Clinical Co-ordinator​/Sister Emergency Care Unit

Go back East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 02 February 2026

SDEC is a 24 bay unit and works closely alongside the Emergency Department to provide safe and effective flow through the services we provide.

This is a fast paced & exciting environment to work in and will be a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate if you have a passion for high standards of clinical care and an innovative and progressive attitude this could be the role for you.

We are currently recruiting an experienced senior nurse to lead the clinical care within a dedicated team in a fast-paced environment. You will need to promote high standards of professional practice and the delivery of quality care within the corporate policies, protocols and guidelines. At all times act as a role model and provide clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff.

Proposed interview date: 10th February 2026

• Co-ordinate and manage the SDEC unit to ensure patients are managed quickly, safely and effectively, while meeting NHS standards
• Maintain good communications with patients, relatives and other visitors. Respond to patients, relatives and carers concerns as they arise and take remedial action as required
• Ensure compliance with all Trust policies local and legal requirements relating to clinical care and Health & Safety.
• Ensure a safe environment is maintained for staff, patients and visitors.
• Organise, prioritise and manage own workload and supervise others work.
• Provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all patients by assessing care needs and developing, implementing and evaluating them without supervision
• Assist the Lead Sister and Matron in leading the nursing team and undertake nursing management roles such as appraisals, development plans and performance monitoring.
• Ensure effective communication amongst the clinical team.

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.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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

• Proven Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse in Urgent and Emergency Care experience
• Leading Clinical team
• Delivering high quality evidence based emergency care

• NMC Registered
• Registered Nurse
• ILS/ALS
• Cannulation/venepuncture
• MTS Trained / Instructor
• Post registration qualification relevant to area
• Degree or current pathway

• Change management
• National targets for quality of patient care
• Research and Audit
• Emergency department national standards /Quality clinical indicators/Emergency Care Standards
• Understand and conduct appraisal and PDP
• Current trust initiatives
• Understanding and knowledge of current practice within emergency nursing.
• Evidence of regular study and development

• Leadership skills with evidence of staff motivation and team building
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written
• Professional role model
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work as a team and form professional relationships with colleagues
• Diplomatic and calm
• To be flexible and approachable
• Flexibility in shift and working patterns to meet the needs of the service.
• Ability to adapt and resilience
• Recruitment and selection skills
• Involvement in standard setting and audit
• Experience with managing a budget

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