Staff Nurse - Emergency Department
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2QZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
20 October 2026
1 day leftJob description
We are looking for a passionate Band 5 Staff Nurse to join the Emergency Department, to support a wide range of shifts. WSH Emergency department have ...
For full details of the job Role and Person Specification, please see attached Job Description.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response.Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Education and qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registration or newly Qualified
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- RGN Degree / Diploma
- Recent previous acute experience within the NHS
Desirable: - ALS / PILS; - ILS; - Triage training
Experience and knowledge
Essential: - Experience of working in an inpatient environment; - Awareness of current political/professional and operational issues; - Research aware
Desirable: - Previous mentorship experience; - Experience in audit/research activities
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both verbally and in writing
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Ability to work calmly in a busy environment
- Team player, able to problem solve and meet team objectives
- Understands the importance of patient confidentiality and Data Protection
- Confident to work under own initiative
- Good IT skills
- Accurate with attention to detail
- Ability to show empathy and compassion to patients and their relatives
- Supports patient and staff equality and diversity
- Ability to provide patients with an environment which supports privacy and dignity
- An awareness of current political and professional issues
- Ability to assist in creating a good learning environment
- Identify and escalate to senior staff member if a patient is deteriorating.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible approach to working hours/duties to meet the needs of the service
- Willing to undertake further education and training to benefit the department
- Motivated to deliver a high-quality service
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
6 October 2026
Last checked
7 October 2026
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