Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Medicine
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR388-25
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Deputy Sister/ Charge Nurse - Easthorpe
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
Are you looking for a new challenge? An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Easthorpe Ward for a Deputy Sister or Charge Nurse to join our dynamic friendly team.
Our goal is to provide our patients with the highest standards of care, if you think you have the commitment and skills to join our team and be able to deliver high quality care, we are waiting for your application.
As a team we are committed to recruiting staff that uphold our values and can deliver excellent care putting patients at the heard of everything we do, with an emphasis on working in partnership with patients and their families to provide the best possible experience and outcomes.
Main duties of the job
- To provide high quality, individualised nursing care to patients and their parents/carers through working as an effective member of the inter-disciplinary team.
- To develop clinical and managerial skills by taking charge of the ward in the absence of the Ward Manager
- To contribute to the supervision, assessment and education/development of ward staff and students.
- To contribute to the continuing development of nursing practice through research and audit.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • NMC Register
- • Evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable criteria
- • degree level or equivalent qualifications
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Proven NHS experience
- • Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience
- • Coaching/Mentoring
Desirable criteria
- • Previous experience at Band 6
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- • Articulates understanding role of Band 6
- • Articulates understanding of managing clinical risk
Desirable criteria
- • Bed management and patient flow
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jane Kemp
- Job title
- Ward Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
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