Staff Nurse Emergency Department
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This Staff Nurse role in the Emergency Department offers extensive learning and development opportunities, including internal and external courses. The department is described as an innovative, creative, and friendly environment focused on high-quality, patient-centred care. Both full-time and part-time positions are available, with an internal rotation to night duty required. The role involves working within a ward team to deliver and prioritise nursing care.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (1st or 2nd Level)
Desirable criteria
- Post Registration qualification*
- EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
- Ability to teach peers within clinical area
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Experience of team and ward management
- SKILLS AND ABILITY
- Ability to establish priorities
- Team Player & Team Leadership qualities
- Assertiveness
- Good time management
- Basic I.T. skills
- Decision maker
- Communicate at all levels
- Problem solver
- Lateral thinker
- Venepuncture & Cannulation skills
- EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Registered Nurse (1st or 2nd Level)
- Post Registration qualification*
- EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
- Ability to teach peers within clinical area
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Experience of team and ward management
- SKILLS AND ABILITY
- Ability to establish priorities
- Team Player & Team Leadership qualities
- Assertiveness
- Good time management
- Basic I.T. skills
- Decision maker
- Communicate at all levels
- Problem solver
- Lateral thinker
- Venepuncture & Cannulation skills
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 14d
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Nurse Emergency Department
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
The learning and development opportunities are vast with a dedicated training and development nurse in the department. We offer both internal and external courses to help you to develop to your full potential in Emergency nursing.
We consider the Department to be an innovative creative and friendly environment for those nurses who wish to provide high quality patient centred care.
Full Time and Part time posts are available offering exciting opportunities to join us in our busy and transforming Emergency Department.
Internal rotation to night duty is a requirement of the post.
Main duties of the job
- To work as a registered nurse within a ward team within the Integrated Medicine and Patient Flow Division.
- To prioritise and deliver nursing care and assessment as needed.
- To demonstrate high standards of care and set examples of best practise within the delivery of patient care.
- To liaise with other departments and staff to ensure that patient care is delivered.
- To ensure patients' safety, privacy and dignity is maintained at all times.
- To support the nurse in charge of the ward and liaise with other departments and professionals to ensure that the needs of the ward are met.
- Following appropriate development to t
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