Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Job summary

"If you are passionate about emergency nursing, come and join our friendly team," says Lead Nurse, Elvira. "We have great learning and development opportunities to suit your career development."

A secondment opportunity has arison for anyone interested in dipping their toe in Emergency Care. We are recruiting Band 5 Registered Nurses in our Emergency Department at Harrogate Hospital.

You will have the opportunity to provide solutions to new innovative ways of working and support moving the service forward with the Emergency Care Team, whilst increasing your own knowledge and experience.

We offer excellent opportunities for all our Registered Nurses to train in TARTS, TNCC, ALS & EPALS. We also support all registered nurses to complete the Child in the Emergency Department Modules through Leeds Beckett University.

We have a dedicated Practice Educator who offers in house training and support tailored to your requirements.

Main duties of the job

"I love working here -- the staff and management are incredibly supportive," says Inga, a Registered Nurse who qualified last year following her final student placement in our Emergency Department.

We are currently seeking Registered Nurses with a minimum of two years' post-registration experience in an acute or emergency setting. Applicants should be confident and competent in:

• Assessing, planning and delivering care to acutely unwell adults and children, as well as patients presenting with minor injuries.

• Prioritising care based on the critical nature and severity of each patient's condition.

• Applying strong clinical knowledge, critical thinking and attention to detail to undertake comprehensive patient assessments, gather medical history and personal information, and escalate immediately to medical staff when life-threatening concerns arise.

• Thriving in a fast-paced, high-pressure clinical environment, maintaining accuracy and professionalism at all times.

• Being proactive and able to use your own initiative to respond effectively to rapidly changing clinical situations.

Shift Patterns:07:00-19:30, 12:00-00:00, 14:00-02:00, 19:00-07:30You must be able to work a combination of these shifts.

About us

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

We offer colleagues:

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

Please note:

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
• Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
• Please note this is for a fixed term contract and not a permanent position.