Job summary
Employer heading
Registered Nurse
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
We are looking to recruit highly motivated nurses who are passionate about the care of patients to join our well-established critical care team in delivering a 24/7 service at Colchester Hospital.
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.
Our critical care units form part of the East of England Critical Care Delivery Network and utilises a paperless clinical information system.
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
In this post, you will deliver excellent and individualised clinical care to our patients and their families, and you will be fully supported to achieve this through our comprehensive educational strategy.
You will work within a Clinical Specialist team and contribute to activities and projects with the goal of professional and practice development.
You must have an understanding of the current health agenda and national guidance which informs critical care practice.
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 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
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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
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Level 1 or 2 or awaiting results.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Willingness to work towards achievement of critical care qualification
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship module or willing to work towards achievment
- Willingness to undertake further education
Experience
Essential criteria
- Worked within the healthcare setting
Desirable criteria
- Experience in critical care environment
- Undertaken preceptorship
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Knowledge of developments in speciality and current issues driving nursing in general.
- Nursing Care of Acutely unwell patients
Skills
Essential criteria
- 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
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
- Leonie Lowe
- Job title
- Clinical Nurse Educator, Critical Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07510 383798
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