Registered Nurse- Emergency Department

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in the United Kingdom is seeking a motivated Registered Nurse for its Emergency Department. The role involves delivering high-quality patient care, working under pressure, and covering shifts 24/7. Applicants should be registered nurses with excellent communication skills and a commitment to patient focus. The salary range is competitive, from £31,049 to £37,796 per annum.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Extensive learning and development opportunities

Various discounts

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Demonstrated excellent people skills.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Willingness to undergo training as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a high standard of patient focused care.
• Communicate with patients and carers.
• Conduct assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care.

Skills

Good written and verbal skills

Ability to organise and prioritise workload

Enthusiastic and self-motivated

Ability to work as part of a team

Education

Registered Nurse (Level 1 or 2)

Job description

Go back York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Registered Nurse- Emergency Department

The closing date is 01 December 2025

Are you enthusiastic and motivated? Will you enjoy the challenges of looking after patients with urgent and emergency care needs?

You should be pro-active, dynamic and enjoy working in a busy environment. The successful candidate will undertake competencies within the RCN National Curriculum and competency framework emergency nursing level one for both adults and paediatrics.

You must be able to demonstrate that you have excellent people skills and that you are able to work under pressure.The successful candidates will cover shifts over a 24 hour period.

You will use the skills and training you already have coupled with the skills and knowledge you will gain through the fantastic training opportunities on offer. Providing support and health promotion to families that attend is crucial and good communication skills with children, families and other members of the multi disciplinary team is essential.

Main duties include assessing children/adults as they present, planning care, prioritising your workload, using initiative to think ahead and make a plan of care based on their presentation, giving treatments and medications, communicating with other members of the multi disciplinary team such as social care and mental health services and liaising with the ward to facilitate admissions and discharges.

Main duties of the job

• Maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust policies and procedures
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment
• Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring accurate written records are kept.
• Communicate with patients and carers to ensure they have access to appropriate information.
• Promote and maintain positive relationships between all staff involved in the care of the patient
• Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct
• Undertake duties on different wards/departments as and when required by service demands
• Demonstrate personal responsibility for compliance with infection control policies and procedures
• Education and Training

Thisdescription indicates the main functions and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended to be a complete list. It will be amended as necessary in the event of future changes.

About us

For more information about working for our Trust, please visit:

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You areadvised to submityou application at the earliest opportunity.

We welcome applications from Pre-Reg Nurses. Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY. Remote interviews will not be available.

The validity of Nursing and Midwifery Council PIN will be checked before shortlisting - inaccuracies in details provided will mean your application will not be progressed

Interested candidates are encouraged tomake contact withthe Recruiting Manager to have an informal discussion about the role

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [e-mail]

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person Specification

Training

• Willing to undergo training as necessary
• Ability to demonstrate and explain skills to other staff

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Level 1 or 2)

Practical Skills

• Good written and verbal skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Understanding of skills and knowledge required to develop team members

Personal attributes

• Enthusiastic and self motivated
• Committed to working with people
• Flexible, adaptable
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Demonstrate a commitment to self development

Special Knowledge

• Current issues in health care Standards of Professional Practice
• Awareness of speciality

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.

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearper annum/pro rata