Associate Practitioner / Nurse Associate - Aldham Ward

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nurse Associate/ Associate Practitioner to join our team on Aldham Ward at Colchester Hospital.

Aldham Ward is a specialized unit focused on the care and recovery of patients undergoing orthopaedic surgeries and treatment. We are 27 bedded ward and typically handle cases involving joint replacements, fractures, and other musculoskeletal conditions, providing both pre and post-operative care.

You will be required to have the relevant Qualifications and hospital setting experience to be eligible for this post. However for candidates with less experience qualification, we are willing to support you through the Nurse Associate apprenticeship.

If you are a practitioner who is open to the challenges brought about by change and who are committed to creative partnerships we want to hear from you. You will need to show a willingness to undertake extended roles.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure that safe, effective and holistic patient care is delivered
• Assist patients to fulfil the activities of daily living
• With direction of the registered professional, assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual programmes of care in partnership with patients and relatives/carers
• Accurately observe patient's condition and initiate appropriate action as required escalate to the registered professional
• If appropriately qualified administer medication safely to patients
• Actively participate in effective discharge planning

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where 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 variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

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

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

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

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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

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