Staff Nurse, Emergency Department
| Posting date: | 10 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £32,602.00 to £39,686.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £32602.00 - £39686.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 October 2025 |
| Location: | Chertsey, KT16 0PZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9323-25-0595 |
Summary
Participate in maintaining a suitable learning environment in the department. Act as support for junior staff and students. Use available opportunities to maintain and extend professional knowledge and expertise keeping up to date with current nursing practice, including competencies required that are specific to the emergency department. Maintain own professional development. Maintain at all times a professional attitude, including appropriate appearance in accordance with the trust uniform and dress code policies. Clinical Governance In conjunction with the sister/charge nurse and practice development team, participate in agreed programmes of clinical benchmarking. Support and supervise junior staff in a way that promotes patient safety and well-being. Assist the Clinical Practice Educator/sister/charge nurse and their deputies in the orientation and induction of new staff. Understand and be aware of when and how to report untoward incidents, accidents, concerns or near misses and how to deal effectively with patients or relatives complaints. Work with team members to ensure maintenance of a clean and safe environment that is conducive to therapeutic and ethical practice Be accountable for and ensure own competence in practice Promote nursing practice and care delivery in line with relevant research and evidence base and with reference to trust policies and guidelines Identify potential risks for all staff, patients and visitors, take action as required and adhere to relevant incident reporting procedures Ensure the safe custody and administration of drugs in accordance with local and Trust policy and legal requirements Handle and dispose of all body fluids in accordance with universal precautions Provision of Care to Meet Health and Wellbeing Needs Act as an advocate for the patient and their families, providing them with information and directing them to the relevant support services where appropriate Respect peoples dignity, wishes and beliefs; involve them in shared decision-making and obtain their consent before undertaking nursing procedures Ensure that treatments prescribed by the medical staff are carried out, and that multidisciplinary team members are informed of changes in the patients condition Ensure safe and timely transfer of patients in accordance with ASPH policy Ensure safe discharge of patients in accordance with ASPH Discharge Policy General responsibilities The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and well-being and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post. To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of ASPH Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations. To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties that reasonably fit