Staff Nurse - Urgent Treatment Centre

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK NHS Trust is seeking a Staff Nurse for their Urgent Treatment Centre. The role involves assessing and providing patient care, managing caseloads, and leading teams. Candidates must be registered with the NMC and hold a Basic Life Support Certificate. This position offers flexibility and encourages a diverse work environment. The annual salary ranges from £31,049 to £37,796, pro-rata. Applications are particularly welcome from underrepresented groups.

Qualifications

• NMC registration is required for this role.
• Basic Life Support Certificate is necessary.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assess and provide high-quality patient care.
• Manage a caseload of patients within defined clinical areas.
• Lead and support staff where appropriate.

Skills

Good written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work as a team

Excellent interpersonal skills

Education

NMC registration

Basic Life Support Certificate

Supervisor/Assessor competencies

Job description

Staff Nurse - Urgent Treatment Centre

The closing date is 19 January 2026

Staff Nurse - Urgent Treatment Centre Band 5

To assess, plan, implement, evaluate and provide high quality patient care, supporting in the provision of clinical expertise, while working effectively as a member of the Multidisciplinary Team.

Completing initial assessments on patients presenting to the Urgent Treatment Centre, providing treatment and medications, to patients presenting with minor injuries and illness.

To manage a caseload of patients within defined clinical areas.

To always act in a manner consistent with the Trust Values and NMC Code of Professional Conduct, carrying out his/her duties in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

To lead, support, supervise and teach staff where appropriate.

Main duties of the job

The UTC is part of the Urgent Care family, which also includes the Emergency Department, Acute and Integrated Assessment Unit and Same Day Emergency Care.

As a Staff Nurse we commit to you having a personal development plan and access to mentorship. This is your chance to work in an inclusive forward thinking organisation focused on population health, patient and service user safety and experience.

We want talented people from all backgrounds to choose to join our diverse teams, and so we will support your work‑life balance with flexible and agile working options.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside and Glossop.

We provide a range of high quality services both within the hospital and across our local community for both adults and children.

Our vision is improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health and care partners.

We have a clear set of values and behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate and these are:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ people & Disabled people.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC registration
• Basic Life Support Certificate
• Supervisor/Assessor competancies

Experience

• Previous experience of relevant specialty
• Previous experience of working in a multidisciplinary team

Interview

• UTC/Primary Care Experience

Knowledge

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of fundamental aspects of nursing: Dignity & Respect
• Pain Management
• Infection Prevention & Control
• Ability to work as a team
• Excellent interpersonal skills

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.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pro rata per annum