Staff Nurse - Hockley ward | 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 UK healthcare provider is seeking a Registered Nurse for a full-time position in Southend-on-Sea. The role involves providing high-quality, individualized patient care and opportunities for clinical and leadership development. Ideal candidates will possess excellent communication skills and a commitment to teamwork. This position offers a dynamic work environment with potential for advancement, closing on December 10, 2025.

Qualifications

• Committed to providing high levels of care.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience or commitment to developing clinical skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of individualised care.
• Assess, implement, and evaluate care programmes.
• Support the Senior Charge Nurse.

Skills

Good verbal and written communication skills

Ability to assess care needs

Effective teamwork

High standards of individualised care

Job description

We are looking for enthusiastic, well‑motivated registered nurse with a strong commitment to providing high levels of care to our patients and families, on a permanent full time basis.

In terms of the variety of experience you will gain as a registered nurse, it will be challenging but highly rewarding and will certainly develop your clinical and discharge planning skills as well as offering some great leadership opportunities.

Whether you are a newly qualified or an experienced nurse – this is a chance to develop your skills as part of a highly capable team where you’re guaranteed opportunities to learn how to care for patients requiring a variety of nursing interventions.

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

As a Registered Nurse (Staff Nurse) you are required:

• To provide a high standard of individualised care to patients, whilst maintaining at all times their privacy and dignity.
• Assess care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• Contribute to supporting the Senior Charge Nurse/Charge Nurse.
• To support the maintenance of high standards of cleanliness.
• 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.

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.

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.

This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Dec 2025