Registered Nurse

VerseOne Group; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Registered Nurse to cover a 6-month maternity leave on a 20-bed acute medical ward with renal and ITU stepdown exposure. Based at Broomfield Hospital, you will work within the clinical governance framework and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team.

Required qualifications include a Diploma/Degree in Nursing and NMC registration, plus evidence of experience in acute settings and cannulation/phlebotomy skills.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in nursing required.
• Registered with the NMC.
• Experience in an acute setting preferred.
• Cannulation and phlebotomy skills desirable.

Responsibilities

• Organise and deliver individualised patient care.
• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Support Ward Sister to maintain high standards of care with privacy and dignity.
• Assist in implementing the Trust's Nursing strategies and audit activities.

Skills

Cannulation

Phlebotomy

Acute care

Education

Diploma/Degree in Nursing

NMC Registered

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Registered Nurse

The closing date is 10 November 2026

Are you a registered nurse with the passion for caring for patients with medical conditions? Do you wish to be part of an established ward team? If the answer is YES and you think you have what it takes to join a forward thinking, innovative team then we want to hear from you!

We are seeking to appoint a Staff Nurse to cover a 6 month maternity leave for our 20 bedded acute medical ward caring for patients under 75 with a range of acute medical conditions. Our speciality is renal along with ITU stepdown. We work closely with the haemodialyisis unit and home therapies.

Have you just qualified? Recently returned to nursing? Are you looking for a new challenge? Then this could be the right team for you.

This role will operate within the clinical governance framework of the organisation and will work in a collaborative approach with the multidisciplinary team.

This role will be based at our Broomfield Hospital site.

Main duties of the job

To consistently organise and deliver individualised patient care, ensuring patients physical, social, and psychological needs are met

To communicate effectively and work in partnership with patients, their relatives/carers, nursing colleagues and members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure care is delivered in an accurate and efficient manner

To contribute to supporting the Ward Sister to maintain/improve and develop high standards of patient care, and thereby ensuring that the patients are treated with privacy, dignity, and respect

Support the Ward Sister in actively implementing initiatives outlined within the Trust's local Nursing and Midwifery and Patient Involvement & Experience Strategies

To assist the Ward Sister in ensuring that nursing practice reflects current clinical developments, evidence-based guidance and is based on sound nursing audit and research, identifying opportunities for the promotion and participation in such activities

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Education and Qualification

• Diploma/Degree in Nursing
• NMC Registered

Knowledge and Experience

• Ability to Evidence experience/knowledge in an acute setting

Skills and Apptitude

• Understanding of acute healthcare
• Cannulation and Phlebotomy

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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£32,073 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)