Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR1564-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich Hospital
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Registered Nurse - Capel
NHS AfC: Band 5
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Emergency Medicine Division at Ipswich Hospital in our Short Stay Unit - Capel.
We are looking for inspiring individuals to join our team. You will need to have proven experience at a band 5 in the acute medicine environment.
We are looking for a enthusiastic, flexible, well-motivated registered nurses, who thrive on working at a fast pace, is quick thinking and able to work well under pressure.
You'll be working with friendly, motivated, supportive teams to provide excellent patient care.
We are looking for individuals who are keen to develop and deliver excellent clinical care. You must be motivated to drive forward & improve the services for the population of Ipswich & surrounding area. In turn, we are keen to give you the opportunity to develop your skills whilst supporting you in your career development.
We would welcome candidates with experience within acute medical settings who are keen to progress their career within urgent care.
If you have good juggling skills to be able to balance operational delivery, patient safety, quality and patient experience this could be the challenge you are looking for!
Main duties of the job
To work within the framework for Clinical Governance to provide effective, high quality individualised nursing care to patients and relatives/carers and to contribute to the continuing development of nursing practice.
To work within the Trust’s Competency Framework for Registered Nurses, the Ward/ Department Philosophy and the NMC Code of Conduct/ Professional Standards for the Protection of Patients.
Working for our organisation
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 the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, 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 that Time Matters to 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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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (Adult) with active NMC registration
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Relevant teaching and mentoring qualification
- ALS/ILS
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven registered nurse experience
- Experience of delivering evidence based practice
- Team / people management
Desirable criteria
- Experience in ward coordination
- Experience in medical assessment
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness & understanding of current initiatives
- Good knowledge of infection control procedures/initiatives
- Possession of organisational skills
Desirable criteria
- Extended nursing skills i.e. Cannulation, Venepuncture, undertaking ECGs
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Motivated and enthusiastic
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Clare Tricker
- Job title
- Ward Sister - Capel
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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