Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Department
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 151-KMU437
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham park hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £33,677 - £40,996 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Emergency Department
Band 5
Job overview
Band 5 Staff Nurses – Emergency Department, Wexham Park Hospital
Are you a compassionate, motivated nurse ready to make a difference? Join our Emergency Department at Wexham Park Hospital, where we see around 12,000 patients each month, from minor injuries to critically unwell cases.
We’re looking for enthusiastic Band 5 Registered Nurses—newly qualified nurses are very welcome! You’ll be supported through a supernumerary period, structured in-house training, and our comprehensive Preceptorship Programme, with ongoing professional development to help you thrive.
Work as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, take responsibility for your own areas of practice, and gain hands-on experience across a diverse patient mix. If you’re committed, eager to learn, and passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred care, this is the perfect opportunity to start or grow your career with us.
Main duties of the job
- To work within a multi-disciplinary team, in the delivery of high-quality patient care to patients & relatives.
- Support shift leader ensuring that all documentation is up to date and report any changes in the patients’ condition.
- To contribute to the development and evaluation of nursing practice.
- To demonstrate effective communication skills both written and verbal between patients and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- To communicate effectively with patients and their relatives.
Advice on the promotion of health & prevention of illness. - To liaise with appropriate clinical specialists in relation to individual patient needs e.g. Doctors, Occupational therapists, physiotherapists and in-reach matrons.
- To assist medical staff, ensure that treatments are effective and advise on nursing priorities.
- To promote good working relationships with the ambulance service, police and other supporting agencies.
- To act as an advocate for patients and their relatives/carers.
- To communicate to colleagues’ individual needs for support (through preceptorship programme)
- To understand how your role within the team and the core group impacts on those you encounter, both professional and non-professional.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration
- Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Mentor/Preceptor course
- Module in emergency care nursing
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in an acute area, student placements in ED are accepted
- Evidence of dealing with difficult situations in an appropriate manner
Desirable criteria
- Emergency nursing experience
- Post qualification experience in an acute setting
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to manage time effectively and priorities workload
- Ability to organise, along with good communication skills, both written and oral
- Identify patient deterioration promptly and escalate concerns appropriately
- Demonstrate competence in patient assessment, including completing a structured A–E assessment
Desirable criteria
- Venepuncture and cannulation
- IV competencies
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to work flexible shifts, weekends and bank holidays as required
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lucy Tebbit
- Job title
- matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07500910091
- Additional information
Please contact Lucy Tebbit if you wish to have an informal visit or to discuss the role.
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