Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in York is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual for an urgent care nursing role. The successful candidate will assess and care for patients, ensuring clear communication with families and healthcare teams. Excellent people skills and the ability to work under pressure are essential. Opportunities for further training and benefits like NHS Pension are offered, along with a supportive work culture.

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

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Proactive and dynamic individual required for patient care in urgent situations.
• Must demonstrate compliance with Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct.
• Education and training in emergency nursing is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assess and plan care for patients presenting with urgent needs.
• Communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment.

Skills

Excellent people skills

Ability to work under pressure

Good communication skills

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Are you enthusiastic and motivated? Will you enjoy the challenges of looking after patients with urgent 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 1, 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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

Benefits

• 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.

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 are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

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.

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This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Oct 2025