Staff Nurse - Emergency Department - Kent & Medway ICS
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Candidates needing sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
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“Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This Staff Nurse role in the Emergency Department requires a kind, compassionate, and enthusiastic nurse with excellent communication skills. The successful candidate will join a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, delivering high standards of patient care. This position offers the opportunity to develop core skills and consolidate previous experiences in a supportive emergency care setting, ideal for nurses already in acute settings.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Relevant specialist course or equivalent experience
- Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience.
- Experience/Knowledge
- Previous experience of speciality
- Knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit
- Knowledge of the NMC Code of Conduct
- Knowledge of speciality
- Awareness of current developments in nursing
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Competency in medication administration including IV medications
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to organise ward activities and to use initiative
- Ability to solve problems and contribute new ideas
- Teaching
- Skills required to undertake clinical activity related to speciality
- Registered Nurse
- Relevant specialist course or equivalent experience
- Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience.
- Experience/Knowledge
- Previous experience of speciality
- Knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit
- Knowledge of the NMC Code of Conduct
- Knowledge of speciality
- Awareness of current developments in nursing
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Competency in medication administration including IV medications
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to organise ward activities and to use initiative
- Ability to solve problems and contribute new ideas
- Teaching
- Skills required to undertake clinical activity related to speciality
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.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 2d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Staff Nurse - Emergency Department - Kent & Medway ICS
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
Please note this role is currently only being advertised to staff members who are currently working within the Kent and Medway ICS.
What can Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Emergency Departments offer you?
- We are consistently in the top 10 of thebest performing trusts for ED targets in the country.
- You will complete an Emergency Department specific induction programme.
- We have a Practice Development Team who will support you as you progress through your career and guide you towards your learning goals, helping you to develop the core skills needed and consolidate previous experiences
- We run an in-house Emergency Care course with accreditation from Canterbury Christ University.
- We offer a robust career development programme, with an emphasis on individualised CPD giving you the opportunity to create a career in emergency care in the direction that you want.
Main duties of the job
To work with us you will need to demonstrate a kind and compassionate attitude. You will be a highly motivated, enthusiastic nurse with excellent communication skills, who is passionate about your work and wants to be part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team delivering a high standard of care to patients. This role off
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