Junior Sister/Charge Nurse - CAU/ED *£2,000 Incentive*

NHS; Colchester; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the NHS as a Band 6 Nurse in Colchester, where you'll work in a dynamic Children's Assessment Unit. This position offers an exciting opportunity to develop your career with a commitment to compassionate care, supported training, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave (pro rata)

NHS discounts

Health and Wellbeing programme

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Proven post registration experience in nursing.
• Clinical expertise in children's nursing specialty.
• Evidence of managing and improving patient experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and care for children with injuries or illness.
• Lead and develop the nursing team in the Children's Emergency Department.
• Manage high quality, safe care for children and families.

Skills

Leadership

Organisational

Communication

Education

Degree in Nursing

Registered Children's Nurse

Mentorship / teaching qualification

EPLS / APLS certificate

Job description

Job summary

This post attracts a recruitment incentive of £2000 pro rata (conditions apply)

Are you an experienced Band 5 Nurse looking to develop your career?

In order to enable us to maintain our commitment to high quality patient focused care, we are looking for experienced Children's Nurses who would like to develop their skills and knowledge in a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse role. You will work within our amazing team in the Children's Assessment Unit at Colchester Hospital.

The children's services team cover Children's assessment unit, Children's Emergency Department, Children's elective care and Children's Inpatient unit. Our busy departments receive children with a wide spectrum of childhood illnesses and injuries; you will be exposed to caring for children 0-16yrs in all areas offering you exceptional opportunities for learning, development and supported career progression.

We are looking for a highly professional individual who has excellent clinical and organizational ability who would like to further develop their managerial skills.

We have full time post but part time hours will be considered for right candidate.

Main duties of the job

To provide assessment, recognition, prioritisation and evaluation of children with minor injuries /serious illness /injury presenting for urgent care.

To effectively manage and develop the nursing team within the Children's Emergency Department (ED) and Children's Assessment Unit (CAU) and provide professional and clinical leadership in the delivery of high quality, safe, cost effective care to children and families.

To develop the role of the Paediatric Nurse Practitioner/ Paediatric Emergency Nurse Practitioner, assisting in meeting the standard of all children being assessed, treated and discharged / admitted within 4 hours of arrival.

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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Details Date posted

18 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR378-25

Job locations

Colchester

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Job description Job responsibilities

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

Job description Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Proven post registration experience
• Clinical expertise within specialty
• Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience

Desirable

• Involvement with audit and implementation of change
• Working autonomously

Qualifications Essential

• Registered Children's Nurse
• Degree in Nursing
• Mentorship / teaching qualification
• EPLS / APLS certificate

Desirable

• Specialist Emergency care qualification

Knowledge Essential

• NMC Code of conduct

Skills Essential

• Leadership, Organisational, Communication

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Proven post registration experience
• Clinical expertise within specialty
• Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience

Desirable

• Involvement with audit and implementation of change
• Working autonomously

Qualifications Essential

• Registered Children's Nurse
• Degree in Nursing
• Mentorship / teaching qualification
• EPLS / APLS certificate

Desirable

• Specialist Emergency care qualification

Knowledge Essential

• NMC Code of conduct

Skills Essential

• Leadership, Organisational, Communication

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.

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.

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

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)