Job summary Are you a student nurse or newly qualified registered adult nurse looking to commence your career in Autumn 2025? Then join us at one of our recruitment events to find out about our variety of exciting opportunities. You will have the chance to speak to many different specialities about their roles and hear how we will support you as you transition from student to Registered Nurse. Interviews will take place on the day so you could walk away with an offer Open days will take place: 31 January - Ipswich Hospital, 9am - 5pm 12 February - Colchester Hospital, 9am - 5pm Please register your attendance at https://forms.office.com/e/PrbAsfrH2w If you can not attend either event we would still welcome your application. Please note this event/role is NOT suitable for internationally trained nurses who are required to complete OSCE. We offer both full and part time roles in our acute and community sites. ESNEFT's offer to you: An opportunity to start work as a band 4 Pre-registration Nurse, whilst awaiting NMC Registration confirmation High quality 12 months Preceptorship Programme followed by ongoing continuing development opportunities A named Preceptor from day 1 Internal Transfer Scheme allowing you to transfer between different areas across ESNEFT, including a large range of specialties across all site Main duties of the job Liaise appropriately with all key members of the multi-disciplinary team and service users related to the speciality. To be responsible for all aspects of patient care including the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of direct patient care with indirect supervision from senior staff. To support the Charge Nurse/Senior Sister to monitor the safety and quality of care for patients. 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 thatTime 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 bringwhat'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?vGkPu7HphU8A Date posted 13 December 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata, per annum unsocial hours (as applicable) Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 432-HR1853-24 Job locations Colchester/Ipswich Colchester/Ipswich CO4 5JL Job description Job responsibilities To be responsible for unsupervised assessment of patient care needs and development, implementation and evaluation of plans of care, ensuring high standards of evidence based care. To undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with Trust policies and ensure that these procedures and policies are understood and adhered to by all staff, within own management responsibility. To ensure accurate and comprehensive nursing records are maintained using appropriate written and electronic documentation. To monitor and record planned vs actual staffing levels and escalate issues when necessary. For full details please see attached job description Job description Job responsibilities To be responsible for unsupervised assessment of patient care needs and development, implementation and evaluation of plans of care, ensuring high standards of evidence based care. To undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with Trust policies and ensure that these procedures and policies are understood and adhered to by all staff, within own management responsibility. To ensure accurate and comprehensive nursing records are maintained using appropriate written and electronic documentation. To monitor and record planned vs actual staffing levels and escalate issues when necessary. For full details please see attached job description Person Specification Experience Essential experience as student adult nursing or newly qualified nurse adult Proven communication skills and ability to negotiate Ability to work as a team and form professional relationships with colleagues Qualification Essential Newly qualified (within 8 months) or due to qualify within 8 months Personal skills Essential oAbility to demonstrate initiative and solve problems oSkilled in use of computer/key board Person Specification Experience Essential experience as student adult nursing or newly qualified nurse adult Proven communication skills and ability to negotiate Ability to work as a team and form professional relationships with colleagues Qualification Essential Newly qualified (within 8 months) or due to qualify within 8 months Personal skills Essential oAbility to demonstrate initiative and solve problems oSkilled in use of computer/key board 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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). 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 East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Address Colchester/Ipswich Colchester/Ipswich CO4 5JL Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)