Administration vacancies
Our administration and support staff assist clinicians in our patients’ experience of care. All great patient experiences start with a great support team.
Link to administration vacancies
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Types of administration roles
There is a variety of career pathways available in our support functions. You will have the opportunity to progress your career through training and development. We can support you to gain the skills for your career progression.
Administration opportunities
We have a variety of administrative teams that help across the Trust:
Appointments: Manage the bookings of patient appointments.
Communications: Informing and involving every one of the latest developments.
Finance: Making sure that we spend money the right way.
Human Resources: Supporting colleagues to be their best.
IT: Maintaining systems needed to keep working on a daily basis.
Medical secretaries: Supporting our doctors with their administration.
Support staff: Ensure that the hospital environment is safe and pleasant for everyone.
Administration case study
We spoke to James who works in the IT department more about his team’s role at the Trust. He shares his thoughts about working here and in a video on our YouTube Channel.
“I’m James and I am the IT customer services manager. We serve and look after over 10,000 colleagues. We’ve got approximately 7000 computers to look after as well. That doesn’t include our printers and our mobile phones and all the other bits and pieces.
“We get an average of about 2000 requests for support a week. We have a team of over 60 people looking after them. We’re bringing in a new work domain and we’re putting infrastructure into community. We’re doing so much. It’s a really exciting time. We’ve got stats coming out of our ears. We just need the people.
“Without our doctors and nurses, we obviously wouldn’t be here. However, our IT team provides a vital service. We have to provide the infrastructure for the service to run on. Everything is technology based these days, what we provide is vital to patient care and we feel that we are providing a service to the patients, albeit through our clinical colleagues. I don’t think I’ve ever been prouder of my professional life and working for the NHS.
“I know that we make a real difference with what we do and when we see it in action. It’s a great thing we’ve introduced a very simplistic video conferencing solution where clinicians are able to talk to each other about patients who are receiving care on various cancer pathways. Previously they would do this over the phone, or someone would have to travel two hours and then travel back taking another two hours. We’ve introduced a system where they can just log on and see the person. They can share clinical photography and talk about the patient’s pathway. We’ve saved so much time doing that. It’s really simple to do. The technology is not exactly new, but it is new to the hospital. We’ve made a massive impact to that, that department on that team and every patient that’s then discussed at that meeting. We’re a lot closer to the frontline now. We’re talking technicians a lot more. We’re developing things and giving staff things that are helping them.
“I’ve spent a lot of my career working in the private sector. The reason I’d encourage people to come work for the NHS is there is no feeling like it. You cannot replicate the feeling apart from being here and doing it every day. It’s a real game changer when it comes to working and looking forward to going to work. There’s no problem with people working in the private sector making money, but actually making a difference to people’s lives when it is time to go home? It’s a fantastic feeling”.
Allied Health Professional (AHP) vacancies
Link to AHP vacancies
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Types of AHP roles
AHP’s support at the investigation and treatment stages of patient care.
There are fourteen types of AHP roles and the NHS England website explains what they are in detail (Opens in a new window)
We are able to offer rotational posts that work in both the acute and community settings.
Opportunities for AHPs
Staff receive a comprehensive induction to both the organisation and their speciality. There is also regular peer support sessions and clinical supervision.
There are opportunities to become an Advanced Clinical Practitioner. As we want to continue and improve our provision of safe high-quality care for our patients.
Take this opportunity to also work with multi-disciplinary teams looking to innovate patient care. We encourage close supervision between AHP’s and their line managers. This is for frequent ‘what went well’ conversations.
Returning to work?
We welcome qualified AHPs looking for a return to practice, under supervised placement.
We are able to offer a personalised return to practice programme. Designed to suit you and your personal circumstances.
Thinking about returning to work?
Get in touch with our return to practice team by filling in a contact form (Opens in a new window)
AHP case study
Colleagues Hannah and Nikki have become the first dietetic apprentices within the Trust to complete their master’s degrees.
The duo, who work at Ipswich Hospital, combined online learning with placements within the Trust to complete the two-year dietetics and leadership course.
Nikki said: “The placement we had at Ipswich in our first year helped a lot. You learn so much more in practice.
“And, as apprentices, if there was something we did not understand we could always ask a dietitian.
“We learned a lot from working in paediatrics, oncology and diabetes in the first year, while in the second year we worked in the community which was really beneficial.”
Hannah said: “I would recommend an apprenticeship to anyone. They give you a head start because you are already in the department and know a lot of the processes at the place you work.
“It is daunting at first, but we received a lot of support from the university, and the library team at Ipswich was really helpful. Being able to study alongside each other and compare notes really helped too.”
“Dietetics is vast, and you get to help a range of different people and make a difference. Every day is different.”
Hannah and Nikki’s degrees will allow them to see patients with more complex needs and branch out into a wider range of clinical specialities.
Leadership vacancies
Are you confident with all the skills to lead and direct a team? Then we could have the right vacancy for you.
Our senior managers lead and support organisational and cultural change. We will make the most of your skills and qualities.
Links to directors and senior leader vacancies
Types of leadership roles
If you are looking for an operational management or a clinical leadership role we also have options for you.
We also have opportunities for specialist professionals.
Leadership opportunities
You can expand your skills and experience in a diverse range of opportunities. We will support you with a variety of learning and development activities. We want to empower you to reach your full potential.
Our approach to decision-making supports you to solve problems at the local level. Our managers drive our innovation.
Leadership case study
Debbie works across East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT). She has recently completed a masters-level apprenticeship (Level 7) in Leadership. She said the qualification boosted her confidence in her role as a senior manager.
She said: “Working in the NHS with senior leadership teams, up to board level, is challenging. I’m surrounded by highly educated, academic people. Completing the apprenticeship has boosted my confidence. It’s also made me realise I’ve been making the right decisions in my role and in turn making an impact for patients.”
Debbie said her role impacts patients by making sure staff are trained to deliver healthcare. “Our leadership programmes impact patient outcomes because the right style of leadership instils a strong culture of equitability and fairness. This translates to staff who are happier in their work. It has been proven that good leadership reduces staff sickness, absence, and turnover which in turn provides consistency of care. There is also less chance of errors being made due to pressure and understaffing.”
Debbie completed the two-year Level 7 Senior Leader apprenticeship in September last year with a distinction.
Going through the process has given her a greater understanding of what’s involved when it comes to sharing the benefits of apprenticeships with colleagues and new recruits and sharing why ESNEFT is a great place to train.
Debbie has previously completed an Open University degree in childhood and youth studies.
Medical and dental vacancies
Specialist medical staff, consultants, nurses and doctors are the hub of our approach to healthcare.
Links to Medical vacancies
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Types of Medical roles
We are always recruiting specialist consultants, physicians, registrars, and locums.
Medical career opportunities
We offer competitive salaries and support career progression. This includes first class on-site training facilities and fellowships. Our medical staffing guides and policies cover how we approach medical appraisals, work scheduling, and other topics.
We give the General Medical Council support to provide refugee doctors free clinical attachments to get their registration in this country.
Nursing, Midwifery, and Healthcare Support Worker vacancies
It’s an exciting time to join one of our nursing and midwifery teams. We offer rotational posts to gain experiences across different specialities and settings.
Nursing, midwifery, and healthcare support worker vacancies
View our nursing, midwifery, and healthcare support worker vacancies
If you are considering joining us why not contact us to arrange an informal visit? Email the recruitment team to discuss opportunities that work for you.
Types of nursing, midwifery, and healthcare support worker roles
We encourage our nurses to learn and develop to reach their full potential. Advanced clinical practitioner roles are also in place to allow staff to broaden their scope of practice.
Maternity services are provided from both hospitals offering onsite and community-based care. Running from pre-conceptual counselling through to postnatal outpatient care.
Newly qualified nurses take a preceptorship programme to help with the transition from student to qualified practitioner.
Nursing, midwifery, and healthcare support worker opportunities
Opportunities for committed passionate nurses to begin or continue their careers are available. We can offer you the chance to work in a hospital or community setting.
We have the Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA) who supports clinical supervision. We are also increasing our capacity to offer coaching for staff. Our PNA is also our lead nurse for safer staffing. They provide professional advocacy across acute sites and community services.
Clinical leads such as matrons will link in with the patient experience team when they need to collaborate national data on issues raised. Our patient experience team can support extracting friends and family test data for research and investigations.
Nursing case study
We asked Ben, A Reactive Emergency Assessment Community Team (REACT) Nurse what it was like to take up a career in nursing. This is what he shared with us:
“It’s a calling from within yourself. You will feel that there’s a lot of compassion involved, and you will go through the toughest situations that you’d normally never had imagined. But at the end of a shift when you reach home you will feel satisfied that you have done something. You have made a big change in someone’s life.
“As for the job? It’s unpredictable. I was recently watching a movie about an Emergency Department. The nurses didn’t know what is coming in to them. Of course, you know they are the frontline. Like an infantry. It is the same in REACT. In as such that you don’t know what is awaiting us when we get into a person’s house. Nursing is something that gets more and more polished with your practice. During your first day after you graduate from nursing school, when you start your life as a nurse you have a lot of things that hold you back. However, as the days and then years pass by, you will get to become an expert. You will come to that point where you are such an expert and resource for your team, you will have your own students. You will have a manager who trusts in you and will allocate nurses to you to train them. To be like you.
“I’m sure that this is one of the best trusts I have worked at, with the feeling to go and do something for someone. The joy comes after seeing a smile on someone’s face when you have done some sort of intervention which was successful. For example, if somebody was in pain and you managed to escalate to the doctors to get pain relief to them that worked, and they are comfortable. It will give you a sense of satisfaction. Which is in front of you. You will feel that you have scored a goal for the team. So, I would say it is challenging, but you know, if there’s no challenges in life, there’s no life.”
You can also watch a video of this chat on our YouTube channel.
Science and technician vacancies
Our scientists and technical employees enjoy a wide range of roles and opportunities. We can give you the chance to learn new skills, improve your knowledge and develop your career.
Science and technician vacancies
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Science and technician opportunities
Our scientist and technicians are at the forefront of innovation. Working across our divisions in a range of roles from the IT Department to Medical Physics.
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