# Registered Nurse - Durban ward > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-nurse-durban-ward/506ad25e-0594-4ba0-9537-7357108a879c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-nurse-durban-ward/506ad25e-0594-4ba0-9537-7357108a879c.md ## 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 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (shift pattern covering 24/7) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-11T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-02T08:00:37.125Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Harwich/East_Suffolk_North_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Rehabilitation/Rehabilitation-v8338186 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8338186?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.esneft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for Registered Nurses to join the newly formed Durban ward located at Clacton and District Community Hospital. Durban ward is a 26 bedded unit which will provide Community step up and step down to patients who have a North East Essex GP. Community Hospital wards within North East Essex provide care for patients who do not require acute nursing intervention and whose needs cannot be met at home. They also provide palliative or end of life care, recovery from acute illness, rehabilitation and IVABs. Durban ward is planned to open during November 2026 to help support flow during seasonal pressures. Due to the trusts ambition to support a “home first” approach, Durban ward has potential to transition after the winter period to a Same Day Assessment Unit, providing rapid assessment, diagnostics, and treatment for appropriate patients, reducing avoidable admissions to the Colchester acute site. You will be a key member of the ward nursing team to ensure high quality care is delivered and will be part of a multi-professional team. You must be patient focused, flexible, adaptable and capable of thinking laterally. This role is not suitable if you are required to complete OSCE ### Main duties of the job With the guidance of the ward manager and senior nurses, you will be responsible for providing leadership support, teaching within the unit and supporting audit processes. You will use your knowledge and education to enable your colleagues to deliver high quality, individualised care to your 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** - Experience within a Nursing/Ward environment - Keeping accurate records and documentation - Communicating sensitive information **Desirable** - Teaching and assessing junior member of staff including students - People Management - Clinical Knowledge and experience with Information Governance, IV therapy, cannulation, catheterisation, ### Skills/abilities **Essential** - Ability to use Word, Power-point, email, Excel - Demonstrates the ability to work independently using professional knowledge - Developed communication skills, both oral and written - Time management skills ### Knowledge/Understanding **Essential** - Understanding of applicable policies and procedures: - Health & Safety - Risk Management - Clinical Supervision - AED & CPR - Maintain awareness in professional developments in nursing older people ### Personal Attributes/other **Essential** - Promote evidence based practice - Honesty and integrity - A role model for change, committed to quality and best practice - Flexibility with working hours - Caring and empathetic ### Education and experience - **Essential** - Registered Nurse - full registration - Teaching & Assessing or willingness to undertake ## 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 and person specification (doc, 70.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10662077) ## 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.