# Charge Nurse/ Sister - Colne Ward > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/charge-nurse-sister-colne-ward/83926244-34d0-44c0-ad7d-2664a7a9a596 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/charge-nurse-sister-colne-ward/83926244-34d0-44c0-ad7d-2664a7a9a596.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Westcliff On Sea - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 11 months (until the end of March 2027) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-06T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-29T12:01:09.004Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Basildon/Mid_South_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/SisterCharge_Nurse_Cardiac_Critical_Care/SisterCharge_Nurse_Cardiac_Critical_Care-v7936862 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7936862?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.southend.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you looking for your next rewarding challenge? Due to the expansion of our services, Colne ward, our Cardiothoracic Critical Care Unit within the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, is looking to recruit a Senior Nurse with a passion, to support our growing nursing team. This is a Cardiac specialist tertiary centre based at Basildon Hospital and part of the Mid and South Essex NHS Trust which boosts some of the most modern cardiothoracic treatment facilities in the country. It was purpose built to accommodate the highly equipped operating theatres and cardiology treatment rooms needed to provide world class treatment and care. Our Centre cares for patients following Cardiothoracic surgery as well as those undergoing cardiology procedures with a multidisciplinary team approach to caring for our patients which includes nurses, medical staff, physiotherapists, dietitians and HCA's. We also provide an emergency service to the community of Essex and the surrounding counties for both cardiology and surgical emergencies, receiving patients directly from the ambulance crews, including aortic dissections and out of hospital cardiac arrests. ### Main duties of the job As our Charge Nurse you will be required to work as a skilled member of the Cardiothoracic Critical Care team (including cardiothoracic recovery) to assist and lead in the provision of care to patients and families, including assessing, planning, implementing and evaluation of care for patients and following the agreed care pathway. You will consolidate and maintain good unit management and organisational skills and will lead and assist with the provision of an environment conducive to the education of all staff. The post holder will additionally offer support, guidance and teaching to those members of the critical care team that are less experienced. Your role will be to practice with increased professional autonomy and assume greater responsibility for decision making within the clinical setting, supported by agreed integrated care pathways (ICPs), protocols and patient group directives. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job Description for further details and main responsibilities. We look forward to your application. ## Job Details Are you looking for your next rewarding challenge? Due to the expansion of our services, Colne ward, our Cardiothoracic Critical Care Unit within the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, is looking to recruit a Senior Nurse with a passion, to support our growing nursing team. This is a Cardiac specialist tertiary centre based at Basildon Hospital and part of the Mid and South Essex NHS Trust which boosts some of the most modern cardiothoracic treatment facilities in the country. It was purpose built to accommodate the highly equipped operating theatres and cardiology treatment rooms needed to provide world class treatment and care. Our Centre cares for patients following Cardiothoracic surgery as well as those undergoing cardiology procedures with a multidisciplinary team approach to caring for our patients which includes nurses, medical staff, physiotherapists, dietitians and HCA's. We also provide an emergency service to the community of Essex and the surrounding counties for both cardiology and surgical emergencies, receiving patients directly from the ambulance crews, including aortic dissections and out of hospital cardiac arrests. ## Job Description As our Charge Nurse you will be required to work as a skilled member of the Cardiothoracic Critical Care team (including cardiothoracic recovery) to assist and lead in the provision of care to patients and families, including assessing, planning, implementing and evaluation of care for patients and following the agreed care pathway. You will consolidate and maintain good unit management and organisational skills and will lead and assist with the provision of an environment conducive to the education of all staff. The post holder will additionally offer support, guidance and teaching to those members of the critical care team that are less experienced. Your role will be to practice with increased professional autonomy and assume greater responsibility for decision making within the clinical setting, supported by agreed integrated care pathways (ICPs), protocols and patient group directives. ## Responsibilities Please see attached Job Description for further details and main responsibilities. We look forward to your application. ## Person Specification ### Experi **Essential** - Previous experience working in Critical Care **Desirable** - Cardiothoracic Critical Care/Cardiology experience ### qualification **Essential** - ITU course - Registered Nurse - Recognised teaching/mentorship/Practice Assessor course **Desirable** - Cardiology Course ## Documents - [privacy policy (pdf, 441.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2077) - [afc pay poster 26/27 (pdf, 44.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2504) - [behaviours framework (jpg, 298.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2880) - [trust 10 year strategy (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2947) - [applicant ms teams checklist (pdf, 560.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2943) - [general statements afc - v5.2 (pdf, 592.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2979) - [charge nurse band 6 colne ward (pdf, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10296878) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.