Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse

The closing date is 10 November 2025

Job summary

We are looking for enthusiastic, well-motivated registered nurse with a strong commitment to providing high levels of care to our patients and families, on a permanent full time basis.

In terms of the variety of experience you will gain as a registered nurse, it will be challenging but highly rewarding and will certainly develop your clinical and discharge planning skills as well as offering some great leadership opportunities.

Whether you are a newly qualified or an experienced nurse - this is a chance to develop your skills as part of a highly capable team where you're guaranteed opportunities to learn how to care for patients requiring a variety of nursing interventions.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply today.

Main duties of the job

As a Registered Nurse (Staff Nurse) you are required:

To provide a high standard of individualised care to patients, whilst maintaining at all times their privacy and dignity.
To assess care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
To contribute to supporting the Senior Charge Nurse/Charge Nurse.
To support the maintenance of high standards of cleanliness.
To communicate effectively and work in partnership with patients, their relatives/carers, nursing colleagues and members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure care is delivered in an accurate and efficient manner.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Establish and maintain good communication with the Ward/Department administrative, housekeeping and domestic staff.
To be responsible for ensuring all patients and their relatives/carers are kept fully informed of patients' treatment/progress and discharge plans/after care.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Date posted

27 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

390-DoM-SO-8315

Job locations

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff on Sea

SS0 0RY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Nursing role using your unique qualities? Then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Nursing role using your unique qualities? Then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC Registration

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Supporting information demonstrates understanding of fundamentals of nursing care

Desirable

Experience working under pressure
NHS Experience

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC Registration

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Supporting information demonstrates understanding of fundamentals of nursing care

Desirable

Experience working under pressure
NHS Experience

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff on Sea

SS0 0RY

Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff on Sea

SS0 0RY

Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)