# Registered Nurse - Discharge Lounge

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Colchester General Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Registered nurse
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Full/ Part time hours available)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02T14:52:07.398Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Colchester/East_Suffolk_North_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Discharge_Lounge/Discharge_Lounge-v8269211
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8269211?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.esneft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

If you are enthusiastic, well-motivated, with a flexible approach and you relish a challenge, then join our fast paced dynamic team in delivering excellent standards of care in the Colchester hospital discharge lounge.

We are looking for registered nurses with experience who can provide evidence of continuing professional development. You should be able to demonstrate excellent communication and clinical skills and have a positive approach to team working.

As a pivotal part of our team, you will be responsible for the provision of safe and effective harm free care.

You will have the opportunity to develop a range of transferable skills to enable the provision of high quality, patient focused care in a fast changing, supportive and friendly environment.

Training will be provided, however previous discharge lounge experience is an advantage.

### Main duties of the job

To work as the named nurse and effectively manage the care of a group of patients. 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 work within 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.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Proven previous experience within the healthcare setting
- Experience in acute setting

**Desirable**

- Participation in research/audit
- Undertaken preceptorship

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse
- Evidence of continuous professional development

**Desirable**

- Coaching qualification
- Willingness to undertake further education

### Knowledge and Skills

**Essential**

- Knowledge and understanding of evidence based practice.
- Understanding and ability to apply clinical governance principles to practice.
- Knowledge of developments in speciality and current issues driving nursing in general.

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of developments in speciality and current issues driving nursing in general.
- Nursing Care of Acutely unwell patients

## Documents

- [staff networks (pdf, 230.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2724)
- [dbs information (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1262)
- [esneft values and behaviours (pdf, 74.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2146)
- [value of joining nhs pension (pdf, 125.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2404)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 512.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10584058)

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