Staff Nurse - Flu | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Southend-on-Sea is seeking a Staff Nurse to join their team. The role involves providing high-standard individualized care to patients, assessing care needs, and working with a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and the ability to adapt to various shift patterns. This position aims to support the vaccination of staff and patients for the Flu Vaccination Programme.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with relevant qualifications.
• Experience in a nursing or healthcare environment.
• Ability to work varied hours and adapt to shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of care while maintaining patient dignity.
• Assess care needs and evaluate care programs.
• Communicate effectively with patients and healthcare team.

Skills

Good verbal and written communication skills

Ability to provide individualized care

Teamwork in a multi-disciplinary environment

Job description

Overview

You will be required to attend all three MSE Sites to assist in the vaccination of staff and patients for the Flu Vaccination Programme. This will be varied hours and involve a range of shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• To provide a high standard of individualised care to patients, whilst maintaining at all times their privacy and dignity.
• To assess care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• To contribute to supporting the Senior Charge Nurse/Charge Nurse.
• To support the maintenance of high standards of cleanliness.
• To communicate effectively and work in partnership with patients, their relatives/carers, nursing colleagues and members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure care is delivered in an accurate and efficient manner.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Establish and maintain good communication with the Ward/Department administrative, housekeeping and domestic staff.
• To be responsible for ensuring all patients and their relatives/carers are kept fully informed of patients’ treatment/progress and discharge plans/after care.

About the organisation

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.

About you / Requirements

Are you looking for an exciting Staff Nurse role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

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

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Sep 2025