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Senior Staff Nurse - Emergency Department

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Job summary

The Adult Emergency Department ( Bristol) has the opportunity to offer permanent Band 6 roles within the senior nursing team.

We are seeking confident, enthusiastic individuals with effective communication and organisational skills.

Main duties of the job

You should already be a competent and resilient emergency nurse, who wishes to develop their leadership skills. You should have a strong commitment to patient safety and operational performance. In order to apply we ask that you can evidence extensive ED or equivalent experience.

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Job description
Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

  • NMC Registered
  • Relevant accredited post registration qualification at level 3

Desirable

  • Qualification in Teaching, assessing and Mentoring
  • Willingness to work towards Masters level academic study

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Appropriate post registration experience in nursing and speciality
  • Appropriate proven leadership and management experience
  • Proven commitment and experience, evidence in teaching
  • Relevant ED or equivalent experience
  • Relevant current Emergency department experience and be proficient in Resus and triage

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Awareness of current national changes in nursing / NHS
  • Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
  • Innovative and participates with practice and policy change
  • Able to manage difficult situations
  • Ability to work alone or as part of a team
  • Ability to lead a team
  • Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
  • Ability to problem solve
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure
  • Organisation and management skills
  • Evidence of effective communication skills

Aptitudes

Essential

  • Supportive
  • Respectful
  • Innovative
  • Collaborative

Person Specification
Education and Training

Essential

  • NMC Registered
  • Relevant accredited post registration qualification at level 3

Desirable

  • Qualification in Teaching, assessing and Mentoring
  • Willingness to work towards Masters level academic study

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Appropriate post registration experience in nursing and speciality
  • Appropriate proven leadership and management experience
  • Proven commitment and experience, evidence in teaching
  • Relevant ED or equivalent experience
  • Relevant current Emergency department experience and be proficient in Resus and triage

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Awareness of current national changes in nursing / NHS
  • Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
  • Innovative and participates with practice and policy change
  • Able to manage difficult situations
  • Ability to work alone or as part of a team
  • Ability to lead a team
  • Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
  • Ability to problem solve
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure
  • Organisation and management skills
  • Evidence of effective communication skills

Aptitudes

Essential

  • Supportive
  • Respectful
  • Innovative
  • Collaborative

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

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. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

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. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address

Bristol Royal Infirmary

Upper Maudlin St.

Bristol

BS2 8HW

Employer's website

Senior Staff Nurse - Emergency Department

Bristol, UK
Full-Time

Published on 19/06/2023

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