Registered Nurse-UECC

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered nurse within the new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre (UECC) facility at Scarborough Hospital. As the registered nurse you will be responsible for supporting the care of patients within the UECC. The UECC consists of both the Emergency Department and Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU). The EAU comprises of the short stay area and frailty assessment unit.

The ED nurse will be required to extend their skill set to caring for adult and paediatric patients in an emergency care setting.

Within the Emergency Assessment Unit you will be responsible for working across all areas. The aim of each area is to see treat and discharge patients with a robust plan in place from all members of the MDT.

All roles require a highly motivated nurse who has the ability to work under their own initiative but also as part of a team. This is a 24 hour service therefore shift work will be expected., Maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust policies and procedures

Maintain a safe and clean working environment

Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring accurate written records are kept.

Communicate with patients and carers to ensure they have access to appropriate information.

Promote and maintain positive relationships between all staff involved in the care of the patient

Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct

Undertake duties on different wards/departments as and when required by service demands

Demonstrate personal responsibility for compliance with infection control policies and procedures, Thisdescription indicates the main functions and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended to be a complete list. It will be amended as necessary in the event of future changes

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses. For hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.