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Staff Nurse - Braxted ward The closing date is 28 October 2025
Join our compassionate and dedicated team on Braxted Ward! We’re looking for enthusiastic and motivated Staff Nurses with a genuine passion for delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care. Whether you’re newly qualified or an experienced nurse, this is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills and make a real difference to the lives of our patients and their families.
Braxted Ward is a 26‑bedded unit specialising in elderly care medicine, with a particular focus on heart failure. Working as part of our skilled multidisciplinary team, you’ll support patients throughout their journey – from admission to discharge – ensuring a positive and compassionate experience at every stage.
This role offers variety, challenge, and reward in equal measure. You’ll gain invaluable experience in clinical care and discharge planning, while developing strong leadership skills within a supportive and inclusive environment.
If you are caring, committed, and eager to grow your nursing career within a collaborative team, we’d love to hear from you.
Please note: we are unable to support applications from candidates requiring an OSCE.
Main duties of the job
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.
About us 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.
Job responsibilities Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.
We look forward to your application.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should a high number of applications be received.
Person Specification Qualifications
NMC registration
NHS experience
Experience
Experience on a medical ward
Experience with care of the elderly
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£31,049 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
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Staff Nurse - Braxted ward The closing date is 28 October 2025
Join our compassionate and dedicated team on Braxted Ward! We’re looking for enthusiastic and motivated Staff Nurses with a genuine passion for delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care. Whether you’re newly qualified or an experienced nurse, this is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills and make a real difference to the lives of our patients and their families.
Braxted Ward is a 26‑bedded unit specialising in elderly care medicine, with a particular focus on heart failure. Working as part of our skilled multidisciplinary team, you’ll support patients throughout their journey – from admission to discharge – ensuring a positive and compassionate experience at every stage.
This role offers variety, challenge, and reward in equal measure. You’ll gain invaluable experience in clinical care and discharge planning, while developing strong leadership skills within a supportive and inclusive environment.
If you are caring, committed, and eager to grow your nursing career within a collaborative team, we’d love to hear from you.
Please note: we are unable to support applications from candidates requiring an OSCE.
Main duties of the job
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.
About us 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.
Job responsibilities Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.
We look forward to your application.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should a high number of applications be received.
Person Specification Qualifications
NMC registration
NHS experience
Experience
Experience on a medical ward
Experience with care of the elderly
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£31,049 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
#J-18808-Ljbffr