Registered Nurse - Acute Cardiac Unit

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge?

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Acute Cardiac Unit for an experienced Registered Nurse to join our dynamic friendly team.

The Acute Cardiac Unit is a 29 bedded Acute Cardiac Ward. We are a busy unit which specializes in the care of patients with a wide range of cardiac conditions requiring acute care, treatment and intervention.

As a team we are committed to recruiting staff that uphold our values and can deliver excellent care putting patients at the heard of everything we do, with an emphasis on working in partnership with patients and their families to provide the best possible experience and outcomes.

Our goal is to provide our patients with the highest standards of care, if you think you have the commitment and skills to join our team and be able to deliver high quality care, we welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

  • To provide high quality, individualised nursing care to patients and their parents/carers through working as an effective member of the inter-disciplinary team.
  • To develop clinical and managerial skills by taking charge of the ward in the absence of the Ward Manager or her deputy.
  • To contribute to the supervision, assessment and education/development of ward staff and students.
  • To contribute to the continuing development of nursing practice through research and audit.

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 that Time Matters to 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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Date posted

13 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR1854-24

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Register
  • Evidence of continuing professional development through portfolio

Desirable

  • Preparation for mentorship or equivalent
  • Other relevant enhanced nursing qualifications

Experience

Essential

  • Proven NHS experience
  • Experience of delivering evidence based practice
  • Team / people management

Desirable

  • Cardiology experience
  • Medical Ward experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Awareness and understanding of current Government/Trust initiatives/NMC Code of Conduct
  • Good knowledge of infection control procedures/initiatives
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Register
  • Evidence of continuing professional development through portfolio

Desirable

  • Preparation for mentorship or equivalent
  • Other relevant enhanced nursing qualifications

Experience

Essential

  • Proven NHS experience
  • Experience of delivering evidence based practice
  • Team / people management

Desirable

  • Cardiology experience
  • Medical Ward experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Awareness and understanding of current Government/Trust initiatives/NMC Code of Conduct
  • Good knowledge of infection control procedures/initiatives

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.

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.

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 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)


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)


For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Sister

Josie Colmer

Josie.Colmer@esneft.nhs.uk

01206742718

Date posted

13 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR1854-24

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


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