Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

NHS; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Merthyr Tydfil is seeking a Band 5 Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department at Prince Charles Hospital. The role involves assessing and planning care for patients with acute illnesses, supporting ongoing development, and working within professional guidelines. Candidates should have UK NMC registration and experience in an emergency or acute care setting. Welsh language skills are desirable but not essential. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated and innovative team.

Qualifications

• Registered with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Experience in emergency or acute care environment.

Responsibilities

• Assess and plan care for patients attending the Emergency Department.
• Act independently within professional guidelines.
• Support ongoing development with the Senior Nurse.

Skills

Emergency care experience

Decision-making skills

Organisational skills

Welsh language skills (Level 3)

Education

UK NMC registration

Job description

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Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

The closing date is 23 December 2025

As part of a wider nursing recruitment drive for the Emergency Department (ED) in Prince Charles Hospital (PCH) an exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 5 Registered Nurses to come and join our ED.

The Emergency Department at Prince Charles Hospital is a designated Trauma Unit and is a busy department within a large district general hospital. The unit consists of a dedicated paediatric unit, minor injuries unit, majors areas, ambulatory care unit and an adult and paediatric resuscitation area.

The department is undergoing a clinical model and workforce modernisation review and this is an exciting time to come and join our innovative team.

We are seeking to recruit Band 5 Registered Nurses with experience of caring for patients with acute and life threatening illness or injury who are able to assess and plan care for patients who attend ED.

Main duties of the job

Applicants will need to be able to act independently within the UHB and professional guidelines.

Applicants will need to have a clear vision for best practice and evidence of decision-making and organisational skills.

You will be supported with your ongoing development by the Emergency Department Senior Nurse and Senior Nurse for Professional Development.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see 'Welsh Language Guidance' in the documents right at the bottom.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• UK NMC registration

Experience

• Experience of emergency or acute care environment
• Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.

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.

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