Staff Nurse Pevensey Ward
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a Band 5 Staff Nurse position on Pevensey Haematology/Oncology Ward. The role involves providing nursing care to patients with haematological and oncological conditions, including those newly diagnosed or requiring high observation. The successful candidate will join an established team, contributing to the development of cancer and haematology services. Essential skills include mentorship, cannulation, and phlebotomy, with training provided for chemotherapy administration. The unit uses electronic prescribing and appointment systems.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse and hold active registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Diploma/Degree level qualification relevant to role
- Professional qualification and knowledge of patient assessment, planning, developing and implementing programmes of care
- Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc
Desirable criteria
- Post Graduate qualification at Degree level relevant to role to demonstrate clinical skills
- Experience in nursing care, knowledge and expertise acquired through training
- Demonstrate experience of providing nursing care in the healthcare setting
- NHS experience or relevant health care organisation
- Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
- Professional clinical knowledge skills and skills that demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, develop and implement programmes of care
- Ability to apply professional judgement and problem solve
- Able to support mentors in decisions related to students/learners and make judgements regarding competence and fitness to practice.
- Day to day management of a patient caseload and delegate effectively to clinical support workers.
- Other
- Able to manage the physical and emotional demands of the role, including moving and handling of patients, able to concentrate to provide clinical care, calculation of drug dosages and communication of distressing or unwelcome information
- Flexibility in working hours and patterns
- Qualifications / Training
- Registered Nurse and hold active registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Diploma/Degree level qualification relevant to role
- Professional qualification and knowledge of patient assessment, planning, developing and implementing programmes of care
- Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc
- Post Graduate qualification at Degree level relevant to role to demonstrate clinical skills
- Experience in nursing care, knowledge and expertise acquired through training
- Demonstrate experience of providing nursing care in the healthcare setting
- NHS experience or relevant health care organisation
- Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
- Professional clinical knowledge skills and skills that demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, develop and implement programmes of care
- Ability to apply professional judgement and problem solve
- Able to support mentors in decisions related to students/learners and make judgements regarding competence and fitness to practice.
- Day to day management of a patient caseload and delegate effectively to clinical support workers.
- Other
- Able to manage the physical and emotional demands of the role, including moving and handling of patients, able to concentrate to provide clinical care, calculation of drug dosages and communication of distressing or unwelcome information
- Flexibility in working hours and patterns
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Staff Nurse Pevensey Ward
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
A vacancy has arisen for a Band 5 staff nurse on the Pevensey Haematology/Oncology Ward
We are looking for a registered nurse with proven experience to work as part of the haematology/oncology team. You will be joining an established team of nurses in cancer and haematology services and instrumental in the development of this service
Mentorship, Cannulation and phlebotomy skills are essential requirements and training will be given in the administration of chemotherapy.
If you have the required skills and would like to be part of the team then we would like to hear from you. In return we can offer you a supportive environment in a rewarding and stimulating area of specialist nursing. We aim to support you through lifelong learning and personal performance review systems.
You will be a registered nurse with generic pre registration experience in a care environment and have at least one year experience as a qualified nurse. You will have the ability to organise your own and others workload and have excellent communication skills. Venepuncture and cannulation skills are an essential pre-requisite.
Main duties of the job
The in-patient area consists of 11 single occupancy en-suite rooms, one of which is a teenage/young adult room and with 2 three bedde
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