Senior Staff Nurse - Same Day Emergency Care Unit

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS trust as a Senior Staff Nurse in the Same Day Emergency Care Unit. Leverage your emergency nursing skills to provide immediate care while leading a dedicated team. Enjoy opportunities for professional growth within a supportive environment, all while maintaining a work-life balance.

Benefits

Healthy work-life balance

Management and training support

Qualifications

• Proven experience in emergency/acute care nursing.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Ability to work under pressure and provide high standards of care.

Responsibilities

• Triaging and assessing patients with medical complaints.
• Coordinating care and managing the nursing team.
• Ensuring timely investigations and high standard of care.

Skills

Emergency nursing

Leadership

Communication

Clinical assessment

Triage

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

This post is only open to internal applicants.

Senior Staff Nurse - Same Day Emergency Care Unit

Band 6

Main area Acute Medicine Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 6 months (Can be a 6 month secondment) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 387-M1103-CG

Site Bristol Royal Infirmary Town Bristol Salary £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 30/06/2025 23:59

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

An exciting fixed term opportunity (6 months) has arisen to join the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) team at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. SDEC recently expanded its service and is now open from 08:00-22:00 Monday-Friday and 10:00-22:00 on weekends. We are conveniently located in close proximity to A&E and emergency x-ray on the 3rd level of the BRI.

SDEC is the provision of same day care for emergency patients who might otherwise be admitted to hospital. Our service is based on rapid assessment, diagnosis and treatment, ensuring patients receive a high level of care and are discharged home whenever safe to do so. We receive patients from a variety of pathways, including A&E, GP practices and direct referrals from the ambulance service.

As a B6 Senior Staff Nurse, the successful applicant will have opportunities to develop their leadership and clinical assessment skills, acting as Nurse in Charge and coordinating a small team. You will triage and assess patients with undifferentiated medical complaints, ensuring patients receive timely investigations and a high standard of care.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic nurse with a broad knowledge of medical/emergency nursing to work in an ambulatory setting. Nurses will work closely with doctors, ACPs, Physicians Associates, Clinical Site Managers and Health Care Support Workers. As a B6 senior staff nurse you will need to be proactive and show initiative, demonstrating excellent leadership and clinical skills to assess, investigate and treat patients. You will work many of your shifts as the Nurse In Charge, coordinating the care of patients, accepting referrals and managing the nursing team. Excellent communication skills are therefore essential. Experience of triage is also desirable.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Skills and Abilities

• Evidence of recent relevant continuous professional development.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise care to ensure high standards are maintained
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to identify problems and act appropriately to maintain an efficient service
• Ability to direct, supervise and lead more junior staff
• Competence in advanced skills such as cannulation
• To take the lead on specialist areas of care
• Evidence of the application of national strategies in clinical practice

Knowledge and Experience

• Significant Emergency/Acute Care experience in an Acute hospital setting
• Demonstrate evidence of taking charge
• Experience of undertaking patient assessment/triage
• Ability to take the lead on innovative practice
• Experience of teaching/mentoring/support staff

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

· As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.