Registered Nurse - Discharge Lounge
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Colchester, CO4 5JLView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 October 2026
2 days leftJob description
If you are enthusiastic, well-motivated, with a flexible approach and you relish a challenge, then join our fast paced dynamic team in delivering exce...
To work as the named nurse and effectively manage the care of a group of patients. 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.
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
Qualifications
Essential: - Registered Nurse; - Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable: - Coaching qualification; - Willingness to undertake further education
Experience
Essential: - Proven previous experience within the healthcare setting; - Experience in acute setting
Desirable: - Participation in research/audit; - Undertaken preceptorship
Knowledge and Skills
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
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
9 October 2026
Last checked
9 October 2026
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