registered nurse Colchester, England
Job description
Do you have a background or interest in paediatric allergy and/or asthma?
This is a perfect opportunity for you to join our supportive and motivated friendly Children's team based at Colchester General Hospital.
You will be supported to build on the skills and knowledge that you already possess and provided with opportunities to develop both clinically and professionally.
We are looking for a confident innovative individual who is a team player with the ability to develop and continue collaborative working relationships with other healthcare professionals, services, and agencies.
Clinical supervision and supported induction period are provided.
This is a fixed term role to cover Maternity Leave
To support the co-ordination of the service and run nurse-led clinics for patients from diagnosis through to treatment and follow up
To act as an advisor to health care staff on matters relating to the patient’s management and to provide clinical, professional advice
Promote the development of clinically effective care that is seamless between primary and secondary care settings
To assess patients, select, carry out, and interpret the end results of specific tests in conjunction with Lead Nurse and Paediatrician
With the support of the Lead Nurse, demonstrate and utilise specialist skills and knowledge to provide innovative practice in paediatric asthma /allergy
Ensure a continuous service to children/young people is offered in the hospital and in the community as required
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
One of the largest Trust’s in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if 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. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
