Deputy Sister/ Charge Nurse - Children's Ward-*£2,000 Incentive* in Colchester inColchester PUBLISHED FRI 13 JUN 2025 Jump to job information section
Job description
This post attracts a recruitment incentive of £2000 pro rata (conditions apply)
Are you an experienced Band 5 or Band 6 Nurse looking to develop your career?
We are keen to recruit an experienced Paediatric Nurse who is looking to develop their professional leadership and clinical skills within our amazing team in Children's Services at Colchester Hospital, which recently been approved as a High Dependency Unit Level 2 Unit.
At East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust we deliver high quality, compassionate care and strive to provide a positive patient experience in a safe environment.
We are a 20 Bedded Children's Ward with 2 HDU Level 1 Beds and 1 Level 2 bed, caring for patients requiring a number of high dependency interventions including CPAP, BiPAP and Long Term Ventilation.
We value our workforce and make sure you can achieve your full potential. If you have the skills for the role then we would love to hear from you.
We have full time and part time hours available.
To effectively manage and develop the nursing team within the Children's Ward and provide professional and clinical leadership in the delivery of high quality, safe, cost effective care to children, families and staff.
To work with nurses and other identified team members (MDT) on a one to one/group basis and enhance clinical skills and practice across areas where children are cared for to develop and enhance clinical skills and practice.
To deputize for the ward /unit manager to ensure appropriate senior cover at all times.
About us
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description
If you're interested in this role but you have questions or you're not yet ready to apply, then please book a quick call with us and we'd be happy to answer any questions you have and tell you more about the role.
Requirements
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Benefits
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