East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Ward Sister/Charge Nurse - Tiptree

The closing date is 23 May 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Part time Ward Sister/Charge Nurse has arisen to join Tiptree.

If you have an interest in developing your clinical knowledge and skills as well as welcome service development and innovation, then we are interested in hearing from you.

We are seeking a motivated and ambitious senior nurse, who strives for excellence, has a passion for the delivery of quality patient care, whilst monitoring and maintaining high standards within the clinical setting.

Main duties of the job

You will be a dynamic, motivated and committed individual and will be a role model to the team. You will ensure that the delivery of a high standard of care is paramount.

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

09 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-HR183-25

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

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

Experience

Essential

Registered Nurse with proven experience at Band 6 in the acute setting
Uses evidence based practice to support care delivery
Experience of relevant specialities
Leadership qualification
Experience within respiratory

Desirable

Previous Ward Sister experience

Personal Skills

Essential

Leadership skills with evidence of staff motivation and team building
Ability to be adaptive and respond well in times of stress

Qualifications

Essential

1st level registration
Recognised Post-Registration course in teaching/ assessing and mentorship
Evidence of continuing professional development through professional profile
Relevant degree

Desirable

Masters level qualification (or evidence of working at Masters level)

Knowledge

Essential

IT skills - understanding windows, Word, Excel and Powerpoint

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Registered Nurse with proven experience at Band 6 in the acute setting
Uses evidence based practice to support care delivery
Experience of relevant specialities
Leadership qualification
Experience within respiratory

Desirable

Previous Ward Sister experience

Personal Skills

Essential

Leadership skills with evidence of staff motivation and team building
Ability to be adaptive and respond well in times of stress

Qualifications

Essential

1st level registration
Recognised Post-Registration course in teaching/ assessing and mentorship
Evidence of continuing professional development through professional profile
Relevant degree

Desirable

Masters level qualification (or evidence of working at Masters level)

Knowledge

Essential

IT skills - understanding windows, Word, Excel and Powerpoint

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

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

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

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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