Staff Nurse Emergency Department

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Staff Nurse for the Emergency Department in Blackpool. The post offers full-time and part-time posts with rotating night duty as a requirement, and a closing date of 30 September 2026.

The department provides learning and development opportunities with a dedicated training nurse, supporting high-quality, patient-centred care in a busy, transforming ED environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (1st or 2nd Level) qualification required.
• Ability to teach peers and evidence of CPD.
• Experience in team and ward management.
• Able to establish priorities and manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Work as a registered nurse within a ward team in the Integrated Medicine and Patient Flow Division.
• Prioritise and deliver nursing care and assessment as needed.
• Demonstrate high standards of care and best practise in patient care.
• Liaise with other departments to ensure patient care is delivered.
• Support the nurse in charge of the ward and oversee ward needs.

Skills

Prioritisation

Time management

IT skills

Decision making

Communication

Lateral thinking

Education

Registered Nurse (1st or 2nd Level)

Job description

Go back Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse Emergency Department

The closing date is 30 September 2026

The learning and development opportunities are vast with a dedicated training and development nurse in the department. We offer both internal and external courses to help you to develop to your full potential in Emergency nursing.

We consider the Department to be an innovative creative and friendly environment for those nurses who wish to provide high quality patient centred care.

Full Time and Part time posts are available offering exciting opportunities to join us in our busy and transforming Emergency Department.

Internal rotation to night duty is a requirement of the post.

Main duties of the job

• To work as a registered nurse within a ward team within the Integrated Medicine and Patient Flow Division.
• To prioritise and deliver nursing care and assessment as needed.
• To demonstrate high standards of care and set examples of best practise within the delivery of patient care.
• To liaise with other departments and staff to ensure that patient care is delivered.
• To ensure patients' safety, privacy and dignity is maintained at all times.
• To support the nurse in charge of the ward and liaise with other departments and professionals to ensure that the needs of the ward are met.
• Following appropriate development to take charge of the ward and oversee patient admissions and transfers and the care delivered by other staff.
• To undertake such duties as from time to time determined by the Unit Manager and/or Head Nurse.

About us

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS FT is situated in the busy, vibrant, town of Blackpool where regeneration of the town is actively moving forward. As a busy holiday destination we have plenty to see and do including Blackpool Tower and Ballroom, bars, cafes and restaurants and theatres with major West End productions. Close to the Lake District, a walker's paradise, Manchester and Liverpool, providing airports close at hand, Blackpool is home to both young & senior professionals, families and couples. With plenty to offer both in and out of the workplace, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals can provide the professional standards of quality and commitment to you.

Job responsibilities

For further information on the Job Description and main responsibilities, Please see the attached Job Description.

Please also read the attached Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant criteria for the post.

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Registered Nurse (1st or 2nd Level)

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

• Ability to teach peers within clinical area
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Experience of team and ward management

SKILLS AND ABILITY

• Ability to establish priorities
• Good time management
• Basic I.T. skills
• Decision maker
• Communicate at all levels
• Lateral thinker

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.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£32,073 to £39,043 a yearper annum pro rata