Job summary
Are you a Registered Nurse with acute hospital experience?
We have a rare opportunity based in our Gynaecology department at Colchester hospital. Our team on Stanway Ward are seeking an experienced Nurse looking to develop their career within Women's Services.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic nurse who is motivated and has a passion for delivering high quality care to join our small but friendly team.
There are diverse opportunities to develop specialist skills and knowledge within our gynaecology unit including; early pregnancy related problems both within the emergency Gynaecology assessment unit and ward environment; Gynaecological surgery, oncology (centre of excellence) and emergency Gynaecology admissions.
You will demonstrate a commitment to effective team working, have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be flexible with a good sense of humour.
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.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role, please see attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
1. oExperience in an acute hospital setting
2. oSurgical nursing experience
Desirable
3. oPrevious Gynaecology experience
4. oKnowledge of early pregnancy
Qualifications
Essential
5. Registered Nurse
Desirable
6. Health related degree
7. Family planning qualification
8. Mentorship
Knowledge
Essential
9. oGood understanding of NMC Code of Professional Conduct
10. oComputer literate