Registered Nurse - High Acuity Unit

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse for their High Acuity Unit. This role offers the opportunity to provide exceptional care to patients with complex medical needs, working in a collaborative environment with a multidisciplinary team. You will be responsible for comprehensive patient assessments, monitoring vital signs, and ensuring effective communication with patients and families. The organization prides itself on professional development, offering extensive training and support to help you advance your nursing career. If you are passionate about delivering high-quality patient care and eager to grow your skills, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave

NHS discounts

Flexible working options

Staff Health and Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Provide high-quality nursing care to patients in the High Acuity Unit.
• Engage in continuous professional development and training opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive nursing care including assessment and planning.
• Continuously monitor patients' vital signs and clinical status.
• Maintain accurate documentation of patient care activities.

Skills

Patient Care

Monitoring Vital Signs

Collaborative Practice

Patient Education

Infection Control

Professional Development

Education

Nursing Degree

Job description

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The Nurse in the High Acuity Unit is responsible for providing high-quality nursing care to patients with complex medical conditions who require intensive monitoring and intervention. This role involves collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe and effective patient management, while promoting a supportive environment for patients and their families. The High Acuity Team would like applications from a confident, competent and enthusiastic Nurse looking for continued professional development within a supportive, friendly team environment.

• Patient Care: Deliver comprehensive nursing care to patients in the High Acuity Unit, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing interventions.
• Monitoring: Continuously monitor patients' vital signs and clinical status, recognizing and responding to changes in condition promptly.
• Collaborative Practice: Work closely with physicians, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement individualised care.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient care activities, assessments using clear A to E, and outcomes in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
• Patient Education: Provide education and support to patients and their families regarding their conditions and care plans, ensuring they understand treatment options and self-care strategies.
• Infection Control: Adhere to infection control protocols to ensure a safe environment for patients and staff.
• Professional Development: Engage in continuous professional development and training opportunities to enhance nursing skills and knowledge in high-acuity patient care.
  
  

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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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gillian Bridges Job title: Lead Sister Email address: [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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