(**) Registered Nurse - Adult Burns Ward | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Southend University Hospital NHS Trust
Salary:	£32,073 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Chelmsford, CM1 7ET
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	13 Oct 2026
Closing date:	13 Nov 2026

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Summary

The Adult Burns Ward is excited to welcome a new Staff Nurse to our dedicated and specialist team to cover 9 months of maternity leave. We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and approachable Registered Nurse with a genuine passion for Burns and Plastic Surgery Nursing and a commitment to delivering outstanding patient care.

Based within St Andrew’s Regional Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery, you will be part of a world-renowned service recognised for its excellence in patient care, innovation and clinical expertise. Our team is committed to maintaining the highest standards of professionalism while providing exceptional support to patients throughout their recovery journey.

Burns and Plastics nursing offers a unique and rewarding career experience, caring for patients with a wide range of complex needs. The Adult Burns Ward provides exposure to a diverse patient population and a variety of specialist treatments, making every day different and offering continuous opportunities to develop your clinical knowledge and skills.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team and play a key role in providing high-quality, patient-centred care within a supportive clinical environment.

In this rewarding role, you will deliver a high standard of individualised care, ensuring that every patient is treated with dignity, respect and compassion at all times. You will assess patients’ needs, plan and implement appropriate care, and regularly evaluate outcomes to ensure the highest standards of clinical practice are maintained.

Working collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to the coordination and delivery of safe, effective and person-centred care. You will also support the Senior Sister/Charge

Nurse in the day-to-day management of the clinical area, helping to maintain excellent standards and promote continuous improvement.

A key part of the role involves maintaining a safe, clean and welcoming environment for patients, visitors and colleagues. You will take an active role in supporting high standards of cleanliness, infection prevention and quality care within your clinical area.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated nurse who is committed to delivering outstanding care, developing their clinical skills and making a positive difference to patients' experiences. If you are a team player with excellent communication skills and a passion for nursing excellence, we would love to hear from you.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires. – for some roles – i.e. roles for band 2 to 4, inclusive.

This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Oct 2026

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