Job summary
We are looking to recruit highly motivated nurses who are passionate about the care of patients to join our well-established Surgery Division care team in delivering a 24/7 service.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly team who are motivated in promoting the delivery of a patient-centred, clinically effective and dynamic service to our patients.
Do you possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work confidently and collaboratively across professional boundaries? Are you keen and motivated to learn? If so, then your skills are invaluable to us and we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To meet the needs of the Trust with regard to Induction, mandatory and statutory training
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 ensure high standards of patient care at all times, in line with Trust policies and guidelines
To work as an effective member of the nursing and wider multi-professional healthcare team
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.
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 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. Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
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
- Worked within the healthcare setting
Desirable
- Experience in acute setting
- Undertaken preceptorship
- Participation in research/audit
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 or 2 or awaiting results.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Coaching qualification
- Willingness to undertake further education
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice.
- Understanding and ability to apply clinical governance principles to practice
- Knowledge of developments in speciality and current issues driving nursing in general
Desirable
- Knowledge of developments in speciality and current issues driving nursing in general
- Nursing Care of Acutely unwell patients
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work effectively in a team and lead as required.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to delegate
- Ability to manage own workload
- Ability to communicate at appropriate level both written and verbal
- Motivated and enthusiastic
Desirable
- Ability to influence wider MDT.
- Ability to prioritise workload of clinical area
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.
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 .
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 .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ipswich Hospital
Heath Road
Ipswich
IP4 5PD