Staff Nurse - Courtauld ward

Transformationunitgm; Braintree; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Braintree is seeking Band 5 Nurses for the Courtauld ward. This role involves delivering high-quality patient care, participating in a supportive team environment, and contributing to the continuous improvement of services. Ideal candidates will have NMC registration and experience in acute settings, though newly qualified nurses are welcome to apply. Opportunities for professional development and flexible working arrangements are available.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Access to training

Support for career progression

Qualifications

• Experience in an acute clinical environment as trained or student nurse.
• Evidence of link nurse duties or involvement in auditing and training.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of individualized care to patients.
• Assess care needs and develop care programs.
• Support Nurse Led Discharge and maintain cleanliness.

Skills

Patient Care

Communication

Teamwork

Education

NMC registration

Job description

Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Braintree Town Braintree Salary £29,970 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 27/05/2025 23:59

Staff Nurse - Courtauld ward

Band 5

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.

We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.

Job overview

We are currently looking for Band 5 Nurses to come and join our team on Courtauld ward, our 23-bedded elective orthopaedic ward , based at Braintree Community 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 competency programme and support to complete mandatory training. We also apply for postgraduate 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.

So, if this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply today

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 e stablishing 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.

Please note our shift patterns are: Night – 19.15 – 07.45, Long day – 07.00 – 20.00

Working for our organisation

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

If you have the motivation, flexibility, enthusiasm be hardworking and a willingness to learn quickly. And possess outstanding patient care skills, a determination and innovative ideas to continuously improve and develop services, we want to hear from you today.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NMC registration

Experience

• Experience in an acute clinical environment as trained or student nurse.
• NHS experience
• Evidence of link nurse duties or involvement in auditing and training

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.