STAFF NURSE | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Chelmsford is seeking a dynamic Band 5 Nurse to join their Paediatric A&E and Assessment Unit team. The role requires a proactive individual skilled in triaging and providing high-quality care to children and young people. Responsibilities include administering treatments, safeguarding patients, and effective communication with multi-disciplinary teams. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals to grow and innovate in the healthcare field, with career development at the forefront.

Qualifications

• Proactive, enthusiastic, and motivated individual.
• Skilled in initial assessments and treatments.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Carry out initial assessments and triage.
• Administer medication and keep records of care.
• Provide emotional support to families and colleagues.

Skills

Triage

Cannulation

Wound care

Infection control

Job description

Paediatric A&E and Paediatric Assessment Unit are looking for a dynamic, forward-thinking Band 5 Nurse to join an already established team.

Although our two departments are separate, we work closely together providing care to children and young people in both areas. In the assessment unit, we currently see patients referred for clinical assessment and/or treatment of surgical, medical or orthopaedic conditions from various sources, including GP's, A&E and Community Midwives. We also have plastics, ENT and maxfax specialities within this trust.

You should be a proactive, enthusiastic, and a motivated individual who will be skilled to work in both areas and begin to develop further skills to be able to effectively look after children and young people seeing our service.

You will gain skills such as triaging, cannulation, plaster application and wound care. You will be working alongside a nurse in charge and ensuring a good and positive journey through each area, providing the highest quality and standard of care to medical and surgical patients. You will be trained on ensuring all patients are safeguarded and relevant multi-disciplinary teams are involved where appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Carry out initial assessments – Triage
• Escalation to nurse in charge
• Safeguard all patients
• Carrying out observations, ECGs etc & treatments e.g., cannulation & wound care
• Administer medication in all forms e.g., intravenously & orally
• Keep detailed records of care provided and escalation
• Communicate effectively and clearly with the multi-disciplinary team
• Assist in procedures
• Work well within the multi-disciplinary team
• Adhere to and promote infection control
• Provide emotional support to both families and colleagues

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 role as our Staff Nurse 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.

This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Dec 2025