SHSCT Registered Nurse Band 5 – Emergency Department (Craigavon Area Hospital & Daisy Hill Hospital)
Ref: 56038283
Branch: Southern HSC Trust area (SHSCT)
Location: Southern HSC Trust area (SHSCT)
Directorate: Medicine & Unscheduled Care Services
Salary: Band 5 (£31,049 - £37,796)
Contract Type: Permanent
Opening date: 09/11/26
Closes: Tue, 17 November 2026 @ 4:00 PM
Interview Dates: Interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 7th December 2026

Notes
This recruitment campaign is for vacancies within the Emergency Departments at Craigavon Area Hospital and Daisy Hill Hospital only. Immediate vacancies are currently available at Daisy Hill Hospital. A waiting list may also be created and used to fill future vacancies arising within the Emergency Departments at both sites for a period of six months from the date of interview.

Please only apply if you are interested in working within the Emergency Department at one of these locations.

If you are submitting a manual application, please post it to: Recruitment Shared Services, Rosewood Villa, Longstone Hospital Site, 73 Loughgall Road, Armagh, BT61 7PR.

Applications received after the advertised closing date/time cannot be considered, so please allow enough time for postage.

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Registered Nurse Band 5 (Adult)
Emergency Department

Job Description
Job Title: Registered Nurse (Adult)
Band: 5
Directorate: Medical and Unscheduled Care
Initial Location: Emergency Departments – Craigavon Area Hospital & Daisy Hill Hospital
Reports To: Ward manager
Accountable To: Lead Nurse
Flexible Working Provisions Available: Full time and part time working

Job Summary
The post holder is responsible for providing person centred nursing care and support to patients, their families and carers. The post holder will participate as part of a team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care delivered.

The post holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision and may ultimately be required to demonstrate procedures to and supervise other qualified/unqualified staff.

Key Duties / Responsibilities
Professional Responsibilities

• Comply with all policies, procedures, clinical protocols, standards and guidelines based on legislation, evidence based nursing practice and NMC guidelines for conduct and professional practice.
• To participate in the development of clinical and Social Care Governance in the context of his / her sphere of responsibility.
• Provide quality care to adults in partnership with family and carers.
• Report to and liaises with the nurse in charge / team leader who is responsible for supervision of workload.
• Ensures accurate record keeping as per Trust policy and NMC Guidelines.
• Adhere to the Trust Area Child Protection and Vulnerable Adult Policies and Guidelines.
• To co-operate and work effectively with other professionals in the multidisciplinary team and community services to ensure continuity of care.
• Adhere to the Medicines Management Code and NMC Standards for the safe keeping and administration of medication.
• Adhere to procedures and protocols on moving and handling in line with current legislation.
• Contribute to the accuracy of statistical returns.
• Be cost effective in the use of resources.
• Co-operate fully with the implementation of the Trusts Health & Safety arrangements, reporting accidents/incidents to the nurse in charge / team leader, and initiating a full investigation in a timely manner, whilst taking responsibility to complete appropriate documentation.
• Monitors and evaluates standards of care and reports to nurse in charge / team leader.
• Accept responsibility for own professional development.
• Maintain an awareness of clinical and professional developments in nursing and participate in nursing research to enhance patient care.
• To actively participate in the Trust KSF and Clinical Supervision.
• Attend staff meetings, training sessions and courses as required.
• Flexibility in working will be required to meet the needs of this post.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Work as a member of the multidisciplinary team ensuring effective communication with other team members, manager / team leader to promote patient centred care.
• Assess the health and nursing care needs of adults and older people within the individual care environment. To develop, implement and evaluate nursing care plans in partnership with the patient / client, family and carers, whilst working in close cooperation with other disciplines.
• Promote self-care and independence, where appropriate and prepare the patient / client for independent living whenever possible.
• Assist in the training of qualified staff, nursing auxiliaries, health care assistants, and student nurses, ensuring compliance to the NMC standards to support learning and assessment in practice.
• Provide support, guidance and supervision to junior staff as required.
• Participate in induction and teaching programmes to students and members of staff to include supervision, preceptorship and training and those undertaking vocational qualifications.
• Administer medications, treatments and interventions as prescribed and to monitor their effects.
• Assess and prescribe nursing equipment within existing resources and advise patients / clients / carers on the use of same. Document any areas of unmet need to inform areas of future service delivery.
• Maintain and develop professional expertise and knowledge in his / her specific field of nursing.

Raising Concerns - Responsibilities

• The post holder will promote and support effective team working, fostering a culture of openness and transparency.
• The post holder will ensure that they take all concerns raised with them seriously and act in accordance with the Trust’s ‘Your Right to Raise a Concern (Whistleblowing)’ policy and their professional code of conduct, where applicable.

Personal and Public Involvement Responsibilities (PPI)

• Involve patients, clients, carers and the wider community where relevant, in developing, planning, delivering and evaluating our services in a meaningful and effective way, as part of the Trust’s ongoing commitment to Personal Public Involvement (PPI) and Co-Production. Further information is available at engage.hscni.net

General Requirements
The post holder will be required to:

• Ensure the Trust’s policy on equality of opportunity is promoted through his/her own actions and those of any staff for whom he/she has responsibility.
• Co-operate fully with the implementation of the Trust's Health and Safety arrangements, reporting any accidents/incidents/equipment defects to his/her manager, and maintaining a clean, uncluttered and safe environment for patients/clients, members of the public and staff.
• Adhere at all times to all Trust policies/codes of conduct, including for example: Smoke Free policy; IT Security Policy and Code of Conduct; standards of attendance, appearance and behaviour.
• Contribute to ensuring the highest standards of environmental cleanliness within your designated area of work.
• Co-operate fully with regard to Trust policies and procedures relating to infection prevention and control.
• All employees of the Trust are legally responsible for all records held, created or used as part of their business within the Trust including patients/clients, corporate and administrative records whether paper-based or electronic and also including emails. All such records are public records and are accessible to the general public, with limited exceptions, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Employees are required to be conversant with the Trust’s policy and procedures on records management and to seek advice if in doubt.
• Take responsibility for his/her own ongoing learning and development, in order to maximise his/her potential and continue to meet the demands of the post.
• Represent the Trust’s commitment to providing the highest possible standard of service to patients/clients and members of the public, by treating all those with whom he/she comes into contact in the course of work, in a pleasant, courteous and respectful manner.

This Job Description will be subject to review in the light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works. Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the grade may be assigned from time to time.

It is a standard condition that all Trust staff may be required to serve at any location within the Trust's area, as needs of the service demand.

October 2026

Personnel Specification
Job Title and Band: Registered Nurse (Adult) Band 5
Department / Directorate: Emergency Department/Medicine and Unscheduled Care
Hours: Full time & Part time

Notes to applicants

• You must clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question, how you meet the required criteria as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria.
• Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of the essential criteria set out in Section 1 below, using the information provided by you on your application form. Please note the Trust reserves the right to use any desirable criteria outlined in Section 3 at shortlisting. You must clearly demonstrate on your application form how you meet the desirable criteria.
• Proof of qualifications and/or professional registration will be required if an offer of employment is made – if you are unable to provide this, the offer may be withdrawn.

Essential Criteria
Section 1: Qualifications / Registration: Currently a Registered Nurse Adult Level 1 and be on the Live NMC Register.

Section 2 (measured at interview/selection):

• Effective communication to meet the needs of the post in full demonstrating empathy, compassion and patience.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team setting having a respectful, positive and flexible attitude.
• Ability to use initiative to deal with management of clinical issues.
• Demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance including risk management and audit.
• Demonstrate an understanding of current professional issues and relevant research.
• Have knowledge of the practical and emotional support needs of both patient / clients & carers.
• Demonstrate a commitment to delivering the optimum standard of patient centred/client centred care.

Desirable Criteria
Section 3: Have a minimum of 3 months' experience (pre or post registration) working in an Emergency Department.

As part of the Recruitment & Selection process it may be necessary for the Trust to carry out an Enhanced Disclosure Check through Access NI before any appointment to this post can be confirmed.

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer

Successful applicants may be required to attend for a Health Assessment. They can expect to be placed at the minimum point of the pay scale, although a higher starting salary, within the range of the pay band may be available if the person appointed has experience relevant & equivalent to the post. If the successful candidate is an existing HSC employee moving to a higher band, AfC Pay on Promotion will apply. They are able to request Flexible Working from the 1st day of their employment.

All staff are expected to display the HSC Values at all times.