Staff Nurse Emergency Department

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in England is looking for a developing Emergency Department Nurse to join their dynamic team. This role involves working in a fast-paced environment, where you'll receive structured training aimed at enhancing your clinical skills and confidence in emergency care. Responsibilities include assessing patient needs, carrying out treatments, and communicating effectively with patients and relatives. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone eager to thrive in healthcare and make a substantial impact on patient care.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and adherence to NMC Code of Conduct and Trust policies.
• Good communication skills for interactions with patients and staff.
• Ability to show empathy and compassion in challenging situations.

Responsibilities

• Assess nursing needs and implement care plans for patients.
• Carry out treatments and assist with personal care for patients.
• Remain calm and professional in stressful situations.
• Plan workload effectively in a busy environment.,

Skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Ability to plan own workload

Compassion

Education

NMC Code of Conduct knowledge

Training in emergency care

Job description

Step into a fast‑paced, highly rewarding environment as part of our Emergency Department team. In this role, you’ll work alongside a skilled multi‑disciplinary group dedicated to delivering exceptional care to patients experiencing acute illness or injury. Every shift brings new challenges, new learning, and the chance to make a real impact when it matters most.

As a developing Emergency Department Nurse, you’ll join a structured training programme designed to build your confidence and competence across all aspects of ED practice. You’ll gain hands‑on experience, expand your clinical skills, and grow into a role where quick thinking, teamwork, and compassionate care come together.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone ready to learn, adapt, and thrive in one of the most dynamic areas of healthcare — all while being fully supported as you progress toward becoming a confident and capable ED Nurse.

Key Responsibilities

• Be able to show empathy and compassion on a frequent basis, when caring for people who are experiencing bereavement or have a relative who is critically ill.
• Be able to use communication skills when taking telephone queries about medical conditions or injuries, the condition of patients or from patients or their relatives who have a complaint.
• Be responsible for the assessment of nursing needs and plan and implement care required by patients, in conjunction with nursing observations & patient assessment, medical requirement and with the co‑operation and partnership of the patient and their relatives.
• Carry out treatments such as dressings, wound closure, personal care such as washing and toileting, transfers of patients in wheelchairs, on trolleys or in beds in and around the department and hospital and assist patients with mobility as part of daily duties.
• Remain calm, professional and non‑judgemental when faced with violent or aggressive patients and relatives, those under the influence of alcohol or drugs, patients suffering from Mental Health Issues and those with poor personal hygiene and/or infestations on a daily basis.
• Be able to plan own workload in a busy, noisy environment where there are frequent interruptions and unpredictable changes in demand.

About the Trust

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics‑led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

The Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this job, please review for the full details and responsibilities.

Detailed Responsibilities and Person Specification

• 1.1. To maintain up to date knowledge of and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and other regulations, and Trust policies and protocols for example the storage and administration of drugs.
• 1.2. Use good communication skills to disseminate information and promote and maintain good working relationships within the department and trust wide.
• 1.3. Promote the use of communication skills to overcome language and understanding difficulties when discussing complex or sensitive issues relating to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment with patients and their relatives. Be able to communicate effectively with patients, relatives and the multidisciplinary team both face to face and over the phone.
• 1.4. Be able to show empathy and compassion on a frequent basis, when caring for people who are experiencing bereavement or have a relative who is critically ill.
• 1.5. Be able to use communication skills when taking telephone queries about medical conditions or injuries, the condition of patients or from patients or their relatives who have a complaint.

This advert closes on Monday 2 Feb 2026.