Band 6 -Nurse Team Leader – Wellington Ward - Conquest Hospital | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 20 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 22 March 2026 |
| Location: | St Leonards on Sea, TN37 7RD |
| Company: | ESHT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7798776/374-LL0204 |
Summary
Wellington Ward is a 20-bedded General Medical Ward. Patients.We pride ourselves on having a friendly and welcoming team. We work very closely with our colleagues from Adult Social Care and Allied Health Professionals – Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists and with our Mental Health Team.
Our aim is to maximise and deliver excellent patient care by using all the resources available. To reduce length of hospital, stay and maintain patient flow. This is achieved by having a daily multi-disciplinary meeting, to discuss every patient. The Hospital Intervention Team, Social Services, medical teams and the nursing staff, meet to establish the needs of the patient, the management plan and how a safe discharge can be achieved in the timeliest manner.
You will provide strong leadership, excellent communication skills and the ability to develop and support students and staff with clinical expertise. Experience insome of the acute fields of nursing covered by the ward would be an advantage.
The successful applicant will be expected to function effectively under pressure without compromising basic standards of care and professionalism. In return we will offer you excellent managerial support and commitment to your personal professional development.
You will need at least two years’ experience in an acute setting at Band 5, ENB 998(Mentorship level 3) or the equivalent, opportunities for further education will be available.
Our aim is to maximise patient care, by using all the resources available, to reduce length of hospital stay and maintain patient flow. This is achieved by holding a daily multi-disciplinary meeting, to discuss every patient. The Hospital Intervention Team, Social Services, both medical teams and the nursing staff, meet to establish the needs of the patient, the management plan and how a safe discharge can be achieved in the most timely manner
In return we will offer you excellent managerial support and commitment to your personal professional development. We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these.
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 Friday 6 Mar 2026
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