Job summary
We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic nurses with post-registration experience, to join our team to help us meet the needs of our patients, you will be expected to give a high level of nursing care to patients and their families within the ED. You will need to be flexible, willing to learn and most importantly committed to providing excellent care.

The Band 5 Staff Nurse is responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care within a busy Emergency Department. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients presenting with a wide range of acute illnesses, injuries, and medical emergencies. The role requires the ability to prioritise workload, respond effectively to rapidly changing clinical situations, and maintain patient safety in a fast-paced environment.

There is a dedicated Professional Development Team that supports the department to become confident, empowered and skilled Emergency Department nurses.

Main duties of the job

• Provide high-quality, patient-centred nursing care to patients attending the Emergency Department, including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for a wide range of acute illnesses, injuries and emergencies.
• Monitor and assess patients, recognise and respond to deterioration, administer medications and undertake clinical procedures within scope of practice.
• Work effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, timely and efficient patient care, maintaining accurate documentation and adhering to Trust policies, professional standards and patient safety requirements.
• Support patients and relatives through effective communication, contribute to service improvement initiatives, and participate in ongoing professional development and mandatory training.

About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester. Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

• Being open and honest
• Ensuring people feel cared for
• Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job responsibilities
Using your clinical experience and skills you will work with your team as a named nurse to maintain accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care within the framework of the nursing team.

You will be given the opportunity to develop both clinically and professionally, to enhance your skills in acute care. We can offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.

For the full job description, please see the attached PDF in Supporting Information.

Essential Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with current Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to practice.

Essential Personal Qualities

• Ability to deliver compassionate, patient centred care while maintaining professional accountability.
• Demonstrates resilience, determination and tenacity when managing challenging situations and working under pressure.
• Positive and proactive approach to problem-solving and service improvement.

Desirable Personal Qualities

• Enthusiastic about developing a career within Emergency Nursing.

Essential Experience

• Relevant post registration NMC experience within an Acute Emergency Department or other acute hospital setting, with evidence of transferable skills relevant to Emergency Care.
• Understanding of safeguarding adults, children and young people.
• Ability to recognise and respond appropriately to the deteriorating patient.
• Ability to manage multiple competing demands in a fast-paced emergency care environment.
• Ability to accurately record, interpret and manage clinical information, maintaining high standards of documentation.
• Ability to problem solve, make sound clinical judgements and adapt to changing priorities and service demands.
• Ability to use a range of digital technologies and electronic patient record systems.

Desirable Experience

• Knowledge of triage principles and patient prioritisation within an Emergency Department setting.
• Knowledge of emergency care pathways, patient flow processes and Emergency Department performance standards.

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Contract: Permanent
Band: Band 5
Pay scheme: Agenda for change

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.