Staff Nurse - Bexhill Irvine Unit | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 26 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £31,049 - £37,796 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 February 2026 |
| Location: | Bexhill on sea, TN40 2DZ |
| Company: | ESHT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7714036/374-KN277 |
Summary
We have an exciting opportunity to expand our workforce across our Intermediate Care Services at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. These cover Bexhill Irvine Rehabilitation Unit a 54 bedded unit, Rye Memorial Care Centre a 19 bedded unit and Milton Grange with 27 beds. The Irvine Unit is supported by 2 ward based Doctors and a consultant, while Rye Memorial and Milton Grange are supported by local GP’s. We deliver excellent patient care in a challenging and motivational workplace. Our aim is to maximise patient care using all resources available, reducing the length of stay and maintain patient flow. We achieve this by holding a daily board round encompassing all multi-disciplinary teams to establish the needs of the patient, management plans and safe discharges. We provide care and rehabilitation for a wide range of medical conditions to include Stroke, Orthopaedic and general medicine.
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 an enthusiastic and motivated registered nurse with good interpersonal skills who works well in a team environment. You will need to be able to work in a dynamic and adaptive way. We can offer you a friendly, welcoming and supportive team. Opportunities for career progression and excellent training programmes within intermediate care. We work closely with the university of Brighton and offer placements for nursing students while also supporting overseas nurses. We are committed to professional development of all our staff. Team working is an integral part of this position. All our staff are enabled and empowered to make a real difference for their patients.
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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This advert closes on Monday 9 Feb 2026
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