Western Sussex Hospitals is a leading acute hospital trust, with rewarding career opportunities for caring, committed and innovative people, who wish to be valued for their work and empowered to improve the services we provide. Here are few reasons to join us:
Outstanding – we are the first acute hospital trust to have received the health watchdog’s highest rating in all key inspection areas. CQC October 2019
Top 10 – Western Sussex Hospitals is one the best hospital trusts to work for, according to the NHS Staff Survey, and among the top ten trusts in England where staff are most likely to recommend the care their colleagues provide. (NHS Staff Survey 2018)
Leading organisation – Western Sussex Hospitals is led by NHS Chief Executive of the Year Dame Marianne Griffiths (HSJ Awards 2016 | No.1 HSJ Top CEO 2018 & 2019) and is renowned for outstanding care, excellent staff engagement, innovation and learning.
More about us - Western Sussex is an acute trust with three hospitals; Worthing Hospital and St Richard’s in Chichester provide emergency, inpatient and outpatient care; and Southlands in Shoreham-by-Sea provides outpatient care and day surgery.
Patient First - in 2015 the trust’s Patient First programme was launched to empower colleagues to make lasting changes that benefit patients and to ensure we continue to improve patient care with lean management best practice at every level of the trust. Improvement huddles are just one example of extensive and ongoing cultural change that makes Western Sussex an exciting place to work.
‘On 1st April 2021, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be merging with Brighton, Sussex University Hospitals to form a new NHS Foundation Trust that will bring together the very best of both organisations to innovate and improve the health of our communities and deliver outstanding, compassionate care locally whilst increasing the opportunities for specialised services to flourish in Sussex
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The Emergency Floor (EF) at Worthing is looking for Registered Nurses (RN) to join its team. We realise that an optimal work-life balance is extremely important to our staff and in view of this, are happy to offer various contracts, including - Nights only*, Days only*, Annualised hours, Term-time and flexible working.
The EF at Worthing is a 67 bedded unit providing acute care for patients across all Medical, Surgical and Elderly/Frailty teams. The EF is divided into four zones, which includes ambulatory and frailty care areas. Patients are referred directly from a variety of sources, including the Emergency Department (A/E), GP Surgeries, Clinic and other Outpatient settings.
We are keen to support newly qualified RNs and those with experience who are looking to develop their skills in acute care. We have a full-time Clinical Educator in our team who works alongside successful applicants, providing tailored education and induction programmes to ensure a supportive transition into the busy EF environment.
The EF has been recognised nationally and internationally as a department leading the way in the delivery of modern, innovative patient-centered care.
If you would like to join a CQC rated ‘Outstanding’ Trust, a CHKS ‘Top Hospitals’ award winner and Top 5 Hospital to be treated at or work for, then come and join us.
This post is eligible for a financial incentive under our Refer a Friend Scheme. If you would like your application to be considered under this scheme you will need to clearly identify this at the end of your supporting information, and include the name, job title and place of work of the member of staff who referred you.
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