Band 6 Emergency Care Nurse - Emergency Department

Overview

A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking to recruit a full time and part time Emergency Care Nurse to work primarily in the resuscitation area and provide, develop and coordinate high quality nursing care for patients with emergency and major trauma needs. The role includes participation in the support and professional development of all staff.

• Work primarily, but not exclusively, in the resuscitation area to provide, develop and coordinate high quality nursing care to patients attending with emergency and major trauma care needs.
• Participate in the support and professional development of all staff.

St. George’s Emergency Department is one of the largest in the country, seeing approximately 160,000 patients a year. The Trust is one of only four designated Major Trauma Centres in London, with a helipad for direct access to the ED for the most seriously injured patients. The Trust is also a hyper-acute stroke unit and a heart attack centre. The Emergency Department employs over 130 nurses and prides itself on teamwork, a friendly working environment, flexible working opportunities, and ongoing support for the health and well-being of its team.

The department supports ongoing professional development with strong links to academic programmes and a well-established work-based development programme. You will be supported in further development by the Practice Education Team and medical colleagues. We are looking for nurses with significant post-registration experience in ED/critical care and a strong interest in emergency and major trauma care. It is essential that you have a post-registration specialist course and experience of local management skills within your current area.

We welcome interest from people with a strong interest in teaching and research to support ongoing development of the role.

We are one of the two Trusts forming a hospitals group (St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group) to enhance collaboration in research, development, education and training for our 17,000-strong workforce. You would be one of the 11 Emergency Care Nurses within the team overseen by a band 7 team leader. The role is well supported with opportunities for ongoing professional development provided by our established team of Practice Educators in ED.

• Significant post-registration experience in ED/critical care.
• Post-registration specialist course and experience of local management skills within your current area.
• A strong interest in emergency and major trauma care; interest in teaching and research is welcome.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information and the person specification for the role. The.