Staff Nurse - Writtle Ward | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A local NHS trust in Chelmsford seeks enthusiastic Registered Nurses for a permanent position, offering both full and part-time roles in elderly care. Ideal candidates will provide high-quality, individualised care while working with a multidisciplinary team. This role emphasizes strong communication skills and the ability to support patients and their relatives. Opportunities for professional development and growth are available within a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Access to training and career development

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualification.
• Experience in providing high standards of individualised care.
• Ability to assess and evaluate care programmes.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualised care to patients while maintaining their privacy.
• Assess care needs and develop care programmes.
• Communicate effectively with patients and their relatives.

Skills

Good verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

Strong commitment to patient care

Job description

Writtle Ward is looking for enthusiastic, well-motivated registered nurses with a strong commitment to providing high levels of care to our patients and families, on a permanent full or part time basis.

Writtle is a 26 bedded ward specialising in elderly care medicine. The successful candidate will be expected to work with our extensive multidisciplinary team whilst supporting patients and their relatives through their journey from admission to discharge, providing them with the highest quality healthcare and patient experience.

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 note that we are unable to support applications from candidates still requiring an OSCE.

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

To assess care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care

To contribute to supporting the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse

To support the maintenance of high standards of cleanliness in their own clinical

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.

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.

Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.

We look forward to your application.


This advert closes on Monday 21 Jul 2025