Job summary
- Main area
- Accident & Emergency
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 241-142AA-25
- Employer
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bolton Hospital
- Town
- Bolton
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Adult Emergency Department.
Band 5
Job overview
WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY RECRUITING NEWLY QUALIFIED NURSES
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Accident and Emergency Department for an experienced Band 5 registered nurse. We have an excellent team of health care professionals dedicated to Emergency Care provision for the local community. We are looking for motivated nurses to work in our busy department, following our trust values of “Putting patients and staff at the heart of everything we do, being respected, valued and proud”
Main duties of the job
The Emergency Department is a very busy and fast paced environment treating patients who present with acute medical, surgical or mental health needs and also those who present with minor injury/illness.
We have an excellent in house induction and training programme led by our practice educators. We run regular training days relevant to role and experience utilising the National curriculum and competency framework from the RCN. We also have development packages designed towards achieving clinical and leadership skills and training needs analysis geared towards development into differing career pathways within the department.
We are therefore looking to recruit motivated, hardworking nurses who have excellent communication skills & a passion for their role and improving patient care When working clinically we expect you to perform with passion and drive, provide clinically excellent care, and be supportive to patients, relatives, and other MDT members. As a registered nurse you will be expected to promote and lead the delivery of an excellent standard of patient centred care in a supported environment.
Working for our organisation
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.
Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice
The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff have joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. We value our staff and can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development. We are keen to reflect our local population and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a Staff Nurse you will be expected to provide and promote the delivery of a high quality standard of patient centred care in a supported environment whilst working within nationally agreed clinical standards and performance indicators.
We are therefore looking to recruit motivated, hardworking, experienced nurses who have excellent communication skills & a passion for their role and improving patient care When working clinically we expect you to perform with passion and drive, provide clinically excellent care, and be supportive to patients, relatives, and other MDT members. As a registered nurse you will be expected to promote and lead the delivery of an excellent standard of patient centred care in a supported environment.
You will work across all areas of the department, once appropriate training has been given, including resuscitation, minors, majors and triage.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of recent professional development
- Substantial A&E experience as a Band 5 RN or relevant transferable experience
Desirable criteria
- Recent experience as Band 5 Registered Nurse Emergency Department
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- IV Cannulation Venepuncture
- Male/female catheterisation
- ILS (Adult Nurses)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understands concepts of mentorship and preceptorship
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chris Russell
- Job title
- Senior Charge nurse ED
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01204 390164
- Additional information
Nikki Bishop
Senior Sister
01204390164
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