Registered Nurse - Clinical Decisions Unit
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Job Summary
We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Job Summary
We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Are you looking for a new challenge in a fast-paced, dynamic environment? Join our team in the Clinical Decisions Unit (CDU) within the Emergency Department at Lister Hospital.
We are seeking for motivated ED and ward nurses to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care to individuals requiring further observation, assessment, or treatment. You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team, contributing to clinical decisions, patient recovery, and timely discharge.
Bring your expertise, compassion, and commitment to make a real difference in patient care.
This post will cover long day and night shifts, weekdays, weekends, and bank holidays.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
You will conduct clinical assessments of patients admitted to CDU, including observations and pain levels, ensuring early detection of any deterioration or changes.
You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care needs of patients from admission to discharge home or transfer to the inpatient wards.
You will assist in developing, implementing, and evaluating individualized care plans for patients based on clinical assessment.
You will administer medications, treatments, and interventions prescribed, ensuring adherence to Trust policies, guidelines, and procedures.
You will collaborate with the MDT to ensure holistic patient care .
You will maintain accurate, comprehensive, and timely documentation of patient care in accordance to Trust policies.
You will be a motivated and compassionate nurse who is dedicated to delivering safe, effective, and patient-centered care.
You will coordinate the daily activities and operations with CDU and safely pulling patients from other areas within ED, ensuring efficient patient flow, timely assessments, and adherence to clinical protocols.
You will work closely with the Frailty Team to ensure high quality care is delivered to our patients.
About Us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We Run The Following Hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Details
Date posted
08 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
361-7484409
Job locations
Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register
* Commitment to life long learning
* BLS/ILS Trained
Desirable
* Evidence of ongoing professional development
* Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification
Previous Expereince
Essential
* Experience within an Emergency department / within a ward environment equivalent
Desirable
* Currently working in an acute ward environment within the NHS
* Experience of supporting students/clinical support workers within the NHS
Skills
Essential
* Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal
* IV trained and competency signed off
* Ability to work within a team and autonomously
* Recognizing / managing acutely unwell patients
Desirable
* Cannulation and phlebotomy skills
* Computer literacy
Knowledge
Essential
* Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
Desirable
* Awareness of current national issues within the NHS
* Awareness on recent NHS England's drive to improve 4 hour performance for patient safety
Essential
Other Requirements
* Role model our Trust values every day
* Awareness of Trust Policies and guidelines particularly infection prevention and control and Uniform Policy
Person Specification
Essential
* Role model our Trust values every day
* Awareness of Trust Policies and guidelines particularly infection prevention and control and Uniform Policy
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address
Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Employer's website
https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address
Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Employer's website
https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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