Bank Staff Nurse: Emergency Department (A&E)

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Bank Staff Nurse for the Emergency Department to provide high-quality, patient-centered care to adults with acute health needs. The role requires at least 6 months of ED experience, effective communication skills, and the ability to work independently within a multidisciplinary team. The position offers the opportunity to contribute to the effective running of the department while ensuring timely and safe patient care.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with a minimum of 6 months ED experience.
• Must hold active NMC registration.
• Completed relevant ED courses within the last 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist high-quality nursing care for adult patients.
• Delegate duties to effectively deliver patient care.
• Implement timely nurse-led interventions for patient care.

Skills

Emergency Department experience

Effective communication

Ability to provide patient-centered care

Education

NMC registration

Job description

Bank Staff Nurse: Emergency Department (A&E)

Bank Staff Nurse: Emergency Department (A&E)

To apply for this role You must be able to evidence a minimum of 6 months

NHS Emergency Department experience as a bankEmergency Department registered nurse, you will need extensive experience andthe skills to provide care to adults with acute health needs in the emergencydepartment. You be accountable and responsible for providing a high standard ofpatient centered care. To carry out care without direct supervision as part ofthe Emergency Department team. To communicate effectively within the multidisciplinary team. Contribute towards the effective running of thedepartment including patient safe and timely care.

Main duties of the job

Key Performance Areas

• Provision of specialist, high quality nursing care andsupport for adult patients and their relatives/carers
• Appropriate delegation of duties to other members of stafffor effective delivery of patient care
• To provide timely nurse led interventions for the benefitof the patients care.
• To assess, plan implement and evaluate care of patientsfrom admission to discharge.
• To be part of the effective admission / transfer /discharge of a patient involving the family, carers, significant other,multidisciplinary team and community teams when appropriate

About us

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a community focused provider of local and acute care, providing high quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley.

With a turnover of around £700 million, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham and a range of community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.

The Trust has 7,500 staff and we have recently invested in our workforce to grow our establishment across an number of key services. In 2020 we won a London NHS Parliamentary Award in recognition of a wide range of initiatives to make the organisation a great place to work. We are accredited as a flexible working employer offering an number of flexible working options for staff. We are also accredited as a London Living Wage employer for our substantive, bank and contractors.

Job responsibilities

As a registered nurse the post holder will provide care to adults with acute health needs in the emergency department.

The postholder will be accountable and responsible for providing a high standard of patient centred care.

To carry out care without direct supervision as part of the Emergency Department team.

To communicate effectively within the multidisciplinary team.

Contribute towards the effective running of the department including patient safe and timely care.

Qualifications

• ED Experience
• NMC registration
• Experience within 12 months.
• ED course

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.