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Job overview
We're seeking compassionate individuals to join our team of Staff Nurses in the Emergency Department at St Mary's Hospital Paddington Hospital. If you thrive in dynamic environments and are committed to providing exceptional patient care, we want to hear from you!
Apply now and become an integral part of our dedicated team.
You will have the opportunity to work in all areas of the department, supported by the Matron and charge nurses, where you can develop your own clinical and management skills as you further your career.
Applicants will need to demonstrate a dynamic, hardworking, and passionate approach to delivering high quality patient care. The ability to administer IV drugs is essential. Venipuncture / Cannulation, and ILS are desirable but not essential.
What we offer:
- Work based educational initiatives
- Accredited foundations of emergency nursing course and accredited emergency nursing course
- Flexible working patterns
- Continued professional development
- Capital Nurse QIS course
- Rotations to ITU, paediatrics, ambulatory emergency care and the clinical research team
- Development pathway for career emergency nurses, including Masters’ programmes and ENP training.
Main duties of the job
- Carry out planned care for a group of patients without direct supervision.
- Ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based.
- Individualised patient care.
- Assist and advise staff, both registered and unregistered in the delivery of patient care.
- Organise one’s own work load ensuring most effective use of time.
- Assist in the orientation of new staff and students.
- Ensure that nursing practices comply with Trust policies and procedures.
- Assess the needs of patients, relatives and carers and provide them with information as requested.
- Assist in the teaching and development of nursing assistants and students helping them to achieve their learning outcomes.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- • Good level of English language demonstrated through effective written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- • Experience with audit and research
Education
Essential
- • Full valid UK NMC Adult registration
- • Oral and IV Medication administration
- • Venepuncture and cannulation certificate and finalised competencies
Desirable
- • Plastering training
- • Triage course
- • Post-qualification education in Emergency Nursing
- • Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment (SSSA) course
Experience
Essential
- • Six months experience as a postgraduate nurse
Desirable
- • Emergency department experience
- • Previous experience working in a major trauma centre emergency department
- • Acute care setting experience within the last 12 months as a registered nurse
values and behviours
Essential
- • In line with Trust values
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This advert is for Staff Nurse Emergency Department with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £38,488 - £46,852 pa inclusive. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Jun 2026.
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