Job summary

Exciting opportunities have arisen for Registered Nurses to join our Critical Care team at East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust.

We currently have Full Time & Part Time hours available at Colchester General Hospital. The post involves delivering excellent and individualised clinical care to our patients and their families, and you will be fully supported to achieve this through our comprehensive educational strategy.

Depending on your level of experience you will develop your competence and confidence through a programme of supervised practice, critical care specific competencies and a series of development days specifically for band 5 staff.

You will work within a Clinical Specialist team and contribute to activities and projects with the goal of professional and practice development. The Critical Care Unit form part of the East of England Critical Care Delivery Network and utilise a paperless clinical information system.

Do you possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work confidently and collaboratively across professional boundaries? Are you keen and motivated to learn? If so then we are looking for highly motivated nurses who are passionate about the care of patients to join our well-established critical care team, in delivering a 24/7 service.

Applicants must have an understanding of the current health agenda and national guidance which informs critical care practice.

Main duties of the job

• To provide effective, high quality, individualised nursing care to critically ill adult patients and children, and their relatives/carers, through working as an accountable practitioner and effective member in a multi-disciplinary team
• To work within the Trust, Divisional, Critical Care Unit (CCU) and professional guidelines To contribute to the continuing development of clinical practice through participation in a Clinical Specialist nursing team
• To contribute to the provision of a team environment which is conducive to the education and support of all staff

Details

• Date posted: 03 November 2026
• Closing date: 12 November 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 5
• Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
• Reference number: NDD-000179
• Job locations: Colchester General Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL, United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role please contact:

Leonie Lowe - Clinical Nurse Educator

[email protected]

Working at ESNEFT

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.

 

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on sponsorship we are unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold. Full guidance on sponsorship can be found Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

Notes

Please note that where response levels are exceptional we may close the post before the specified date, therefore early application is recommended.

In line with AfC Terms and Conditions new entrants to NHS will commence on the entry level of the salary

If you require any information in an alternative format or have any access needs for the application process, please contact us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current experience of working in an acute hospital setting (inclusive of pre-registration training)
• Evidence of current/continuing professional development

Desirable

• Insight into critical care environment
• Previous critical care experience

Experience

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse (Adult Branch)
• Basic Life Support course
• Willing to work towards achievement of Critical Care qualification
• Academic qualification in Adult Nursing

Desirable

• Practice Supervisor/Assessor or willing to work towards achievement
• ALERT Course or equivalent
• ILS

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.

About us

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in the region, employing over 12,000 staff. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester & Ipswich, six community hospitals, clinics and patient's homes. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training. Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFTs core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, procedures and in its practices and to foster positive work relationships. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values of Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan and Staff Standards, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

Employer details

• Employer name: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
• Address: Colchester General Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL, United Kingdom
• Employer's website: https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/