A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
Are you an experienced Emergency Department Nurse?
Do you want to work in an award-winning Emergency Department?
UHBW are looking to recruit experienced Band 5 nurses into ED.
As a tertiary cardiac centre, UHBW care for patients from across the South-West of England and beyond. The ED team are a supportive, hard-working and talented department – this is a great opportunity to further your skills in a busy and fast paced environment.
Find out more about what it is like to work in our Bristol Emergency Department by watching our film (created pre-Covid):
When you join our team at UHBW, you will:
• Work alongside a talented multi-disciplinary team
• Gain experience working in a tertiary cardiac centre
• Benefit from a Practice Development Nurse
• Gain opportunities for further training, research roles and promotion
• Work at an Award-winning Emergency Department (HSJ and BMJ) where wellbeing and your development is our priority
• Join a forward-thinking and innovative team – UHBW is the birthplace of the ‘Patient Safety checklist’
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care needs from admission to timely transfer or discharge.
Work as part of the nursing team & MDT to ensure safe, efficient patient flow and management
Develop skills to become responsible and accountable for the total patient care of a critically ill patient or group of patients
Act as professional role model/team leader setting standards of practice promoting clinical effectiveness and opportunities for teaching others as part of a 24hour service
To ensure patient safety and dignity
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.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Monday 8 Dec 2025
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