Registered Nurse - ED
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 18/08/2026
- Closes
- 01/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced staff nurse to join the emergency department at Queens Hospital Burton. You will work across all areas including Pitstop, Majors, Resus, and the Urgent Treatment Centre, caring for both adults and children with adequate training provided. The department offers excellent development opportunities, a comprehensive induction, and a supportive multi-disciplinary team environment. You will deliver high-quality care, mentor junior staff, and participate in competency-based programs.
Key responsibilities
- Prioritise, assess, plan, evaluate and deliver all relevant aspects of care to an agreed and expected high standard.
- Work closely with the multi-disciplinary team and contribute to the clinical governance process.
- Act as a mentor/preceptor to junior staff, with specific responsibility for pre-registration students.
- Participate fully in a structured competency based programmes, as required while working in all areas of the Emergency Department.
Essential criteria
- NMC registration
- Experience within an acute trust
- Evidence of mentoring, supporting and developing staff
- Ability to assess risks and take appropriate action
- Ability to manage own workload - prioritising and re-prioritising care
- Ability to overcome barriers to communication
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working within an Emergency Department
- Completion of practice supervisor/accessor or working towards
- Clinical skills such as - venepuncture, cannulation, ECG
- Previous experience in motivating and reassuring patients and staff
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
We are seeking experienced staff nurses to join us in our emergency department at Queens Hospital Burton. Working in our ED you will get to work in all areas of the department - Pitstop, Majors, resus and our newly built urgent treatment centre. As we are a dual ED we see both adults and children, you will be given adequate training for this.
We show our commitment to our teams through excellent development and progression opportunities, starting with a comprehensive Induction programme. We're proud to nurture and support our nurses to provide the very best care. In return, you'll deliver our values and nurse with pride, respect, empathy, consideration, compassion and dignity.
The ED is an exciting place to work, great team work and multi-disciplinary working ensures that all new starters are made to feel supported and welcome. As you progress through your induction a vast array of learning opportunities are available such as triage competency, cannulation and venepuncture and ILS/PILs. We offer in house training from our dedicated education team who run study days and help keep you up to date with mandatory training.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will prioritise, assess, plan, evaluate and deliver all relevant aspects of care to an agreed and expected high standard. Work closely with the multi-disciplinary team and contribute to the clinical gover
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