Registered Nurse - Durban ward

Esneft; Little Clacton; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

Unsocial hours payments

27 days annual leave

NHS discounts

Staff Health and Wellbeing

Job summary

ESNEFT is seeking registered nurses for the Durban ward at Clacton and District Community Hospital. This 26-bed ward will provide community step up/step down care and will open in November 2026 to support seasonal pressures.

You will join a multi-professional team delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in a 24/7 shift pattern. The role offers development opportunities, a generous staff benefits package, and a commitment to flexible working where possible.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with full registration.
• Teaching & Assessing or willing to undertake.
• Experience in ward/nursing environment and maintaining accurate records.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership support and supervise nursing staff.
• Deliver high quality, individualized care and support audits.
• Contribute to patient flow and care planning.

Skills

Word

PowerPoint

Email

Excel

Communication

Education

Registered Nurse - full registration

Teaching & Assessing or willingness to undertake

Job description

Main area Rehab Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (shift pattern covering 24/7) Job ref 432-HR905-26

Site Clacton Town Clacton Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 19/10/2026

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Registered Nurses to join the newly formed Durban ward located at Clacton and District Community Hospital. Durban ward is a 26 bedded unit which will provide Community step up and step down to patients who have a North East Essex GP.

Community Hospital wards within North East Essex provide care for patients who do not require acute nursing intervention and whose needs cannot be met at home. They also provide palliative or end of life care, recovery from acute illness, rehabilitation and IVABs.

Durban ward is planned to open during November 2026 to help support flow during seasonal pressures. Due to the trusts ambition to support a “home first” approach, Durban ward has potential to transition after the winter period to a Same Day Assessment Unit, providing rapid assessment, diagnostics, and treatment forappropriate patients, reducing avoidable admissionstothe Colchesteracute site.

You will be a key member of the ward nursing team to ensure high quality care is delivered and will be part of a multi-professional team. You must be patient focused, flexible, adaptable and capable of thinking laterally.

This role is not suitable if you are required to complete OSCE

Main duties of the job

With the guidance of the ward manager and senior nurses, you will be responsible for providing leadership support, teaching within the unit and supporting audit processes. You will use your knowledge and education to enable your colleagues to deliver high quality, individualised care to your patients.

Working for our organisation

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.

• generous pension scheme
• unsocial hours payments (where applicable)
• 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata)
• 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Education and experience -

• Registered Nurse - full registration
• Teaching & Assessing or willingness to undertake

Skills/abilities

• Ability to use Word, Power-point, email, Excel
• Demonstrates the ability to work independently using professional knowledge
• Developed communication skills, both oral and written

Experience

• Experience within a Nursing/Ward environment
• Keeping accurate records and documentation
• Communicating sensitive information
• Teaching and assessing junior member of staff including students
• People Management
• Clinical Knowledge and experience with Information Governance, IV therapy, cannulation, catheterisation,
• Understanding of applicable policies and procedures: - Health & Safety - Risk Management - Clinical Supervision - AED & CPR
• Maintain awareness in professional developments in nursing older people

Personal Attributes/other

• Promote evidence based practice
• Honesty and integrity
• A role model for change, committed to quality and best practice
• Flexibility with working hours
• Caring and empathetic

Please note that where response levels are exceptional we may close the post before the specified date, therefore early application is recommended.

The Trust is committed to its staff and their development and to equal opportunities and diversity.