Staff Nurse - Emergency Department
Job summary
Ready for your next nursing challenge? Whether you're looking to develop your emergency care skills or join an ambitious and supportive team, we'd love to hear from you. Could you thrive in a fast-paced environment caring for acutely unwell patients?
Join the Emergency Departments at University Hospitals Dorset, where you'll be part of an exciting transformation as we develop one of the largest Emergency Departments on the South Coast Virtual Open Day: 12th or 13th November Interviews: 18th November Ready to find out more?
Submit your Expression of Interest today and we'll send you an invite to our Virtual Open Day, where you can meet the team and discover what it's like to work in our Emergency Departments.
Main duties of the job
As a Staff Nurse in our Emergency Department, you will assess, plan and deliver care for patients with a wide range of urgent and emergency healthcare needs. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will care for acutely unwell patients, prioritise competing demands, perform a range of clinical skills, and contribute to a safe, responsive and patient-centred service.
About us
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview. This service has a planned move from Poole site to Bournemouth site from Spring 2027.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions. UHD has active networks including Women's, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Personal Attributes · Essential
Ability to remain calm and professional in a busy and unpredictable environment Demonstrates compassion and empathy when caring for patients and supporting relatives Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Desirable
Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of objectives;
Experience · Essential
Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
Previous Acute hospital experience
Qualification · Essential
Diploma in Adult Nursing or Children's Nursing or Degree in Nursing or related subject
Desirable
Emergency Department triage training Technical Skills Competencies
Essential
Willingness to work within a multi-disciplinary team Professional and patient-focused approach, acting as a role model
Desirable
Understanding of emergency care pathways within the NHS
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
