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Tressell Ward (Conquest Hospital)

Maternity Cover

Tressell Ward has 28 beds and will admit patients with a variety of medical conditions with the main specialism being older people’s medicine. It is a fast paced ward with caring for complex older people including those with delirium/dementia.

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 . 

We encourage nurses from all areas of the healthcare industry to become part of our team. The Matron would welcome the opportunity to meet with any potential applicants prior to making an application so that he is able to show you what the ward has to offer in terms of development.

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.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Matron Jossy Jose –Tressell Ward on 01300 131 4500 requesting switchboard connect you

Main duties of the job

To participate within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering appropriate safe patient care in a timely fashion, providing clinical expertise ensuring the delivery of appropriate safe patient care.

You will need to be well motivated and committed to high standards of patient care and to your personal professional development.

The ward is a friendly place to work and has a welcoming atmosphere. The staff are passionate about looking after their patients in a caring and dignified manner in a quiet and calming environment and we would love nurses that are equally as passionate to join our team.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come