Nursing Associate Emergency Department

3 weeks ago


Bedford, United Kingdom Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Due to a significant uplift to our nursing establishment we are excited to be able to recruit nurse associates to our growing and progressive emergency department.

The post holder is expected to work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team providing high quality care for patients with acute illness or injury within the Emergency Department (ED) within your scope of practice.

The post holder will take part in a training programme to become competent in the role of and Emergency Department Nurse Associate as outlined below.

To work with wider multidisciplinary team to assess/ plan/ implement care and treatment to patients from across all parts of the bedford and surrounding communities including resuscitation/ trauma/ paediatric ED/ minor injuries/ illnesses and mental health crises.

Ensure essential nurse care is delivered to all patients in the department - nutrition/ hydration/ pain relief/ repositioning and medication.

Administration of medication

Support patients and their families/ care givers during time of distress/ bereavement showing compassion and empathy.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.

The Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this job, please review for the full details and responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

Use good communication skills to disseminate information and promote and maintain good working relationships within the department and trust wide.

Promote the use of communications skills to overcome language and understanding difficulties when interacting with patients and their relatives.

Be able to show empathy and compassion on a frequent basis, when caring for people who are experiencing bereavement or have a relative who is critically ill.

Be able to use communication skills when taking telephone queries about the condition of patients or from patients or their relatives who have a complaint.

To assist in establishing the promotion of health and the prevention of illness.


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