Charge Nurse/Ward Sister

Job summary

Are you an excellent leader? Do you have a passion for Elderly Care with complex needs?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Sister/Charge Nurse to join us on our Older Peoples wards at East Suffolk North Essex Foundation Trust, based at Ipswich Hospital. We have two posts available:

Full time permanent post on Haughley Ward

Full time 6 months fixed term/secondment post on Waveney ward.

We are looking for our next ward Sister/Charge Nurse who is enthusiastic and motivated to lead a ward supporting patients with advanced dementia and delirium and other medical and complex needs. You will be required to manage the complex discharge planning as well as working with the networks to support development of care and access to services for this specialist group of patients.

Are you ready to lead a team through new and exciting changes in 2025?

As we head into a new chapter and we begin the merge with Medicine division, you will need to be confident and approachable while supporting change and development. You will also have the responsibility of supporting your team while we approach the launch of EPIC, our new EPR system. With all this in mind you need to be a driven and enthusiastic individual who is approachable and positive at all times.

Main duties of the job

To have overall responsibility for the operational management of clinical service delivery at ward level

To promote high standards of professional practice and the delivery of quality care within the corporate policies, protocols and guidelines.

To be accountable for the delivery and monitoring of robust infection control measures at ward/department level through relentless vigilance by ensuring delivery of all aspects of the Infection Control Strategy as outlined in section 3 of the strategy

To provide clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff.

To be a highly skilled clinical expert with specialised knowledge in caring for 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.

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

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

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Employer's website

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

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