Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Closing date: 27 July 2026

We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse
- Emergency Department who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

Due to the expansion of our Emergency Department and Urgent Treatment Centre.

We are looking for nurses who are searching for opportunities to further develop their career and who possess excellent communication skills, strong team working skills and can evidence the delivery of good patient care.

The ED prides itself on providing high quality, compassionate care and a desire to be amongst the best. Including in the expansion of new builds, the Acute Assessment Unit and ward have also been upgraded, this includes a 16 trolley spaces for direct GP heralded patients along with 2 ward areas for acute short stay medical admissions.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care needs of patients from admission (or before) to discharge, with the involvement of patients and their relatives/carers.

Participate in the ongoing training, supervision and support of registered and non-registered nursing staff. This includes Trainee Assistant Practitioners, Clinical Support Workers undertaking apprenticeships and pre-registration Student Nurses.

Evaluation of own knowledge and practice and makes effective use of appropriate learning opportunities, such as department training, Trust training, conference attendance, shadow staff, literature searching and reading.

Communicate effectively and work in partnership with patients, nursing colleagues, the Multidisciplinary Team and all other relevant personnel.

Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations, utilise escalation strategies, such as SBAR and pathways.

We are not currently able to support OSCE training.

• Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register
• Commitment to lifelong learning
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification

• Experience with in an Emergency department / within a ward environment equivalent
• Currently working in an acute ward environment within the NHS
• Experience of supporting students/clinical support workers within the NHS Skills
  • Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal
  • Ability to work within a team and autonomously
  • Recognising / managing acutely unwell patients
  • IV trained
  Knowledge
  • Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
  • Understanding of Trust policies including but not limited to IPC Standards, Uniform Policy, etc.
  • Understanding of current NHS issues and 4 hour performance
  Other Requirements
  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Role model our Trust values every day
  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  £31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata