Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

NHS; Colchester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join the Emergency Department at Colchester Hospital as a Registered Nurse. You will be part of a dedicated team, providing quality care to patients in an acute setting while developing your skills in emergency nursing. Full-time and part-time positions are available with supportive training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave pro rata

NHS discounts

Access to training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualification required.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development expected.
• Experience in delivering evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and maintain high-quality individualized patient care.
• Supervise others in the delivery of care.
• Demonstrate a professional manner and strong communication skills.

Skills

Communication

Team management

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for Registered Nurses to join our enthusiastic and motivated Emergency Departmentbased at Colchester Hospital.

We have full time and part time opportunities available

You will have proven registered nurse experience in an acute environment, ideally within emergency medicine and have the desire to work with patients who present to the Emergency Department.

We will support you to develop skills in emergency nursing. You can expect to work in a progressive and motivated team who will actively encourage your development in emergency nursing.

Main duties of the job

Be responsible for the delivery and maintenance of high standard individualised evidence based patient care and supervising others in delivery of care.

Demonstrating a professional manner and good communication skills in all aspects of your work.

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 thatTime Mattersto 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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Details Date posted

06 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR337-25

Job locations

Colchester

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Job description Job responsibilities

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

Job description Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• oRegistered Nurse
• oEvidence of ongoing professional development

Desirable

• oRecognised trauma course (ED only)
• oRelevant teaching and mentoring qualification

Knowledge Essential

• Awareness and understanding of current Government/Trust initiatives/NMC Code of Conduct
• Good knowledge of infection control procedures/initiatives

Desirable

• Competence in ED specific skills, e.g. triage, plastering

Experience Essential

• oProven NHS experience
• oExperience of delivering evidence based practice
• oTeam / people management

Desirable

• oExperience in emergency care
• oExperience of ward co-ordination
• oExperience of looking after acutely and critically unwell patients

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• oRegistered Nurse
• oEvidence of ongoing professional development

Desirable

• oRecognised trauma course (ED only)
• oRelevant teaching and mentoring qualification

Knowledge Essential

• Awareness and understanding of current Government/Trust initiatives/NMC Code of Conduct
• Good knowledge of infection control procedures/initiatives

Desirable

• Competence in ED specific skills, e.g. triage, plastering

Experience Essential

• oProven NHS experience
• oExperience of delivering evidence based practice
• oTeam / people management

Desirable

• oExperience in emergency care
• oExperience of ward co-ordination
• oExperience of looking after acutely and critically unwell patients

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

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

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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