Registered Nurse - John Ray

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Registered Nurse (Band 5) to join John Ray Ward at Broomfield Hospital.

You will provide high standards of individualized nursing care, maintain patient privacy and dignity, and support discharge planning within a dynamic multidisciplinary team.

Newly qualified nurses are welcome; orthopaedic experience is preferred but not essential. Closing date: 03 November 2026.

Qualifications

• NMC registered on the NMC register.
• Mentorship course or equivalent experience is required.
• Experience in an acute clinical environment as trained nurse or student nurse.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of individualized care while maintaining patients' privacy and dignity.
• Assess care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• Support Nurse Led Discharge and participate in transferring medically fit patients to appropriate settings.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to ensure care is delivered accurately and efficiently.

Skills

NMC registered

Mentorship course

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Registered Nurse - John Ray

The closing date is 03 November 2026

We are currently looking for Band 5 Nurses to come and join our team on John Ray Ward, our 31 bedded Elective/Trauma orthopaedic ward based at Broomfield Hospital.

Our ward prides itself in providing a high standard of patient care, experience, and quality service. Our team is friendly, supportive, vibrant and dynamic; everyone is encouraged to participate as a member of the team in developing their nursing skills. We offer a structured band 5 competency programme and support to complete mandatory training. We also apply for post graduate courses as they become available.

We hope to attract a wide range of experience for the post; we welcome applicants that are newly qualified or have experience in different areas who would like to join our team therefore previous orthopaedic experience is preferred but not essential.

Main duties of the job

Your role will be to provide a high standard of individualized care to patients, whilst maintaining at all times their privacy and dignity, assessing care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care and contributing to supporting the Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse.

You will support the maintenance of high standards of cleanliness in their own clinical area, communicate effectively and work in partnership with patients, their relatives/carers, nursing colleagues and members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure care is delivered in an accurate and efficient manner whilst establishing and maintaining good communication with the ward/department administrative, housekeeping and domestic staff.

You will become an effective team member who will consistently organise and deliver individualized patient care, ensuring patients' physical, social and psychological needs are met whilst supporting Nurse Led Discharge within area of responsibility and actively participate in discharging/ transferring 'Medically fit' patients to more appropriate settings.

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

All applicants do need to have motivation, flexibility, enthusiasm be hardworking and a willingness to learn quickly. Outstanding patient care skills are essential to support the patient, and a determination to continuously improve and develop services. We welcome people with innovative ideas and the ability to help make them happen.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC registered
• Mentorship course or equivalent experience

Experience

• Experience in an acute clinical environment as trained or student nurse.
• Previous NHS experience of working in an acute care environment and performing competencies at an advanced level.

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)