# Registered Nurse - Pevensey Day Unit - EDGH

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** Eastbourne District General Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Registered nurse
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term or Secondment)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T08:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02T09:32:49.037Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex/Eastbourne/East_Sussex_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Medicine/Medicine-v8267323
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8267323?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.esht.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking to recruit a Registered Nurse to join our Team on Pevensey Day Unit.

We provide treatments to Haematology Oncology patients. The day area has 18 chair/bed spaces caring predominantly for patients receiving Haematology and Oncology treatments and is currently open from 0800 -1800 Monday to Friday. The Unit uses the Chemocare electronic prescribing system and has implemented an electronic diary system of booking patient appointments.

You must be a 1st Level Registered Nurse (Diploma/Degree), with generic pre-registration experience in an acute setting with Chemotherapy experience is desirable.

You must be able to work as part of a team, use your own initiative with effective interpersonal and communication skills, In return for your hard work and dedication.

East Sussex Healthcare Trust is committed to developing your skills and furthering your career we offer excellent opportunities for your progression and professional development.

### Main duties of the job

The day area has 18 chair/bed spaces caring predominantly for patients receiving Haematology and Oncology treatments and is currently open from 0800 -1800 Monday to Friday. The Unit uses the Chemocare electronic prescribing system and has implemented an electronic diary system of booking patient appointments.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Professional and personal credibility
- Flexibility in working hours and patterns
- Able to manage the physical and emotional demands of the role, including moving and handling of patients, able to concentrate to provide clinical care, calculation of drug dosages and communication of distressing or unwelcome information
- Reliable work record
- DBS Enhanced Disclosure
- Evidence that personal behaviour reflects Trust Values
- Full driving licence and access to a vehicle (for domiciliary community role) and ability to travel between sites

### Skills

**Essential**

- Professional clinical knowledge skills and skills that demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, develop and implement programmes of care
- Ability to apply professional judgement and problem solve
- Able to support learners and clinical supervision of junior staff.
- Able to support mentors in decisions related to students/learners and make judgements regarding competence and fitness to practice.
- Day to day management of a patient caseload and delegate effectively to clinical support workers.
- Able to maintain work-related record keeping.
- Ability to promote staff wellbeing and manage performance
- Clinical skills and competence relevant to role to support innovative, evidence based practice.
- Skills to assess and interpret complex needs of patients and able to give expert advice and guidance
- Participates in audit and research, able to understand recommendations for changes to practice and policy
- Digital Skills, use of systems, report writing and presentation skills
- Excellent communication skills and ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive information and provide reassurance and empathy.
- Commitment to own professional and personal development
- Budget and resource management skills
- Able to develop and maintain effective working relationships with all professional groups and senior managers within the organisation and external stakeholders.
- Maintains confidentiality and information governance principles and is accountable for actions and decision making
- Ability to delegate effectively and hold people to account

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience in nursing care, knowledge and expertise acquired through training
- Demonstrate experience of providing nursing care in the healthcare setting

**Desirable**

- NHS experience or relevant health care organisation

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse and hold active registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Diploma/Degree level qualification relevant to role
- Professional qualification and knowledge of patient assessment, planning, developing and implementing programmes of care
- Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc

**Desirable**

- Post Graduate qualification at Degree level relevant to role to demonstrate clinical skills

## Documents

- [jd (pdf, 200.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10581969)
- [job hazard form (pdf, 880.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10581970)
- [guidance for applicants - afc (pdf, 152.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=672)

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