Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 179-8291883-M
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Bury St Edmunds
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 Per Annum, Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Emergency Department
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
We are looking for a passionate Band 5 Staff Nurse to join the Emergency Department, to support a wide range of shifts.
WSH Emergency department have recently undertaken a major expansion project and we now have our own Majors Assessment Area. This together with a Rapid Assessment Area means we can ensure we meet all our patients’ needs and ensure optimised service delivery. It doesn’t stop here! We have a dedicated and passionate ED work force that includes Acute Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) and Emergency Nurse Practitioners (ENPs) who can see, treat and discharge their own patients, assisting the medical ED team in delivering excellent care.
Main duties of the job
For full details of the job Role and Person Specification, please see attached Job Description.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the job Role and Person Specification, please see attached Job Description.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registration or newly Qualified
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- RGN Degree / Diploma
- Recent previous acute experience within the NHS
Desirable criteria
- ALS / PILS
- ILS
- Triage training
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in an inpatient environment
- Awareness of current political/professional and operational issues
- Research aware
Desirable criteria
- Previous mentorship experience
- Experience in audit/research activities
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both verbally and in writing
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Ability to work calmly in a busy environment
- Team player, able to problem solve and meet team objectives
- Understands the importance of patient confidentiality and Data Protection
- Confident to work under own initiative
- Good IT skills
- Accurate with attention to detail
- Ability to show empathy and compassion to patients and their relatives
- Supports patient and staff equality and diversity
- Ability to provide patients with an environment which supports privacy and dignity
- An awareness of current political and professional issues
- Ability to assist in creating a good learning environment
- Identify and escalate to senior staff member if a patient is deteriorating.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach to working hours/duties to meet the needs of the service
- Willing to undertake further education and training to benefit the department
- Motivated to deliver a high-quality service
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
- Michelle Lawrence
- Job title
- Unit Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01284 712908
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