Staff Nurse Accident & Emergency

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Development opportunities

Job summary

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse in the Emergency Department. The role involves delivering patient-centred nursing care, assessing and planning for ED patients, and working as a named nurse within a busy team.

You will monitor patients for deterioration, administer medications, and contribute to service improvements while meeting Trust policies and mandatory training requirements.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration as an adult nurse.
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to practice.
• Experience in an acute ED or hospital setting with transferable emergency skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, patient-centred nursing care in ED.
• Assess, plan and evaluate care for ED patients.
• Monitor patients and recognise deterioration.
• Administer medications and perform clinical procedures within scope of practice.
• Act as named nurse with accountability for care programmes.
• Work with multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, timely care.
• Keep accurate documentation and follow policies and patient safety requirements.
• Support patients and relatives through effective communication.
• Contribute to service improvement and mandatory training.

Skills

NMC registration

Adult nurse

Emergency care

Clinical documentation

Tools

Electronic patient records

Digital documentation

Job description

This Band 5 staff nurse post sits in the Emergency Department of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, a large acute trust serving Worcestershire and beyond. The work centres on assessing, planning and evaluating care for patients with a wide range of acute illnesses, injuries and emergencies, working as a named nurse. It is a busy, fast-paced setting with a dedicated Professional Development Team supporting nurses in the department. Post-registration experience and current adult NMC registration are needed.

What the job involves

• Deliver high-quality, patient-centred nursing care to ED patients, covering assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation
• Monitor and assess patients, recognise and respond to deterioration
• Prioritise workload and respond to rapidly changing clinical situations
• Administer medications and carry out clinical procedures within scope of practice
• Work as a named nurse, maintaining accountability for programmes of care within the nursing team
• Work as part of the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, timely and efficient care
• Keep accurate documentation and follow Trust policies, professional standards and patient safety requirements
• Support patients and relatives through effective communication
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives
• Take part in professional development and mandatory training

What’s required

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to practice

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration as an adult nurse

Experience

• Relevant post-registration NMC experience in an acute emergency department or acute hospital setting, with transferable emergency care skills
• Recognising and responding to the deteriorating patient
• Managing multiple competing demands in a fast-paced emergency care environment
• Accurately recording, interpreting and managing clinical information
• Problem-solving, sound clinical judgement and adapting to changing priorities

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of safeguarding adults, children and young people
• Use of digital technologies and electronic patient record systems

Other

• Compassionate, patient-centred care while maintaining professional accountability
• Resilience, determination and tenacity when working under pressure
• Positive, proactive approach to problem-solving and service improvement

Nice to have

• Enthusiasm for developing a career in emergency nursing
• Knowledge of triage principles and patient prioritisation in an Emergency Department
• Knowledge of emergency care pathways, patient flow and Emergency Department performance standards

What’s offered

• Learning and development opportunities to support clinical and professional development
• Flexible working, as a Timewise accredited flex positive employer