Deputy Sister/Charge nurse - High Acuity Unit

NHS; Colchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Colchester seeks an enthusiastic Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse for the High Acuity Unit. This role requires delivering top-notch nursing care to patients with complex medical needs and involves working within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates must have a Registered Nurse qualification and proven experience in medical nursing. The role offers competitive pay, development opportunities, and a supportive environment.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Professional development opportunities

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Evidence of recent continuing professional development.
• ENB 998 or equivalent.
• Proven experience in medical nursing and delivering evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care.
• Perform specialist interventions in line with Trust policies.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers.

Skills

Clinical skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership skills

Teaching skills

Education

Registered Nurse

Degree level qualifications

Job description

Go back East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - High Acuity Unit

The closing date is 05 December 2025

The High Acuity Unit is responsible for providing high-quality nursing care to patients with complex medical conditions who require intensive monitoring and intervention.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible, and well-motivated Deputy Sister/Charge nurse to join our amazing team. You will work as a senior member of the multi professional team, undertaking patient assessment to determine clinical need, plan and implement patient care, and discharge with the sole aim of meeting the needs of both the patient and their family.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe and effective patient management, while promoting a supportive environment for patients and their families.

Main duties of the job

Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of patient care with acute medical problems.

Perform specialist interventions in line with the agreed Trust policies, procedures and guidelines, as part of holistic patient care.

Communicate effectively with patients, carers and visitors

Be 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/Head Matron of any potential complaints, or if any patient/carer is dissatisfied with any aspect of their care, so that immediate and appropriate action can be taken

To actively participate in admission/assessment procedures within the Ward and be involved with ongoing care

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 the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, 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 theresponsibilitiesand dutiesof this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Evidence of recent continuing professional development
• ENB 998 or equivalent
• oDegree level qualifications. Willing to work towards a degree

Experience

• oProven experience in medical nursing and delivering evidence-based practice
• oExperience in other fields of nursing
• oInvolved in change management

Knowledge

• oAwareness and understanding of Essence of Care initiative
• oCurrent practices / trends within medical specialism/nursing
• oGood knowledge of infection control procedures/initiatives
• oAwareness of current issues within health and nursing
• oAwareness and understanding of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Mental Capacity Act

Personal Skills

• oExcellent clinical, interpersonal, teaching and leadership skills
• oMotivated
• oAble to work as effective team member
• oAble to plan and prioritise work
• oForward thinking

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.

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum pro rata