About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity for a full time Ward Sister/Charge Nurse has arisen to join D'arcy Ward, providing care to our elderly patients.
If you have an interest in developing your clinical knowledge and skills as well as welcome service development and innovation then we are interested in hearing from you.
We are seeking a motivated and ambitious senior nurse, who strives for excellence, has a passion for the delivery of quality patient care, whilst monitoring and maintaining high standards within the clinical setting.
Main duties of the job
You will be a dynamic, motivated and committed individual and will be a role model to the team. You will ensure that the delivery of a high standard of care is paramount.
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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Job description Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Registered Nurse with proven experience at Band 6 in the acute setting Uses evidence based practice to support care delivery Experience of relevant specialities Leadership qualification Experience within respiratory
Desirable
Previous Ward Sister experience
Personal Skills Essential
Leadership skills with evidence of staff motivation and team building Ability to be adaptive and respond well in times of stress
Qualifications Essential
1st level registration Recognised Post-Registration course in teaching/ assessing and mentorship Evidence of continuing professional development through professional profile Relevant degree
Desirable
Masters level qualification (or evidence of working at Masters level)
Knowledge Essential
IT skills - understanding windows, Word, Excel and Powerpoint
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.
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 Colchester Hospital
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)