Staff Nurse Emergency Department

Job summary

We are a dynamic, busy inner-city Emergency Department with a yearly attendance of 110,000 patients, offering a wide range of clinical experience.

We are looking for enthusiastic, energetic, proactive and motivated individuals to join our friendly and dynamic team within our busy department, as we continue to develop patient led services and expand nursing roles that reflect the on-going changes in Emergency healthcare.

Our commitment to staff development is reflected in our supernumerary induction programme and mentorship package for all new staff, and a Band 5 competency programme. This is led by our dedicated A&E Professional Development Team, and supported through our Team Structure.

Band 5 Essential requirements:

NHS acute experience.

Evidence of professional development.

If this is appeals to you, why not apply today and join our amazing team

Main duties of the job

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual programmes of care in consideration of individual patient needs, maximising opportunities for health promotion and education.
• Manage a defined group of patients/clients, participating in all aspects of care from arrival through to admission/transfer/discharge.
• Assess and prioritise patient/client requirements, delegating effectively to others.
• To recognise, review and report patient's/client's condition and any changes to it to senior members of staff within the multidisciplinary team.
• To manage a group of patients, reporting appropriately to the nurse in charge.
• To promote and participate in collaborative working relationships and effective communication within the multi-disciplinary team.
• Take responsibility for own professional development, developing own skills within the Scope of Professional Practice and the Departmental Development Programmes.

About us

As one of the leading teaching hospitals in the region, we are at the forefront in developing new models of care, including a state of the art Ambulatory Care Centre. We are a dynamic, busy department, offering a wide range of clinical experience. We have our own Training Strategy, Professional Development nurse and preceptorship programme, and we are committed to patient led services. This will be a cross site working post between City & Sandwell ED before the move to MMUH.

The Midland Metropolitan Hospital is being built in Smethwick and will be open in 2024. It will be the single acute hospital for Sandwell and West Birmingham, providing state of the art healthcare facilities for the population. The Midland Metropolitan will house the emergency department, maternity, acute inpatient wards and operating theatres. Sandwell Hospital remains the site for the Trust headquarters.

We are currently partnering up with Education Providers locally and nationally to develop our staff into the nursing workforce of the future. Some of the organisations we are partnering with include;

Aston University

TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course

Black Country Partnership

Resus Council UK - ATLS, ALS, APLS

Birmingham City University

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Dudley Road

Birmingham/Sandwell

B18 7QH

Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Dudley Road

Birmingham/Sandwell

B18 7QH

Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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