Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for Registered Nurses to join our enthusiastic and motivated Emergency Departmentbased at Colchester Hospital.

We have full time and part time opportunities available both permanent and secondment/ fixed term opportunites.

You will have proven registered nurse experience in an acute environment, ideally within emergency medicine and have the desire to work with patients who present to the Emergency Department.

We will support you to develop skills in emergency nursing. You can expect to work in a progressive and motivated team who will actively encourage your development in emergency nursing.

Main duties of the job

Be responsible for the delivery and maintenance of high standard individualised evidence based patient care and supervising others in delivery of care.

Demonstrating a professional manner and good communication skills in all aspects of your work.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual care provided in partnership with patients and relatives/ carers.

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 thatTime Mattersto 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

18 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR2393-24

Job locations

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oRegistered Nurse
oEvidence of ongoing professional development

Desirable

oRecognised trauma course (ED only)
oRelevant teaching and mentoring qualification

Knowledge

Essential

Awareness and understanding of current Government/Trust initiatives/NMC Code of Conduct
Good knowledge of infection control procedures/initiatives

Desirable

Competence in ED specific skills, e.g. triage, plastering

Experience

Essential

oProven NHS experience
oExperience of delivering evidence based practice
oTeam / people management

Desirable

oExperience in emergency care
oExperience of ward co-ordination
oExperience of looking after acutely and critically unwell patients

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oRegistered Nurse
oEvidence of ongoing professional development

Desirable

oRecognised trauma course (ED only)
oRelevant teaching and mentoring qualification

Knowledge

Essential

Awareness and understanding of current Government/Trust initiatives/NMC Code of Conduct
Good knowledge of infection control procedures/initiatives

Desirable

Competence in ED specific skills, e.g. triage, plastering

Experience

Essential

oProven NHS experience
oExperience of delivering evidence based practice
oTeam / people management

Desirable

oExperience in emergency care
oExperience of ward co-ordination
oExperience of looking after acutely and critically unwell patients

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.