STAFF NURSE

Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Broomfield Town Chelmsford Salary £31,049 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 17/12/2025 23:59 STAFF NURSE Band 5 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population. Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative. We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities. Job overview Paediatric A&E and Paediatric Assessment Unit are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking Band 5 Nurse to join an already established team. Although our two departments are separate, we work closely together providing care to children and young people in both areas. In the assessment unit, we currently see patients referred for clinical assessment and/or treatment of surgical, medical or orthopaedic conditions from various sources, including GP's, A&E and Community Midwives. We also have plastics, ENT and maxfax specialities within this trust. You should be a proactive, enthusiastic, and a motivated individual who will be skilled to work in both areas and begin to develop further skills to be able to effectively look after children and young people seeing our service. You will gain skills such as triaging, cannulation, plaster application and wound care. You will be working alongside a nurse in charge and ensuring a good and positive journey through each area, providing the highest quality and standard of care to medical and surgical patients. You will be trained on ensuring all patients are safeguarded and relevant multi-disciplinary teams are involved where appropriate. Main duties of the job If successful, some of your duties will be: Carry out initial assessments - Triage Escalation to nurse in charge Safeguard all patients Carrying out observations, ECGs etc & treatments i.e. cannulation & wound care Administer medication in all forms i.e. intravenously & orally Keep detailed records of care provided and escalation Communicate effectively and clearly with the multi-disciplinary team Assist in procedures Work well within the multi-disciplinary team (corrected) Adhere to and promote infection control Emotional support to both families and colleagues Working for our organisation 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. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Are you looking for an exciting role as our Staff Nurse 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. Person specification Qualifications PILS Experience Working in an acute setting Working with children Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold. Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect your skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application. Employer certification / accreditation badges You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. #J-18808-Ljbffr