Adult Emergency Staff Nurse - Band 5

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS trust in London seeks an Emergency Nurse to provide high-quality patient care in a fast-paced environment. The role requires a Registered Nurse with at least 6 months of acute care experience. The successful candidate will benefit from structured mentorship and a dynamic work setting. This permanent position offers a competitive salary of £37,259 to £45,356, with full-time hours, and supports continued professional development through an innovative care model.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months post qualification experience in an acute care setting.
• Previous Emergency Department Experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualised and holistic patient care.
• Work within the NMC Code and trust policies.
• Ensure safe working practices.

Skills

Intravenous Drug Administration

Ability to reflect on actions

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

Job summary

Barts Health is the largest NHS trust in the UK, it boasts 3 emergency departments, one of which is the Royal London Hospital. We are a major trauma centre and hyper acute stroke unit providing urgent specialist treatment to North East London and beyond. We are an innovative team and work closely with our research colleagues to integrate pioneering, world‑class care and treatments, developing new pathways and services to provide an efficient, patient‑centred approach to emergency medicine.

We offer a structured orientation and on‑going mentorship support to guide your progress through the early stages of your Emergency nursing career. We follow the RCN national emergency nursing framework competencies. Our experienced PDN and senior nurse team will support you in achieving these competencies at level one, with a mapped pathway into our ED and trauma courses at level two. Our Department offers the successful candidate a unique learning environment to enable the achievement of your learning objectives.

When submitting your application, in your supporting statement please describe a time you have had to prioritise care for multiple patients in a fast‑paced clinical environment. Explain how you made decisions, what tools or systems supported you, and how you achieved a positive outcome?

Please note, this advert may close early if sufficient applications are received before the closing date.

Main duties of the job

Our department is also able to offer several exciting secondment prospects including the Physician Response Unit. This opportunity, unique to our department, incorporates a nurse into the pre‑hospital MDT response unit. Nurses who successfully pass their development programme will be integrated into our sister service the REACH (Rapid Emergency Assessment Coordination HUB), a pioneering service offering emergency care in the community. We encourage "nurse champions" to take a lead in an area of care that interests you and support the team in project work for quality improvement.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world‑class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Details

Date posted: 19 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £37,259 to £45,356 a year incl.

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 259-018005RLH-253AD

Job locations: The Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1FR

Job responsibilities

To provide the highest standard of individualised and holistic patient care, in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team. The post holder will work within the NMC Code, trust policies, guidance and procedures to ensure safe working practice of self and others.

Person Specification

• Qualifications & Knowledge (Essential):
  • Registered Nurse
  • Intravenous Drug Administration
• Experience (Essential):
  • Minimum 6 months post qualification experience at time of application in an acute care setting
• Desirable:
  • Previous Emergency Department Experience
• Skills (Essential):
  • Ability to reflect on actions, carry out tasks of own job and identify what is needed to be able to be doing the current job better (demonstrated through application question)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Barts Health NHS Trust

The Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1FR

Employers website: https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk