# Staff Nurse - Rye Memorial Hospital

> 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:** Staff nurse
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 23 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-13T10:31:04.609Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex/Rye/East_Sussex_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Nursing_Midwifery/Nursing_Midwifery-v8362672
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8362672?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.esht.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

As part of our ESHT Rehabilitation Strategy, we have an exciting opportunity to expand our workforce across our Intermediate Care Services at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. These cover Bexhill Rehabilitation Unit (BIU) and Rye Memorial Care Centre

The ESHT Rehabilitation strategy is focused on improving the quality and performance of our acute and community services to deliver high quality rehabilitation across East Sussex. This is a dynamic and changing environment, and the strategy is working to support our staff, teams and the organisation as a whole to make meaningful changes that bring about improvements in rehabilitation for the benefit of our population.

We are looking for a passionate Staff Nurse for Rye Memorial Centre. Someone who works well in a team environment, is highly motivated and committed.

** We welcome applications from those who currently hold a UK NMC registration. If you currently hold an overseas nursing qualification and require sponsorship we are not currently direct hiring Internationally Qualified Nurses **

### Main duties of the job

To Support the Ward Sister in delivering appropriate, safe patient care, within an environment that promotes a multi disciplinary team approach.

### 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

### Skills

**Essential**

- Ability to carry out a full range of nursing practice
- Good communication skills – both verbal and non-verbal
- Ability to prioritise and organise own and others workload
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Basic Life Support
- Competent in drug calculation and use of infusion equipment
- Basic IT skills – knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook
- Ability to support and teach junior staff
- Able to remain calm under pressure

**Desirable**

- Additional skills & knowledge appropriate to specialty

### Experience

**Essential**

- Generic pre-registration experience in a care environment
- An understanding of the NHS
- Ability to undertake further training and development
- Knowledge of quality, audit and research
- Ability to manage a clinical case load
- Demonstrate an up-to-date skills inventory to include Basic Life Support, drug calculation and use of infusion equipment

**Desirable**

- Previous experience of chosen speciality
- Previous experience of working in a hospital setting

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Evidence of diploma level / degree level study
- Registered General Nurse on the NMC register
- Evidence of continual professional development

**Desirable**

- ECDL Qualification

## Documents

- [band 5 jd (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10689489)
- [guidance for applicants - afc (pdf, 152.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=672)

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