Job Description

This post attracts a recruitment incentive of 2000 pro rata (conditions apply)
Are you an experienced Band 5 or Band 6 Nurse looking to develop your career and your high dependency nursing skills?
We are a busy Children's Ward and have recently been approved as a level 2 HDU unit. We are looking to recruit an experienced paediatric nurse who is passionate to care for children with a wide range of conditions including those with high dependency care needs.
We have a brand new dedicated 2 bedded HDU bay within the ward and care for patients requiring a number of high dependency interventions including CPAP and Long Term Ventilation. As a unit we also care for multiple specialities including medical, surgical, ENT and orthopaedic.
The successful post holder will have opportunities to develop clinical skills as well as professional leadership and management skills whilst working as part of our excellent team at Ipswich Hospital.
At East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust we deliver high quality, compassionate care and strive to provide a positive patient experience in a safe environment.
We value our workforce and make sure you can achieve your full potential. If you have the skills for the role then we would love to hear from you.
We have full time and part time hours available.
Main duties of the job

• To work within the framework for Clinical Governance to provide effective, high quality individualised nursing care to patients and relatives/carers and to contribute to the continuing development of nursing practice.
• To facilitate high standards of professional practice and the delivery of care, including high dependency care by working within Trust, Directorate and professional guidelines and protocols.

• To work and ensure the wider team adhere to the Trust's Competency Framework for Registered Nurses, the Ward/ Department Philosophy and the NMC Code of Conduct/ Professional Standards for the Protection of Patients.
• To provide a safe and welcoming environment for children, young people and their families, working within available resources.

About us
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 one of the largest NHS organisations in England, 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 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.
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Details
Date posted
10 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
37,338 to 44,962 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
432-HR466-25
Job locations
Ipswich Hospital
Heath Road
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Experience leading teams
• Clinical expertise
• Coaching/Mentoring
• Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience

Desirable

• Previous experience at Band 6
• Evidence of teaching/assessing

Qualifications
Essential

• RSCN / RN (Child) (Part 8 or 15 of the NMC Register)
• Post registration qualification relevant to area up to post graduate diploma level
• Teaching & Assessing qualification
• Paediatric Advanced Life Support Certificate (PALS/ EPLS)
• Evidence of continuing professional development through portfolio

Desirable

• Nursing / Management degree
• NVQ assessors qualification
• Evidence of recent safeguarding children course
• High Dependency Care qualification L2 (or prepared to complete once in post)

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Experience leading teams
• Clinical expertise
• Coaching/Mentoring
• Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience

Desirable

• Previous experience at Band 6
• Evidence of teaching/assessing

Qualifications
Essential

• RSCN / RN (Child) (Part 8 or 15 of the NMC Register)
• Post registration qualification relevant to area up to post graduate diploma level
• Teaching & Assessing qualification
• Paediatric Advanced Life Support Certificate (PALS/ EPLS)
• Evidence of continuing professional development through portfolio

Desirable

• Nursing / Management degree
• NVQ assessors qualification
• Evidence of recent safeguarding children course
• High Dependency Care qualification L2 (or prepared to complete once in post)