Deputy Sister/Charge nurse - High Acuity Unit | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 21 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 21 December 2025 |
| Location: | Colchester, CO4 5JL |
| Company: | Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7635070/432-HR926-25 |
Summary
The High Acuity Unit is responsible for providing high-quality nursing care to patients with complex medical conditions who require intensive monitoring and intervention.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible, and well-motivated Deputy Sister/Charge nurse to join our amazing team. You will work as a senior member of the multi professional team, undertaking patient assessment to determine clinical need, plan and implement patient care, and discharge with the sole aim of meeting the needs of both the patient and their family.
You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe and effective patient management, while promoting a supportive environment for patients and their families.
· Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of patient care with acute medical problems.
· Perform specialist interventions in line with the agreed Trust policies, procedures and guidelines, as part of holistic patient care.
· Communicate effectively with patients, carers and visitors
· Be responsible for maintaining accurate patient records
· Liaise with the multi-professional team regarding the planning and delivery of care, and cohesive discharge planning
· Inform the Ward Sister/Head Matron of any potential complaints, or if any patient/carer is dissatisfied with any aspect of their care, so that immediate and appropriate action can be taken
· To actively participate in admission/assessment procedures within the Ward and be involved with ongoing care
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 the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, 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 thatTime Mattersto 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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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Friday 5 Dec 2025