This Band 5 staff nurse post sits in the Emergency Department of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, a large acute trust serving Worcestershire and beyond. The work centres on assessing, planning and evaluating care for patients with a wide range of acute illnesses, injuries and emergencies, working as a named nurse. It is a busy, fast-paced setting with a dedicated Professional Development Team supporting nurses in the department. Post-registration experience and current adult NMC registration are needed.
What the job involves
- Deliver high-quality, patient-centred nursing care to ED patients, covering assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation
- Monitor and assess patients, recognise and respond to deterioration
- Prioritise workload and respond to rapidly changing clinical situations
- Administer medications and carry out clinical procedures within scope of practice
- Work as a named nurse, maintaining accountability for programmes of care within the nursing team
- Work as part of the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, timely and efficient care
- Keep accurate documentation and follow Trust policies, professional standards and patient safety requirements
- Support patients and relatives through effective communication
- Contribute to service improvement initiatives
- Take part in professional development and mandatory training
What’s required
Qualifications
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to practice
Registration & licences
- Current NMC registration as an adult nurse
Experience
- Relevant post-registration NMC experience in an acute emergency department or acute hospital setting, with transferable emergency care skills
- Recognising and responding to the deteriorating patient
- Managing multiple competing demands in a fast-paced emergency care environment
- Accurately recording, interpreting and managing clinical information
- Problem-solving, sound clinical judgement and adapting to changing priorities
Skills & knowledge
- Understanding of safeguarding adults, children and young people
- Use of digital technologies and electronic patient record systems
Other
- Compassionate, patient-centred care while maintaining professional accountability
- Resilience, determination and tenacity when working under pressure
- Positive, proactive approach to problem-solving and service improvement
Nice to have
- Enthusiasm for developing a career in emergency nursing
- Knowledge of triage principles and patient prioritisation in an Emergency Department
- Knowledge of emergency care pathways, patient flow and Emergency Department performance standards
What’s offered
- Learning and development opportunities to support clinical and professional development
- Flexible working, as a Timewise accredited flex positive employer
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
