Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Job summary

As a Band 5 Registered Nurse within the Emergency Department, you will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care across all areas of the service. This includes Triage, Minor Injuries and Illness (Ambulatory Care Pathway), Majors (Clinical Assessment), Trauma, and Resuscitation, with appropriate supervision and support.

The Emergency Department operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and the post holder will be required to participate in a rotational shift pattern, including nights, weekends, and bank holidays.

We welcome applications from Registered Nurses with a range of adult nursing backgrounds who can demonstrate transferable skills relevant to emergency care. The successful candidate will be supported to develop their skills in the assessment, investigation, and management of patients presenting with emergency injuries or acute illness, in line with Trust policies, professional standards, and the NMC Code.

Main duties of the job

Working within the Emergency Department, your main duties will include:

• Organising and participating in the delivery of high standards of evidence-based nursing care.

• Taking responsibility to carry out required planned, direct patient care to a high standard without direct supervision, in accordance with established nursing procedures and policies.

• Contributing towards the health promotion for all patients by provided education, support and advice as necessary, ensuring referral to appropriate professionals or agencies as required.

• In the absence of senior staff, taking responsibility for the delegation and supervision of appropriate work to other qualified staff, healthcare support workers and students.

• Where relevant, be responsible and assist in the co-ordination of discharge planning in partnership with the multidisciplinary team.

• Taking personal responsibility for treating all patients with courtesy, respecting their individual needs and always maintaining confidentiality.

• Ensuring provision of a safe and therapeutic environment for all patients, relatives, visitors and colleagues.

About us

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.