Staff Nurse - Chalkwell Ward

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 14 May 2025

Job summary

We are looking for enthusiastic, well-motivated registered nurse with a strong commitment to providing high levels of care to our patients and families, on a permanent full time basis.

In terms of the variety of experience you will gain as a registered nurse, it will be challenging but highly rewarding and will certainly develop your clinical and discharge planning skills as well as offering some great leadership opportunities.

Whether you are a newly qualified or an experienced nurse - this is a chance to develop your skills as part of a highly capable team where you're guaranteed opportunities to learn how to care for patients requiring a variety of nursing interventions.

Main duties of the job

As a Registered Nurse (Staff Nurse) you are required:

To provide a high standard of individualised care to patients, whilst maintaining at all times their privacy and dignity.

To assess care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.

To contribute to supporting the Senior Charge Nurse/Charge Nurse.

To support the maintenance of high standards of cleanliness.

To communicate effectively and work in partnership with patients, their relatives/carers, nursing colleagues and members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure care is delivered in an accurate and efficient manner.

Good verbal and written communication skills.

Establish and maintain good communication with the Ward/Department administrative, housekeeping and domestic staff.

To be responsible for ensuring all patients and their relatives/carers are kept fully informed of patients' treatment/progress and discharge plans/after care.

About us

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Date posted

30 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-DoM-SO-3218

Job locations

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff on Sea

SS0 0RY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full details of the role can be found in the attached Job Description.

We look forward to your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full details of the role can be found in the attached Job Description.

We look forward to your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC Registration

Desirable

NHS Experience

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Understanding of fundamentals of nursing care
Ability to deliver a high standard of individualised care

Desirable

Ability to work under pressure

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC Registration

Desirable

NHS Experience

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Understanding of fundamentals of nursing care
Ability to deliver a high standard of individualised care

Desirable

Ability to work under pressure

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).