Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - D'arcy Ward

Job summary

Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your leadership skills?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible and well-motivated registered nurse with a strong commitment to nursing patients within Care of the Elderly on D'arcy Ward at Colchester Hospital

You will be a key member of the ward nursing team ensuring high quality care is delivered and you will be work as part of a multi-professional team.

You will be required to work across the Trust to help facilitate patient flow and achieve the standards set within the National Clinical guidelines.

Full-time may be considered if willing to work 14.5 hours per week as a Band 5 registered nurse in addition to this role.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for, with the guidance of the Ward Sister, for providing leadership and teaching within the Unit environment.

Through knowledge, good example and education, you will enable your colleagues to deliver high quality, individualised care.

You will provide support and supervision to nursing staff, and effectively coordinate and deploy resources within the Unit as required.

You will need to have the ability to work autonomously and use your skills tomake safe and speedy clinical judgments in an emergency situation

You must have the desire to develop your clinical skills and knowledge in relation to care of the elderly

You must be patient focused, flexible, adaptable and capable of thinking laterally.

About us

One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if 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. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Find out about living and working with us -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

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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