# Registered Nurse - Emergency assessment unit / Medical SDEC > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-nurse-emergency-assessment-unit-medical-sdec/1a31f5d6-52a5-42e6-adf5-7c2e2eafb115 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-nurse-emergency-assessment-unit-medical-sdec/1a31f5d6-52a5-42e6-adf5-7c2e2eafb115.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** York - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Combination of nights and days) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-23T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-09T08:02:22.644Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/North_Yorkshire/York/York_Scarborough_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Acute_Medicine/Acute_Medicine-v7998708 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7998708?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We’re looking for a caring, enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join our friendly and supportive Medical SDEC and Emergency Assessment Unit team. This is a rewarding role where you’ll make a real difference every day, caring for patients at a crucial point in their journey. You’ll be at the heart of a fast‑paced area, welcoming patients, carrying out timely assessments, delivering safe and compassionate care, and supporting rapid decision‑making around treatment, discharge, or admission. Working closely with doctors, therapists, and colleagues across the wider MDT, you’ll help ensure patients feel listened to, informed, and reassured. If you enjoy variety, teamwork, and building confidence in your acute assessment and decision‑making skills, and you take pride in delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care, we’d love to hear from you. ### Main duties of the job - Maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust policies and procedures - Maintain a safe and clean working environment - Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring accurate written records are kept. - Communicate with patients and carers to ensure they have access to appropriate information. - Promote and maintain positive relationships between all staff involved in the care of the patient - Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct - Undertake duties on different wards/departments as and when required by service demands - Demonstrate personal responsibility for compliance with infection control policies and procedures - Education and Training This description indicates the main functions and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended to be a complete list. It will be amended as necessary in the event of future changes ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description. Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity. Working for the Trust Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.  We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.  If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.\[email protected\]. As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.  It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.  We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have. Armed Forces Friendly Employer We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers.  This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment. ## Job Details We’re looking for a caring, enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join our friendly and supportive Medical SDEC and Emergency Assessment Unit team. This is a rewarding role where you’ll make a real difference every day, caring for patients at a crucial point in their journey. You’ll be at the heart of a fast‑paced area, welcoming patients, carrying out timely assessments, delivering safe and compassionate care, and supporting rapid decision‑making around treatment, discharge, or admission. Working closely with doctors, therapists, and colleagues across the wider MDT, you’ll help ensure patients feel listened to, informed, and reassured. If you enjoy variety, teamwork, and building confidence in your acute assessment and decision‑making skills, and you take pride in delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care, we’d love to hear from you. ## Job Description Maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust policies and procedures Maintain a safe and clean working environment Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring accurate written records are kept. Communicate with patients and carers to ensure they have access to appropriate information. Promote and maintain positive relationships between all staff involved in the care of the patient Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct Undertake duties on different wards/departments as and when required by service demands Demonstrate personal responsibility for compliance with infection control policies and procedures Education and Training This description indicates the main functions and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended to be a complete list. It will be amended as necessary in the event of future changes ## Responsibilities A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description. Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity. Working for the Trust Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.\[email protected\]. As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have. Armed Forces Friendly Employer We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment. ## Person Specification ### Training **Essential** - Willing to undergo training as necessary - Ability to demonstrate and explain skills to other staff **Desirable** - Strong verbal and written communication skills ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse (Level 1 or 2) ### special knowledge **Essential** - Current issues in health care - Standards of Professional Practice **Desirable** - Awareness of speciality - Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team ## Documents - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 798.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=927) - [relocation offer information (pdf, 134.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2746) - [resonable adjustment guidance (pdf, 112.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10283501) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 195.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10283500) - [trust strategy 2025-2030 towards excellence (pdf, 4.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=925) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.