Staff Nurse - Emergency Department

Staff Nurses are responsible for the delivery of care and the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of individual programs of care. They are expected to take delegated responsibility in a given shift for a group of patients. With experience, they may be expected to take charge of the department in the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse or Floor coordinator. Staff Nurses need to be aware of the required Government Targets and their contribution to achieving these.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached job description for full details of the job role and person specification.

NOTE: This job description outlines the Trust's expectation of an experienced Band 5 nurse. Nurses will not be expected to fulfil the tasks marked with * until they have moved through the foundation gateway and are progressing towards the full KSF competencies.

About us

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community.

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and teamwork guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone's voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for full details of the job role and person specification.

Person Specification

Education & Qualification

• NMC Registration
• BLS
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• ALS / PILS
• ILS
• Triage training

Experience & Knowledge

• Research aware
• Awareness of current political/professional and operational issues
• Previous acute experience within the NHS
• Experience in audit/research activities
• Previous experience at band 5

Skills & Abilities

• IV drug administration
• Cannulation
• Venepuncture
• Ability to mentor
• Ability to assist in creating a good learning environment
• Identify and escalate to senior staff member if a patient is deteriorating.

Personal Qualities

• Willingness to share knowledge
• Team player
• Organisational skills
• Committed to delivering a high quality service
• Ability to show empathy and compassion to patients and relatives

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.

£29,970 to £36,483 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata