Newly Qualified Registered Adult Nurse

Are you a student nurse or newly qualified registered adult nurse looking to commence your career in Autumn 2026?

Then join us at one of our recruitment events to find out about our variety of exciting opportunities. You will have the chance to speak to many different specialities about their roles and hear how we will support you as you transition from student to Registered Nurse.

Interviews will take place on the day so you could walk away with an offer!

• 19 February 2026 – Ipswich Hospital, 9am – 5pm
• 2 March 2026 – Colchester Hospital, 9am – 5pm

Please register your attendance at Newly Qualified RN Recruitment 2026. If you can not attend either event we would still welcome your application. Please note this event/role is NOT suitable for internationally trained nurses who are required to complete OSCE.

An opportunity to start work as a band 4 Pre‑registration Nurse, whilst awaiting NMC Registration confirmation. High quality 12‑month Preceptorship Programme followed by ongoing continuing development opportunities. A named Preceptor from day 1. Internal Transfer Scheme allowing you to transfer between different areas across ESNEFT, including a large range of specialties across all sites.

• Responsible for all aspects of patient care including assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of direct patient care with indirect supervision from senior staff.
• Support Charge Nurse/Senior Sister to monitor the safety and quality of care for patients.
• Liaise with key members of the multi‑disciplinary team and service users related to the speciality.
• Undertake unsupervised assessment of patient care needs and develop, implement and evaluate plans of care, ensuring high standards of evidence‑based care.
• Undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with Trust policies and ensure that these procedures and policies are understood and adhered to by all staff, within own management responsibility.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive nursing records using appropriate written and electronic documentation.
• Monitor and record planned vs actual staffing levels and escalate issues when necessary.

• Registered Nurse (RN) or newly qualified RN.
• Awaiting or confirmed NMC registration.
• Willing to undertake a 12‑month preceptorship programme.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Team player with a patient‑centred approach.
• Good organisational and time‑management skills.

• 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and flexible working options.
• Generous pension scheme and unsocial hours payments where applicable.
• Access to NHS discounts and a comprehensive Staff Health and Wellbeing programme.
• Wide range of training and development opportunities.
• Digital transformation with collaboration with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic.

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