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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Associate Practitioner - Layer Marney

The closing date is 01 August 2025

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Job summary

Exciting opportunities available for Associate Practitioners to join the Layer Marney ward at Colchester Hospital.

Layer Marney Ward is a 33 bedded respiratory ward, caring for patients with acute & chronic lung conditions. It also has a dedicated acute respiratory unit, caring for patients with non-invasive ventilation, CPAP & high flow nasal oxygen therapy.

If you are enthusiastic, well-motivated, with a flexible approach and you relish a challenge then join our team in delivering excellent standards of care.

Main duties of the job

  • You will meet the needs of the Trust with regard to Induction, mandatory and statutory training
  • You will meet the direct and indirect care needs of patients under the delegation and supervision of a Registered Nurse
  • You will ensure high standards of patient care at all times, in line with Trust policies and guidelines
  • You will work as an effective member of the nursing and wider multi-professional healthcare team
  • You will work within the boundaries of the role of the HCA supporting more junior colleagues as required and refer to the Registered Nurse as appropriate

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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Details

Date posted

21 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR503-25

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of theresponsibilitiesand dutiesof this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of theresponsibilitiesand dutiesof this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • oRecently worked within a healthcare setting

Desirable

  • oExperience of acute setting

Qualifications

Essential

  • oQualified Associate Practitioner/ Nursing Associate diploma level or equivalent qualification e.g. NVQ3 plus, short courses or relevant experience up to diploma level
  • oEvidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • oFoundation degree
  • oWillingness to undertake further education

Knowledge

Essential

  • oKnowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice.
  • oUnderstanding and ability to apply clinical governance principles to practice.
  • oKnowledge of developments in nursing
  • oIT literate

Desirable

  • oKnowledge of developments of wider health issues

Skills

Essential

  • oAbility to work effectively in a team under instruction.
  • oExcellent interpersonal skills
  • oAbility to manage own workload
  • oAbility to communicate at appropriate level both written and verbal
  • oAbility to escalate as appropriate
  • oMotivated and enthusiastic.

Desirable

  • oAbility to delegate
  • oAbility to lead a small team
  • oAbility to teach and coach junior member of the team
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • oRecently worked within a healthcare setting

Desirable

  • oExperience of acute setting

Qualifications

Essential

  • oQualified Associate Practitioner/ Nursing Associate diploma level or equivalent qualification e.g. NVQ3 plus, short courses or relevant experience up to diploma level
  • oEvidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • oFoundation degree
  • oWillingness to undertake further education

Knowledge

Essential

  • oKnowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice.
  • oUnderstanding and ability to apply clinical governance principles to practice.
  • oKnowledge of developments in nursing
  • oIT literate

Desirable

  • oKnowledge of developments of wider health issues

Skills

Essential

  • oAbility to work effectively in a team under instruction.
  • oExcellent interpersonal skills
  • oAbility to manage own workload
  • oAbility to communicate at appropriate level both written and verbal
  • oAbility to escalate as appropriate
  • oMotivated and enthusiastic.

Desirable

  • oAbility to delegate
  • oAbility to lead a small team
  • oAbility to teach and coach junior member of the team

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.

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)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Charge Nurse/Layer Marney ward

Sushila Singh Devi Jakhar

Sushila.Singh@esneft.nhs.uk

01206402915

Details

Date posted

21 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR503-25

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


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