Are you an enthusiastic, hard-working and motivated Registered Nurse with good communication skills looking for your next opportunity? Are you passionate about delivering high standards of patient care as part of a multi-disciplinary team? If you are able to answer yes to these two questions, then you could be the person that we are looking for!

We have an opportunity to join our Stroke Unit at Colchester Hospital as a Junior Sister / Junior Charge Nurse. The Stroke Unit is a 33 bedded unit, where e care for patients with who have suffered a stroke in the acute phase and assist them with their rehabilitation, whilst working very closely with the multi-disciplinary teams.

If you are a band 5 registered nurse who would like to develop in a leadership role then this would be a fantastic opportunity. Although Stroke knowledge and experience is an advantage it is not essential.

You should be caring, compassionate, forward thinking, well-organised and have a positive attitude towards flexibility and change. You will have well-developed communication and change management skills and share in our vision and commitment to continuously develop and improve. If you think you have the passion to ensure the continued development of the Stoke services the trust provides we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To effectively manage and develop a nursing team and provide professional and clinical leadership in the delivery of high quality, safe, cost effective care of patients, families and staff.

You will provide inspirational leadership to the department, be positively welcoming, effective and act as a credible role model to the team of Registered Nurses and Healthcare Support Workers.

To work with nurses and other identified team members (MDT) on a one to one/group basis to develop and enhance clinical skills and practice.

To deputise for the department sister to ensure appropriate senior cover at all times.

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.

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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

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registration
• Post registration qualification relevant to area up to post graduate diploma level

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake further academic study
• NVQ assessors qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience leading teams
• Coaching/Mentoring
• Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience

Desirable

• Previous experience at Band 6
• Evidence of involvement in research and audit

Skills

Essential

• Leadership
• Good organisational skills
• Time management and prioritisation skills

Desirable

• Ability to teach

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

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432-HR1848-24