Band 5 - Accident & Emergency (A&E) - Lewisham

Pulse Healthcare; Lewisham; On-site; GBP 51,040,000 - 65,815,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£500 Refer a Friend Bonus

Flexible shifts

Job summary

Pulse Nursing is seeking an Accident & Emergency (A&E) Nurse for Lewisham, Band 5. You will work within the Emergency Department, triaging, stabilising, and delivering urgent care to patients with varying emergencies.

This role offers flexibility with full-time, part-time, and flexible shift patterns, and a £500 refer-a-friend bonus when colleagues join Pulse Nursing.

Qualifications

• Valid NMC registration.
• Excellent interpersonal communication.
• Willingness to work across nights, weekends and days.
• DBS check required or facilitated by employer.

Responsibilities

• Triaging patients on arrival and prioritising care by severity.
• Administering initial treatments and stabilising patients as needed.
• Monitoring vital signs and recording changes in condition.
• Assisting medical team with diagnostic tests and results interpretation.
• Administering medications and IV therapy as prescribed.
• Reference consultant for support and guidance.

Skills

NMC registration

Communication

Flexibility

DBS check

Job description

Band 5 - Accident & Emergency (A&E) - Lewisham

Lewisham

Job Title: Accident & Emergency (A&E) Nurse Banding: Band 5 Location: Lewisham
Rate: £19.00 - £24.50 per hour

As an Accident & Emergency (A&E) Nurse, you will be an integral part of our Emergency Department team, providing urgent and critical care to patients experiencing various medical emergencies. Your quick decision-making skills, ability to handle high-pressure situations, and compassionate approach will ensure that patients receive timely and efficient care during their most vulnerable moments.

Key Responsibilities

• Triaging patients upon arrival, assessing their condition, and prioritising care based on the severity of their condition.
• Administering initial treatments and interventions to stabilise patients, providing life-saving measures when necessary.
• Monitoring and recording vital signs, symptoms, and changes in patients’ conditions.
• Assisting the medical team in performing diagnostic tests and interpreting the results.
• Administering medications and intravenous therapy as prescribed by physicians.
• Access to a dedicated consultant for support and advice.
• £500 Refer a Friend Bonus: Refer other healthcare professionals and earn a £500 bonus when they work with Pulse Nursing.
• Flexibility: Full-time, part-time, and flexible shifts available to fit your lifestyle and commitments

Requirements

• Valid NMC registration.
• Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Flexibility & Reliability: Willingness to work across various shifts including nights, weekends and days.
• A current DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check (Pulse Nursing can help facilitate this).

Reasonable Adjustments

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List