Emergency Department Staff Nurse Merseyside

Emergency Department Staff Nurse – Merseyside

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to quality patient care by assessing, planning, providing, and evaluating individualised care.
• Assist in patient admissions, transfers, and discharges according to local policy.
• Participate in developing and monitoring care standards and quality initiatives.
• Act as departmental triage nurse, utilizing assessment, prioritisation, decision-making, risk management, and communication skills.
• Coordinate activities in the ED under senior nurse supervision, considering the complex needs of the department.
• Maintain a caring, approachable, and consistently professional manner.
• Promote patient safeguarding in line with national and local policies.
• Utilise hospital systems for patient diversion/referral.
• Ensure comprehensive, concise, and accurate patient care recording.
• Maintain the Emergency Department Patient Tracking IT system.
• Assist in achieving key performance indicators for the ED and the Trust.
• Maintain professional registration and adhere to NMC Code of Practice and Scope of Practice.
• Provide appropriate and consistent nursing care with clinical guidelines.
• Participate in infection prevention and control measures.
• Report and record untoward incidents.
• Assist in effective communication with staff, patients, relatives, and other departments.
• Ensure equipment security and maintenance.
• Facilitate the acquisition of Band 5 competencies and skills.
• Fulfil professional updating requirements and maintain personal records.
• Participate in teaching students and in-service training for qualified nurses and healthcare assistants.
• Act as a preceptor, mentor, or facilitator for junior staff.
• Deputise for the senior nurse when necessary.
• Participate in research, special projects, or audits as requested.
• Contribute to setting, maintaining, and monitoring care standards through audits.

Skills and Expertise

• Registered General Nurse
• NMC Registered Nurse
• Advanced assessment skills
• Prioritization skills
• Decision-making skills
• Risk management
• Communication skills
• Patient care planning
• Patient safety
• Infection control
• Emergency Department experience (preferred)
• IT skills (patient tracking system)