Southend University Hospital NHS Trust • Basildon SS16 5NL

Staff Nurse - Day Stay & Elective Admission Lounge | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

About this role

Here is an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Staff Nurse.

You will work as RGN within the Day Stay and Elective Admission Lounge, delivering a high quality patient centred care to patient undergoing planned same day procedures and in patient admissions. The role involves admission, peri-procedural support and safe discharge. While in Elective lounge, this support patient pathways to in patient admissions.

You will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective and timely care in the fact paced environment

The day stay unit provide care from 7am - 10 pm patients care for 5 days and 7am -15:30 for Elective Admission Lounge

You have to provide a safe, high quality nursing care. Assess, monitor & support patients through admission recovery and discharge. Monitor patient, manage pain, and recognise and escalate deterioration. Communicate effectively with patients and relatives and multidisciplinary team. Adhere to Trust policies and NMC code

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.

This job profile is not a definitive or exhaustive list of responsibilities but identifies the key responsibilities and tasks of the post holder.

You will be expected to perform any other duties or responsibilities as assigned by management, within scope of the role.

This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Jun 2026