The closing date is 27 July 2026

Details
Date posted: 17 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £25.26 to £28.90 an hour
Contract: Bank
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 150-ENP-ECP-TWS-LM
Job locations: West and East Sussex UTC's and MIU's, East/West Sussex

Job summary
This vacancy offers an excellent opportunity to join a supportive bank team, with the flexibility to work across all West and East Sussex Urgent Care Units.

We need Registered Nurses or Paramedics to join our established team who have a post registration Practitioner qualification & experience in Urgent Care & who are able to work autonomously, adapt to a fast paced, progressive service & provide excellent clinical care to their patients.

In return you will work in a supportive environment where your colleagues are a professional team, patients truly appreciate the service they can access close to home & for a Trust committed to staff development, well-being & engagement.

Main duties of the job
This role covers the Sussex Community Foundation Trust Urgent Care and MIU Units. The post holder will work within local, national & NICE guidelines to triage, assess, and treat patients attending the Units. NHSE is continuing to lead on the transformation of a variety of services into Urgent Treatment Centres although currently our Minor Injury Units remain. The post holder will provide assessments for patients presenting to the Units with either an injury or illness. This means that an existing qualification is required in either illness or injury.

This post involves both sound, autonomous clinical assessment & treatment skills & the knowledge of where to re-direct inappropriate attendances, ensuring patients are transferred safely according to their presenting condition. The Post holder will be integral to the team and contribute to the overall running of the Units which includes the management of other staff working within the Unit, support with education or training needs and daily supervision.

About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us? o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staffo Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust

Our values-- Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.

Job responsibilities
Act as autonomous practitioner to triage, assess, examine and treat the nature & extent of injury/ illness for each patient. To assess those that are acutely unwell & arrange any immediate treatment (within guidelines) & safe transfer to the most appropriate facility.
Use clinical tools such as X-ray. To know when to request and how to interpret, making independent judgement on the diagnosis and treatment of fractures and seeking further opinion when required.
To use & develop skills to include tissue adhesives, suturing, administration of injections including infiltration of local anaesthetic, manipulation of pulled elbows, digits, plastering.
Able to demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of Patient Group Directions available for a range of presenting conditions in the absence of a Non-Medical Prescriber qualification. Demonstrate sound knowledge of the administration of drugs for analgesia or treatment within the Units.
To supervise & mentor additional members of the team as required such as Nurse Practitioners, HCAs, student nurses & paramedic practitioners. This to include appraisals & sign off mentoring.
To demonstrate personal & professional development and undertake training where required within agreed timescales.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Current registration with the relevant regulatory body (e.g. NMC for nurses, HCPC for allied health professionals)
• Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses / CPD and reflective practice relevant to clinical specialty
• Post registration qualification or training to master's level or equivalent experience
• Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate to the role
• Non-medical prescriber or willing to undertake
• Minor illness module

Experience

• Significant experience in an autonomous practice role
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills, particularly in stressful situations
• Experience of delivering quality improvement, innovation and productivity
• Evidence of active participation in audit and clinically relevant research

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Address: West and East Sussex UTC's and MIU's, East/West Sussex, BN1 1PE, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Contact
Clinical Team Lead Robin Ibbott: robin.ibbott@nhs.net