Bank Contract - Registered Nurse, Inpatient Ward

Job summary

At The Horder Centre, were known for delivering exceptional orthopaedic care and were looking for a compassionate, motivated Registered Nurses to join our Inpatient Ward Bank team. This is a fantastic opportunity to build your skills and knowledge in a specialist environment where quality, kindness and collaboration shape everything we do.

This role requires availability on days, weekends, bank holidays, and some night shifts (enhanced rates of pay are offered for these periods), with a base rate of £21.14 per hour.

Main duties of the job

As a Registered Nurse, youll be at the heart of the patient experience. From admission through to recovery, youll deliver safe, highquality, individualised care while working closely with consultants, therapists and fellow nurses to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Your role will be varied, rewarding and impactful, including:

• Providing outstanding nursing care using a holistic, patientcentred approach
• Supporting and guiding junior nurses and new starters, helping them thrive
• Taking part in audits, research and service improvement initiatives
• Playing an active role in emergencies and outofhours duty nurse cover
• Ensuring the highest standards of infection control, safeguarding and professional practice

About us

Horder Healthcare has been committed to caring since 1954 when we were called 'The Horder Centre for Arthritis'. We've come a long way since then. Our consultants are amongst the most skilled, experienced and innovative in their field. Our staff love to work here, so it makes sense that our patient outcomes are in the top 99%.

We have grown into a multi-service healthcare provider, with hospitals in Crowborough and East Grinstead, and outreach clinics in Eastbourne and Seaford. We are committed to making a positive impact to the health of individuals and the communities in which we work.

Not only have we developed an international reputation for orthopaedic and musculoskeletal care, our partnership with The McIndoe Centre - the birthplace of pioneering plastic surgery treatments, means that we can deliver high-quality plastic, reconstructive, maxillofacial, ophthalmology and orthopaedic services from world-class consultants to an even greater number of people.

We know that our working lives are fundamental to emotional wellbeing. Our employees are as valuable to us as our patients and we see it as our duty to nurture an engaged and skilled workforce. To do this we ensure employees have access to training and development opportunities as well as being a flexible and diverse workplace.

We are committed to caring, and committed to you.

Details

• Date posted: 06 May 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £21.14 an hour
• Contract: Bank
• Working pattern: Flexible working
• Reference number: J139-122468
• Job locations: Horder Healthcare, Crowborough, TN6 1XP

Job responsibilities

Imagine working somewhere where patients truly come first, your expertise is valued, and youre part of a team that genuinely supports one another.

What youll be doing

Who were looking for

Youll be someone who brings both clinical excellence and genuine compassion to your work. Youll enjoy working as part of a close-knit team and feel proud of the care you deliver.

• NMC registration and a UKrecognised nursing qualification
• A positive, caring and proactive approach
• Strong communication skills and confidence working within a multidisciplinary team
• A desire to develop your skills and contribute to continuous improvement
• Orthopaedic experience (desirable, but not essential)

Location: The Horder Centre, Crowborough

Contract: Bank

Salary: £21.14 per hour, plus enhancements for evening, night, weekend and Bank Holiday shifts

Right to work in the UK

In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencing employment. We have assessed this role and it does not meet the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. As such, we will not be accepting any visa sponsorships for this role, and candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK independently, without sponsorship from Horder Healthcare.

At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law.

As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.

In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Due to the nature of work here at Horder Healthcare, and to ensure that we remain committed to our Safeguarding policy, any applicant upon an initial offer of employment will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References and Occupational Health checks will also be taken up before appointment.