Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Department
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 156-7144275
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Cornwall Hospital
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Staff Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
Senior Staff Nurse - Emergency Department
We are seeking to recruit individuals to join our existing team of Band 6 nurses in the Emergency Department. The Emergency Department is a vital component of the Trust. This post is aimed at maintaining our strong leadership team at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. We strive to deliver high quality care to our patients, 24 hours a day.
The Senior Team is committed to providing high quality care for all of the patients and developing and leading all nurses in the Emergency Department. If you like to be busy, are enthusiastic and keen to develop and learn, enjoy a good team atmosphere and enjoy the challenge of working in ED we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To work as a leader of the nursing team, to provide a high standard of holistic patient centred care.
Ability to promote patient centred care and establish good relationships with patients and carers.
To communicate effectively at all levels within the multi-disciplinary team.
To be able to take charge of the department in the absence of senior staff.
To act as a lead nurse in an emergency or Trauma in Resus.
The role will include weekdays, weekends, days, nights and bank holidays. Full local induction and competency-based training is in place.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.
It’s established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Occupational Health clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Right to work in the UK
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse / NMC registration
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and Assessing qualification
- ATLS (observer) course or other recognised trauma course. ILS, ALS, PALS.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantive experience in the speciality
- Experience of supervising and assessing students
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in the relevant specialty
- Previous ward management experience
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hannah Collarbone
- Job title
- Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872 252332
- Additional information
Tony Smith - Emergency Department Charge Nurse on Tel: 01872 25 3115.
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