Job summary
Are you a registered nurse with a passion for providing excellent care?

Heybridge Ward is looking for a registered nurse to join their team at Broomfield Hospital for covering Secondment Post 12 months fixed term.

We provide in-patient care to patients under a variety of specialities (such as colorectal, urology, general surgery), to those undergoing both elective or emergency surgery, and patients who have recently been in ITU or HDU.

Collaborative working with the wider MDT is very important to us, and we work closely alongside our colleagues in physical and occupation therapy, the pain team, stoma nurses, tissue viability, dieticians, our surgical teams and many more.

This provides nurses with the opportunity to be supported in learning new skills, and developing their existing ones. Staff development is very important, and you will be supported in further learning and development.

The ideal candidate will be a registered nurse who has excellent communication skills, and wants to deliver exceptional care to their patients.

Please be aware this role may close early due to number of applications

At this time, we unfortunately won't be able to support candidates who need to complete their OSCE/CBT/test of competence.

Main duties of the job
You will practice in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Trust policies, procedures and guidelines to provide safe and effective care to our patients.

To consistently organise and deliver individualised patient care, ensuring patients physical, social and psychological needs are met.

Be able to communicate effectively and work in partnership with patients, their relatives/carers, nursing colleagues and members of the multi-disciplinaryteam to ensure care is delivered in an accurate and efficient manner

To contribute to supporting the Senior Charge Nurse 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 Senior Charge Nurse in actively implementing initiatives outlined within the Trust's local Nursing and Midwifery and Patient Involvement & Experience Strategies

To assist the Senior Charge Nurse 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. Embrace the Essence of Care Framework and actively participate in its implementation locally.

You will work alongside, support and delegate appropriately to health care assistants, student nurses and other learners.

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care plans.

About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing 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.

Job responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting Staff Nurse role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you?

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Qualifications
Essential

• NMC registered

Desirable

• Previous Surgical Exposure

Knowledge and experience
Essential

• Acute experience through placements/NHS job (HCA/NA/TNA/etc)

Desirable

• Experience as qualified RN in an acute setting
• MSE NHS clincal experience

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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