East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Nurse Team Leader - Resuscitation Practitioner A&E - Conquest Hospital

The closing date is 19 December 2025

Job summary

We are dynamic Emergency Department, treating on average 80,000 patients a year. This is a Secondment for up to ten months as a professional development opportunity as a Band 6 Resuscitation Practitioner to join our pro-active and innovative team.

You will provide clinical Leadership within the resuscitation room, promoting best practice for patients attending the ED experiencing time critical conditions as well as providing an essential link in the department to support clinical care, innovation, research and education.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Registered Nurse/ODP/Paramedic with post registration acute care course or extensive experience with extensive resuscitation experience
  • At least 5 years experience post registration, with at least 2 of those in acute or emergency medicine.
  • Clinical teaching experience and qualifications within relevant field, e.g. Mentorship or equivalent, experience of supervising junior Clinicians

Main duties of the job

Provide emergency nursing care to patients within the resuscitation room of the emergency department confidently and competently, while still retaining the skills to work anywhere within the ED. Support the wider ED adult nursing team as required, as the 'resuscitation nursing expert'. Provide effective care planning and delivery for the sickest patient group within the ED.

About us

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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Details

Date posted

05 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

374-LVB1525

Job locations

Conquest Hospital

The Ridge

St Leonards on Sea

TN37 7RD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Registered Nurse and hold active registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
  • Degree level qualification relevant to role
  • Professional qualification and training to lead the clinical team with relevant knowledge and skills for specialist area
  • Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc
  • Ability to lead a team, allocate workload, develop and promote staff wellbeing and performance
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Registered Nurse and hold active registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
  • Degree level qualification relevant to role
  • Professional qualification and training to lead the clinical team with relevant knowledge and skills for specialist area
  • Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc
  • Ability to lead a team, allocate workload, develop and promote staff wellbeing and performance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Conquest Hospital

The Ridge

St Leonards on Sea

TN37 7RD


Employer's website

http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Conquest Hospital

The Ridge

St Leonards on Sea

TN37 7RD


Employer's website

http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Nursing

Ross Williams

rosswilliams@nhs.net

03001318589

Details

Date posted

05 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

374-LVB1525

Job locations

Conquest Hospital

The Ridge

St Leonards on Sea

TN37 7RD


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