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.

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 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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Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of theresponsibilitiesand dutiesof this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with active NMC registration
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Desirable

• Relevant teaching and mentoring qualification
• ALS/ILS

Experience

Essential

• Proven registered nurse experience
• Experience of delivering evidence based practice
• Team / people management

Desirable

• Experience in ward coordination
• Experience in medical assessment

Knowledge

Essential

• Awareness & understanding of current initiatives
• Good knowledge of infection control procedures/initiatives
• Possession of organisational skills

Desirable

• Extended nursing skills i.e. Cannulation, Venepuncture, undertaking ECGs

Personal Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Motivated and enthusiastic

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

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