Registered Nurse - Emergency Medicine

Job summary

We are looking for inspiring Registered Nurses to join our Emergency Medicine Division at Colchester Hospital. You will need to have proven experience at a band 5 in the acute medicine environment.

We have positions available in our Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU) and Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit (AECU).

EAU is a 47 bedded & works closely alongside the High Observation Bay & the AMSDEC unit to provide a safe & effective flow through the services we provide.

AECU is designed to help stream patients out of the Emergency Department who need same day care. The unit is contusive to caring for patients who present as stable with the intention of being discharged after assessment and treatment.

These are fast paced & exciting environments to work in and will be a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate, if you have a passion for high standards of clinical care and an innovative and progressive attitude this could be the role for you.

We would welcome candidates with experience within acute medical settings who are keen to progress their career within urgent care. You will hold a current professional registration; have excellent communication skills, the ability to remain professional under pressure and have excellent leadership skills.

If you have good juggling skills to be able to balance operational delivery, patient safety, quality & patient experience this could be the challenge you are looking for!

Main duties of the job

To work within the framework for Clinical Governance to provide effective, high quality individualised nursing care to patients and relatives/carers and to contribute to the continuing development of nursing practice.

To work within the Trust's Competency Framework for Registered Nurses, the Ward/ Department Philosophy and the NMC Code of Conduct/ Professional Standards for the Protection of Patients.

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.

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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