Job summary
Are you a registered nurse with the passion for caring for patients with medical conditions? Do you wish to be part of an established ward team? If the answer is YES and you think you have what it takes to join a forward thinking, innovative team then we want to hear from you!

We are seeking to appoint a Staff Nurse to cover a 6 month maternity leave for our 20 bedded acute medical ward caring for patients under 75 with a range of acute medical conditions. Our speciality is renal along with ITU stepdown. We work closely with the haemodialysis unit and home therapies.

Have you just qualified? Recently returned to nursing? Are you looking for a new challenge? Then this could be the right team for you.

This role will operate within the clinical governance framework of the organisation and will work in a collaborative approach with the multidisciplinary team.

This role will be based at our Broomfield Hospital site.

Main duties of the job

• To consistently organise and deliver individualised patient care, ensuring patients physical, social, and psychological needs are met
• To communicate effectively and work in partnership with patients, their relatives/carers, nursing colleagues and members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure care is delivered in an accurate and efficient manner
• To contribute to supporting the Ward Sister to maintain/improve and develop high standards of patient care, and thereby ensuring that the patients are treated with privacy, dignity, and respect
• Support the Ward Sister in actively implementing initiatives outlined within the Trust's local Nursing and Midwifery and Patient Involvement and Experience Strategies
• To assist the Ward Sister in ensuring that nursing practice reflects current clinical developments, evidence-based guidance and is based on sound nursing audit and research, identifying opportunities for the promotion and participation in such activities

About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Details
Date posted: 03 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 390-NM-MED-BR-9400
Job locations: Broomfield, court road, chelmsford, CM1 7ET, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Education and Qualification

• Essential: Diploma/Degree in Nursing
• Essential: NMC Registered

Knowledge and Experience

• Essential: Ability to evidence experience/knowledge in an acute setting

Skills and Aptitude

• Essential: Understanding of acute healthcare
• Desirable: Cannulation and Phlebotomy

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer's website: https://www.mse.nhs.uk

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: senior sister, Emma Exton, emma.exton@nhs.net, 03004433614

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.