Junior Sister / Charge Nurse - Saxmundham Ward

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Junior Sister / Charge Nurse - Saxmundham Ward

The closing date is 30 March 2026

We are looking for an innovative and motivated individual who is ready to take the next step in their nursing career and grow as a leader within nursing.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Junior Sister / Charge Nurse to join our dynamic team on Saxmundham Ward, a 27 bedded medical and respiratory ward. Saxmundham Ward is proud to have been awarded ESNEFT Team of the Year 2024, recognising our commitment to providing excellent patient care, teamwork, and a positive, supportive culture.

We are seeking an individual who will actively support the ward sisters in developing and leading our wonderful nursing team, while promoting a strong culture of multidisciplinary collaboration. You will provide inspirational, visible leadership, be positively welcoming and effective in your approach, and act as a credible role model for staff at all levels.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate well developed communication skills, strong change management and organisational abilities, and a commitment to continuous improvement. You should be compassionate, forward thinking, well organised, and display a positive attitude towards flexibility and change.

If you have the passion, drive and vision to contribute to the ongoing development of the medical services our Trust provides, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Be responsible for the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of patient care.
• Perform specialist interventions in line with agreed Trust policies, procedures and guidelines, as part of holistic patient care.
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers and visitors.
• Responsible for maintaining accurate patient records.
• Liaise with the multi-professional team regarding the planning and delivery of care, and cohesive discharge planning.
• Inform the Ward Sister of any potential concerns regarding patient care so that timely and appropriate actions can be taken to maintain high standards of care and reduce the likelihood of complaints.

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.

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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Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registered Nurse First Level
• Post registration qualification relevant to area up to post graduate diploma level.
• ILS certificate as relevant to the area
• Student assessor
• Willingness to undertake further academic study.

Experience

• Experience leading teams
• Clinical expertise
• Coaching/Mentoring
• Managing change
• Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience
• Previous experience at Band 6
• Evidence of involvement in research and audit
• Evidence of teaching/assessing
• Vascular Experience

Knowledge

• Sound evidence of clinical ability
• Articulates understanding role of Band 6
• Articulates understanding of prioritising clinical issues.
• Articulates understanding of managing clinical risk.
• Provides evidence of ability to make changes in nursing practice.
• Sickness absence management
• Rota management
• Bed management and patient flow
• Vascular Interest

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.

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust