Job summary We are looking for highly motivated nurses who are passionate about the care of patients to join our well-established team in delivering a 24/7 service.Fordham ward is a 28 mainly female bedded trauma orthopaedic ward based at Colchester Hospital.
We provide pre and post operative care.
We are a close knit Multidisciplinary team working alongside our therapy and ortho geriatrician team.This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly team who are motivated in promoting the delivery of a patient-centred, clinically effective and dynamic service to our patients.
Main duties of the job To meet the needs of the Trust with regard to Induction, mandatory and statutory training To work within the framework for Clinical Governance to provide effective, high quality individualised nursing care to patients and relatives/carers and to contribute to the continuing development of nursing practice.
To ensure high standards of patient care at all times, in line with Trust policies and guidelines To work as an effective member of the nursing and wider multi-professional healthcare team About us 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.
Find out about living and working here - Job description Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse Evidence of ongoing professional development Experience Essential Worked within the healthcare setting Desirable Experience in acute setting Undertaken preceptorship Participation in research/audit Knowledge Essential Knowledge and understanding of evidence based practice.
Understanding and ability to apply clinical governance principles to practice.
Knowledge of developments in speciality and current issues driving nursing in general.