Staff Nurse | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 29 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £32,073 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2026 |
| Location: | Westcliff on Sea, SS0 0RY |
| Company: | Southend University Hospital NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7880258/390-DOM-SO-9967 |
Summary
Castlepoint Ward is a 35 bedded Orthopaedic Trauma Recovery and Elective Orthopaedic Unit. We pride ourselves in offering specialised and patient specific care to patients from 16 years upwards from differing backgrounds and cultures, from admission to discharge.
You will be part of a happy and hardworking team that are dedicated and patient focused. We work closely with surgeons, ortho-geriatric teams, specialist nurses and rehabilitation teams.
Daily activities to be undertaken include admission assessments, risk assessments, medication administration, pain and wound management, infection control, pre and post operative care and planning and discharge planning/coordination.
To provide and maintain the highest possible standards of patient care.
To develop and maintain good ward management and organisational skills.
To provide effective support for the ward manager and sister/charge nurse, ensuring self-development in the day-to-day management of the ward.
Under the supervision of the ward / department manager to work on delegated projects relating to local policy and service development.
To work towards an awareness of service delivery plans .
To be involved actively in the implementation of Trust policies and procedures at ward / department level, reinforcing their use.
To maintain, update and develop personal and professional knowledge and skills, at first under supervision, using the Trust’s Performance Review System, enabling standards of patient care to be monitored constantly and improved.
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.
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We look forward for your application
This advert closes on Thursday 14 May 2026