East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Ward Sister / Charge Nurse - Brantham/EAU
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Are you an excellent leader? Do you have a passion for Emergency care?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Sister/Charge Nurse to join us on Brantham Ward - our Emergency Assessment Unit at East Suffolk North Essex Foundation Trust, based at Ipswich Hospital. This post is to cover 12 month maternity leave on a Secondment/Fixed Term contract.
We are looking for an experienced nurse who is enthusiastic and motivated to lead a team, who thrives on working at a fast pace, is quick thinking and able to work well under pressure. You will need to have proven experience as a band 6 or band 7 in the acute medicine environment.
- Manage the complex discharge planning as well as working with the networks to support development of care and access to services for this specialist group of patients.
- Have overall responsibility for the operational management of clinical service delivery at ward level.
- Promote high standards of professional practice and the delivery of quality care within the corporate policies, protocols and guidelines.
- Be accountable for the delivery and monitoring of robust infection control measures at ward/department level through relentless vigilance by ensuring delivery of all aspects of the Infection Control Strategy as outlined in section 3 of the strategy.
- Provide clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff.
- Be a highly skilled clinical expert with specialised knowledge in caring for patients.
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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.
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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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Contact Us
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Alison Shilling
- Job title: Ward Sister
- Email address: Alison.Shilling@esneft.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01473 702262
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