Job overview

Are you a Nurse who can work in a fast-paced environment due to our high patient turnover, able to work for flexible shift patterns and with good communication skills & clinical judgement.

We have a wonderful opportunity to work on Bulphan ward in Basildon  Hospital.

Bulphan  ward is an acute ward for elderly patients.

Main duties of the job

Your role will be to give and receive patient centered handovers, assessing, developing and implementing patient care plan and evaluating care given, ensuring all documentation is completed accurately.

You will ensure all drug administration is in accordance with legal and Trust directorate policies and procedures, assisting with safe custody, storage and control of all drugs at ward level and to ensure the discharge planning process starts on admission, to prevent delays and make good utilisation of ward beds.

Your role involves assisting and supervising other members of the nursing team as appropriate ensuring that all staff work to and achieve an acceptable safe standard and quality of care, assisting on the monitoring of all ward staff as required and facilitate and supervise more junior staff in maintaining patient care, allocating staff according to patient dependency taking all steps possible to safeguard the health, welfare and safety of all staff and patients

Working for our organisation

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people. 

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.