to provide a virtual ward service for early supported discharge and admission avoidance.

Hospital @ Home teams will provide specialty virtual ward beds. They will be multi-speciality supporting patients across respiratory, heart failure and frailty in partnership with acute care, consultants and specialist nurses.

We are looking for Staff Nurses to join us, so if you're a motivated and enthusiastic nurse looking to be part of a supportive team and use your skills to provide excellent community care, we'd love to hear from you.

This is an amazing opportunity to become a member of the team as a staff nurse working together to support patients through the critical first few days after they leave hospital and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

The focus of this role is delivering high quality care in the community, by delivering holistic assessments, planning, implementing, and reviewing care provision.

We are a multidisciplinary team working flexibly to provide a seven-day service, 365 days a year, between 8am and 8pm.

The team works closely with other services within Sussex Community NHS FouTndation Trust, as well as our acute and community partners, GPs, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb), adult social care and voluntary and third sector organisations.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will be part of a team of colleagues supporting evidence-based care, facilitating staff learning and development. You will provide nursing input for patients whilst identifying deteriorating patients. This post is an ideal opportunity for a nurse who is keen to develop both their holistic assessment skills and knowledge of virtual wards and acute community response.

If you are new to Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, you will join our preceptorship programme, through protected time and regular clinical supervision with dedicated registered professional support.

You will need to able to drive with a full UK licence with access to a car due to the geographic area covered by the team.

About us

Why work for us?

• Positive 2021 NHS Staff Survey results with compassionate culture and leadership, and support for staff wellbeing, scoring highly
• Rated 'Good' with 'Outstanding' features by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• A great variety of working environments, in the community, in patients' homes and in our community hospitals
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Real Living Wage Employer, with great rates of pay
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as part time, flexi time, annualised hours etc.
• Supportive team environments
• Cost-effective and convenient workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces

• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff