Total 7 job vacancies by Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust

An opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to work within our busy Pharmacy Technical Services Unit. This service covers the preparation of medicines used within the treatment of cancer.

You should ideally have some experience of supervising / co-ordinating staff and workflow. You must be flexible and react positively to change. You must be able to follow written procedures, work under supervision and complete tasks accurately to set deadlines. This role will involve providing specialist support to the Technical Services team and includes supervising, training and mentoring staff. You will also assist in managing stock control as well as the assembly and preparation of various pharmaceuticals and working in our cleanrooms.

Consideration will be given for strong candidates who may not meet the essential criteria to undertake this role on a developmental basis with set competency targets. These roles will be banded lower than originally advertised until competency targets are met.

If you are interested in contributing to the care of patients using practical skills with an ability to work under your own initiative, good communication skills, a high level of accuracy and are keen to develop your skills then you may be suited to this type of role.

To support the oncology pharmacy team in providing an effective, safe and timely service to the Trust and its users, working within departmental and Trust procedures.

To assist and supervise in the day-to-day running of the Chemotherapy Preparation Unit (CPU) at all stages of the production process. Aseptically manufacture products following standard operating procedures and worksheets. Assist in the cleaning and maintenance of the facility and equipment to support the manufacturing process.

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 thatTime Mattersto 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 bringwhat’swidely 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


Find out about living and working here -www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A


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


This advert closes on Sunday 6 Oct 2024

ESNEFT has identified Epic as their preferred supplier in delivering a new Electronic Patient Record system. The opportunity to develop our processes and clinical pathways using the best-in-class EPR offers ESNEFT the platform to strive for excellence in all areas of healthcare across all roles. The EPR will benefit all clinical and operational areas, aligning to our Trust strategy to support harmonisation of services and patient pathways across the Trust.



As part of the implementation we are looking for we are looking for exceptional people to join our expanding ESNEFT Laboratory IT Team.



As a Lab IT System Specialist you will use your knowledge and skills in biomedical science to develop the Pathology IT systems within ESNEFT. You will be part of the Laboratory IT team to providing day to day support of Pathology IT systems and supporting key Pathology IT projects including the LIMS implementation and EPR projects.



Experience in Histology would be beneficial to complement the existing knowledge and skills of the Lab IT team.



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




• You will provide day to day support of Pathology IT systems and support key Pathology IT projects.
• Be responsible for managing system development for the end-user environment and also undertaking technical duties such as security administration and system testing from an end-user perspective.
• Play a key role in communicating between end-users and technical support, and acts as a representative at national user group.
• You will provide specialist advice and guidance on specific issues including: system usage, proposed improvements, training, & interfaces to other Trust systems.
• Be responsible for maintaining complex system reference files and data tables to ensure data integrity and correct reporting of activity data to the data warehouse.
• Develop and maintain appropriate policies and strategies to ensure the effective use of the designated system(s) for which you are responsible.

You will be based at an ESNEFT site in either Ipswich or Colchester and will be expected to travel to all Trust sites as and when required. Depending on the project you may be required toattend designated locations on regular days to work alongside the supplier and other team’s members. You will be required to participate in relevant training and achieve certification/competence.

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 thatTime Mattersto 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.

Find out about living and working here -www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

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


This advert closes on Thursday 4 Jul 2024

ESNEFT has identified Epic as their preferred supplier in delivering a new Electronic Patient Record system. The opportunity to develop our processes and clinical pathways using the best-in-class EPR offers ESNEFT the platform to strive for excellence in all areas of healthcare across all roles. The EPR will benefit all clinical and operational areas, aligning to our Trust strategy to support harmonisation of services and patient pathways across the Trust. 



As part of the implementation we are looking for we are looking for exceptional people to join our expanding ESNEFT Laboratory IT Team.



As a Lab IT Clinical Applications Analyst you will support and develop the Pathology IT systems within ESNEFT. You will be part of the Laboratory IT team to providing day to day support of Pathology IT systems and supporting key Pathology IT projects including the LIMS implementation and EPR projects.

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



You will be based at an ESNEFT site in either Ipswich or Colchester and will be expected to travel to all Trust sites as and when required. Depending on the project you may be required toattend designated locations on regular days to work alongside the supplier and other team’s members. You will be required to participate in relevant training and achieve certification/competence.
• You will be responsible for the maintenance and support of Clinical applications and associated documentation.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of appropriate policies and strategies to ensure the effective use of the designated system(s) for which you are responsible.
• You will provide advice and guidance on specific issues including: system usage, proposed improvements, training, & interfaces to other Trust systems.
• You will provide other ICT Teams with advice and guidance on the usage of the designated system(s) for which you are responsible including proof-reading and verifying training.
• You will respond to and resolve support calls raised on the ICT Service Desk.
• Share the responsibility to enhance the Clinical Applications with Clinical Informatics and Training teams

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 thatTime Mattersto 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.

Find out about living and working here -www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

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


This advert closes on Monday 1 Jul 2024

This is an exciting time for us; it could be for you too.

We are an ambitious trust with a simple vision, to provide the communities we serve with excellent healthcare and build a better future for the people of East Suffolk and North East Essex. To help us do this, we will work closely with our local partners to deliver more of the joined-up services and care our residents need.

We want the best staff. You want to make a difference.

So if your ambition matches ours, it’s time to work together.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a Service Desk Administrator with IT skills and knowledge to be a part of the IT Service Desk, based at either our Colchester or Ipswich site.

If you have the vision and commitment to take forward this role and share our commitment to put patients at the heart of everything we do and save both staff and patient time then we would love to hear from you.

Please note, this is a Hybrid role requiring 2/3 days per week onsite at either our Colchester or Ipswich Hospital bases. Training will be provided which is performed fully onsite and is expected to last approximately 6 weeks.
• To provide an efficient and courteous first line support service to staff as a member of the Trust’s Service Desk that provides IT support.
• To support Desktop Systems.
• To provide support for Trust IT systems and applications, managing and escalating incidents in accordance with Service Level Agreements in conjunction with Trust support staff and third party support organisations.
• To demonstrate best practice in Service Desk operations..
• To prepare and actively participate in Trust’s annual Performance Development Review process and progress reviews.
• To undertake self-development in the form of a professional qualification e.g. MTA or MCSA certification.
• Ensure training and development needs detailed in your personal development plan are followed up and the effectiveness of the acquired training and development evaluated in terms of self, patient and service.

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 thatTime Mattersto 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.

Find out about living and working here -www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

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


This advert closes on Monday 27 May 2024

As part of the Site Team at Ipswich Hospital; you will lead on and maintain the Red Day Tracker; a tool which has been developed to support with capacity and flow; and to escalate and unblock any delay that is preventing a patient from being discharged home; or continuing with their ongoing care out of an acute hospital.

This opportunity will allow you to play a major role in the continuing development of service delivery for the benefit of our patients where care and compassion are central to everything we do.
• You will have the opportunity to further develop your operational skills in a supportive and innovative atmosphere, including bed management and weekend planning.
• This is your chance to become a key part of a large, innovative and forward thinking organisation.
• You will be responsible for ensuring the day to day inputting on the RDT is escalated and chased to ensure that patient delays are minimised. You will produce reports providing information to Executive Directors that will shape system wide discussions on capacity and resources.
• Ideally you will have a working knowledge the Discharge Process; and some knowledge of the role of the Discharge HUB and a proven track record of meeting deadlines and experience within a healthcare setting.
• You will also need to be a skilled communicator with dogged determination; with an ability to work as part of a team; yet sufficiently independent to work under your own initiative.
• Whilst we are ideally looking for someone with relevant experience an individual with demonstrable transferable skills would be considered.

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 the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, 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 thatTime Mattersto 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.

Find out about living and working here -www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
• To maintain the Red Day Tracker Monday – Friday to support capacity and flow within the hospital.
• Be responsible for appropriate escalation to ensure that patient delays are minimised.
• Deal with external and internal queries. This may include providing complex or sensitive information to internal and external colleagues.
• Maintains working relationships within own and other departments to facilitate an effective service
• Use judgement to deal with a range of routine and non-routine problems that may arise, and only exceptionally refer very complex issues to the appropriate person.
• Take and transcribe formal minutes, and create action plans and administer as appropriate.
• Manage your own workload to ensure completion of the full range of your tasks using the knowledge, skills and experience you have gained. Support other team members to undertake the full range of administrative/secretarial activities.
• Provide a broad range of administrative/secretarial support relevant to area, managing diaries and ensuring that urgent matters are actioned and escalated without delay.
• Give guidance, support and empathetic approach to any complaints or concerns raised and liaise with the relevant manager to resolve
• To actively participate in the development of improvements for the service. Incorporate new practices to take account of new technology, demand/capacity tools.
• You may be required to undertake training in your own discipline, which may include new starter induction.
• To have an understanding of other admin roles within the department and ensure other admin staff are aware of your role.
• Work to Trust and departmental policies, standing operating procedures and departmental guidelines.
• Keeping up to date with relevant IT/information systems.
• Ensure any information is accurate and up to date before sharing internally or externally.
• Support the team in gathering any data for audit research purposes.
• Undertake any other admin or clerical duties as may be delegated.

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


This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Mar 2024

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) are proud to be supporting the Networks across the East of England and are looking for a Network Business Support Manager to join us.

You will cover four diagnostic networks which are: Pathology, Imaging, Endoscopy and Physiological Sciences, each with a different geographical footprint. You will support the domain leads in developing and delivering the maturity matrix that are associated to each network. In this role you will also deputise for the programme manager when necessary.

The organisations within the networks are working together to enable effective collaboration between six Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and deliver a joint approach to support the implementation of the identified priorities for each network. They are breaking down barriers to deliver service improvements, reducing variation and sharing best practice. They are providing governance at a network level to oversee the design and delivery of the plans, undertaking a stock take of the assets across the system and mapping how services are currently delivered. This role will work with the Professional Leads and Speciality Leads.

This post is 37.5 hours per week to be worked across the working week Monday – Friday, some hours could be worked from home.

This post is fixed term until 31st March 2025. Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only, to be discussed with your line manager.

In this role you will work alongside the domain leads to help deliver the objectives of the networks and will need excellent communication and analytical skills. You will provide strategic advice and guidance on a range of operational and clinical issues, supporting the leads within the networks with planning, change management, training and academies. You will manage the operational delivery to agreed quality standards to support the development of the networks to mature status. As a business support manager you will lead on the development, implementation, establishment and review of performance management systems in collaboration across the Networks.

One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if 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. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

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

Find out about living and working with us -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

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


This advert closes on Sunday 7 Jan 2024

Exciting times lie ahead for ESNEFT as we embark on the implementation of Epic, our chosen supplier for a new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system. We are at the start of a generational digital transformation project with a focus on patient care. By joining our EPR Team, you will play a key role in shaping the future of healthcare delivery, enhancing patient outcomes and optimising healthcare. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a dynamic team, contributing yourexpertiseto a project that promises impactful change. If you are passionate about healthcare technology and eager to make a real difference, we welcome you to join us on this transformative journey.

The EPR Operational Database (ODB) Manager will lead the EPR Database team as part of the wider EPR Infrastructure unit. This role involves the creation, configuration, and ongoing management of the ODB environments catering to production, reporting, disaster recovery, training and non-production requirements. The ODB Manager will proactivelymonitorthe environment,defineand document processes and procedures to ensure target availability, andprovidestrategic direction and solution design across database technologies, specializing in the EPR Strategic Operational Database.

Please notethis job advert will be open for a longer than usual timeframe due to the festive period. Applicants should expect to hear from us in early January regarding their application, with an interview likely in Mid-late January.
• You will lead the EPR Database team, overseeing the creation, configuration, and ongoing management of ODB environments.
• You will proactively monitor the environment and implement processes to ensure target availability for production, reporting, disaster recovery, training, and non-production needs.
• Provide strategic direction and solution design expertise in EPR Strategic Operational Database technologies.
• Design and implement production environments aligned with trust growth plans and project initiatives.
• Plan and strategize disaster recovery for all aspects of DB infrastructure.
• Stay updated on new technologies, assess their relevance to the Trust's business requirements, and provide input into relevant business cases.
• You will be the lead technical specialist for EPR implementation projects, providing expert advice on all database-driven activities.
• Analyse, investigate, and resolve complex database-focused issues, both project-based and ongoing operational concerns.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for EPR DB support.
• Collaborate with technical teams and Epic to ensure proactive support and adherence to best practices.

Epic (our EPR software) certification must be achieved within 6 months of start date. Training may be undertaken in the USA and therefore the ability to travel to this destination is essential.

One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health & Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

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

Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

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


This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Jan 2024