Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - Birch Ward

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the above post. We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible and well-motivated registered nurse with a strong commitment to nursing patients in care of the elderly on Birch Ward.

Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your leadership skills?

You will be a key member of the ward nursing team to ensure high quality care is delivered and will be part of a multi-professional team.

You will be required to work across the Trust to help facilitate patient flow and achieve the standards set within the National Clinical guidelines.

Available hours are 1 x 20 hours per week and 1 x 37.5 hours per week (please indicate on your application your preferred hours)

Main duties of the job

You will need to have:

• The ability to work autonomously
• An ability to make safe and speedy clinical judgments in an emergency situation
• The desire to develop your clinical skills and knowledge in relation to care of the elderly
• Evidence of teaching, mentoring and supporting other staff
• Excellent communication and team work skills
• Good organisational skills

Candidates must be patient focused, flexible, adaptable and capable of thinking laterally.

About us

One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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

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