Registered Nurse
Department: Accident and Emergency
Band 5
Hours: 37.5 per week,pro rata if part-time,all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
Are you a qualified nurse who wants to improve your acute care skills? If so, we would love for you to contribute your skills and knowledge to improve patient care and collaborate with our team to support the values of MKUH.
Supporting patients and their families with empathy and professionalism is at the heart of this role, and you’ll collaborate closely with emergency clinicians, advanced practitioners, and wider multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure seamless, person-centred care in our fast-paced department.
You will also need to be resilient, disciplined, ensure seamless care and be part of a team dedicated to delivering high-quality, evidence-based treatment, with training and career progression available to support your development.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Senior Charge Nurse Fernando Molina Rojas on 01908 995914/01908997794.
Please note that this post is subject to an initial probationary period of six months, extendable up to a period of 12 months. A DBS check may be required for new employees. MKUH promotes an inclusive workforce and proactively welcomes applications from underrepresented groups in our community.
Interview date: 26th August 2025
To provide a high standard of effective, compassionate and professional nursing care within the framework of National, Hospital and departmental policies. To work in conjunction with other staff as a member of the nursing team.
To ensure that the patient service is customer focused, efficient, safe, effective and delivered to the highest possible professional standard.
Able to communicate well with all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Autonomous working within the department.
To assist, when necessary, with the definition of nursing standards and maintain the provision and effectiveness of those standards.
To assist in the management of patient flow within the department to ensure that patients care is managed in a safe and timely manner.
To assist the senior team/operational team in achieving the Emergency Access targets.
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• Free on-site parking
• Free refreshments
• Great flexible working opportunities
• Discounted gym membership
• Lease car scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• On site nursery (chargeable)
• Extensive staff health and well-being programme
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Professional
• To demonstrate continuous development of professional skills and knowledge.
• To comply with all hospital policies and to practice within NMC standards and guidelines.
• To contribute to the development of the Unit using research-based practice.
• To main accurate and legible records of nursing care.
Management and Clinical
• To be aware of the Trust’s Nursing and Midwifery Strategy.
• To assess, plan and implement care for allocated patients
• To be competent at assessing range of facts or situations requiring comparison of a range of options.
• To make judgements on problems requiring investigation and analysis, e.g. assessment of patient condition.
Education
• To participate in ensuring that the department’s environment is conducive to teaching and learning.
• To act as mentor/assessor to student nurses and adaptation students.
Equal Opportunities
• The Trust welcomes all persons without regard to age, ethnic or national origins, gender or sexual orientation, religion, lifestyle, presenting illness of disability. We aim to always provide a non-judgemental service.
Clinical Governance
• Participates in the Trust’s clinical Governance activities ensuring that all the elements are embraced within one’s own practice and that of the clinical area.
Equality and Diversity
• Act in a way that promotes equality and diversity in relation to Trust policy and procedure and legislation.
• To ensure that equality and diversity issues are recognised, addressed in accordance with legislation, policies and procedures.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
This advert closes on Sunday 17 Aug 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr