East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Newly Qualified Registered Nurse - Ipswich

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Job summary

Are you a student nurse or newly qualified registered adult nurse looking to commence your career in Autumn 2024?

Then join us at one of our recruitment events to find out about our variety of exciting opportunities. You will have the chance to speak to many different specialities about their roles and hear how we will support you as you transition from student to Registered Nurse.

Interviews will take place on the day so you could walk away with an offer!

Open days will take place:

15 March - Ipswich Hospital, 9am - 5pm

18 March - Colchester Hospital, 9am - 5pm

Please register your attendance at https://forms.office.com/e/KEXDnhYDii

We offer both full and part time roles in our acute and community sites.

ESNEFT's offer to you:

An opportunity to start work as a band 4 Pre-registration Nurse, whilst awaiting NMC Registration confirmation
High quality 12 months Preceptorship Programme followed by ongoing continuing development opportunities
A named Preceptor from day 1
Internal Transfer Scheme allowing you to transfer between different areas across ESNEFT, including a large range of specialties across all site

Please identify your particular clinical interest, area and site of work preferred within your supporting statement on your application form .

Main duties of the job

Liaise appropriately with all key members of the multi-disciplinary team and service users related to the speciality.

To be responsible for all aspects of patient care including the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of direct patient care with indirect supervision from senior staff.

To support the Charge Nurse/Senior Sister to monitor the safety and quality of care for patients.

About us

One of the largest Trust's 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 that Time Matters to 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

Date posted

24 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year pro rata, per annum + unsocial hours (as applicable)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR2026-23

Job locations

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for unsupervised assessment of patient care needs and development, implementation and evaluation of plans of care, ensuring high standards of evidence based care.

To undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with Trust policies and ensure that these procedures and policies are understood and adhered to by all staff, within own management responsibility.

To ensure accurate and comprehensive nursing records are maintained using appropriate written and electronic documentation.

To monitor and record planned vs actual staffing levels and escalate issues when necessary.

For full details please see attached job description

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for unsupervised assessment of patient care needs and development, implementation and evaluation of plans of care, ensuring high standards of evidence based care.

To undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with Trust policies and ensure that these procedures and policies are understood and adhered to by all staff, within own management responsibility.

To ensure accurate and comprehensive nursing records are maintained using appropriate written and electronic documentation.

To monitor and record planned vs actual staffing levels and escalate issues when necessary.

For full details please see attached job description

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

experience as student adult nursing or newly qualified nurse adult
Proven communication skills and ability to negotiate
Ability to work as a team and form professional relationships with colleagues

Qualification

Essential

Newly qualified (within 8 months) or due to qualify within 8 months

Personal skills

Essential

oAbility to demonstrate initiative and solve problems
oSkilled in use of computer/key board

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

experience as student adult nursing or newly qualified nurse adult
Proven communication skills and ability to negotiate
Ability to work as a team and form professional relationships with colleagues

Qualification

Essential

Newly qualified (within 8 months) or due to qualify within 8 months

Personal skills

Essential

oAbility to demonstrate initiative and solve problems
oSkilled in use of computer/key board

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).

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

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

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Employer's website

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