Nursing Associate

6 months ago


Worthing, United Kingdom Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Full time

It’s an exciting time for our Urgent Community Response (UCR) Service as we continue to build on our successful model. UCR services work with patients in their homes across West Sussex communities to avoid hospital admissions and support those being discharged home.

Our multidisciplinary teams work flexibly to provide a 7-day service, 365 days a year, between 8am and 8pm. They deliver:
A rapid response to people in the community who are experiencing acute episodes of ill-health.

A supported discharge service to facilitate timely hospital discharges.

Acute reablement for up to 10 days, supporting people to achieve functional goals and work towards independence with activities of daily living.

We are looking for Nursing Associates to join us, so if you’re an enthusiastic and motivated individual looking be part of a team providing excellent cutting-edge urgent community care, we’d love to hear from you

You will deliver care within your proven competency as achieved during your Nursing Associate Training, and contribute to the planning, implementation and monitoring of patient care as part of the Community Nursing Team. You will recognise changes in a patient’s condition and seek assistance from a Registered Nurse of band 5 or above and/or GP as appropriate.

 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.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support

Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county

**Supportive flexible working patterns such as**: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Research opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton

Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks

Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces

Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)

Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast

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

As a Nurse Associate, you will have completed, or be in the process of completing, an NMC-approved Nursing Associate programme. You will also be registered with the NMC as a Nursing Associate or be in the process of registering.

Further information is available in the attached job description and person specification.



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