Staff Nurse - SDEC | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse in the Same Day Emergency Care department. We support training and education and encourage those with interest or experience in emergency care to apply. We expect our Healthcare Professionals to be compassionate and communicative to our patients and their families in the challenges of the emergency setting, and to contribute to developing our service and emergency care pathways. If this opportunity appeals to you we would love to receive your application! This vacancy is for Registered Nurses with full NMC registration in the UK. If you are an internationally trained nurse that has not passed their OSCE (objective structured clinical examination) you will not be considered for this role and will be automatically rejected, so please do not apply. However we do support Internationally Trained Nurses with their OSCE through the Norfolk and Waveney Recruitment Hub InternationalNurseRecruitmentHub@jpaget.nhs.uk. Please note that we adhere to the NHS Code of Practice and cannot recruit from 'red list countries' https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-practice-for-the-international-recruitment "If you are a new registrant, we look forward to welcoming you onto the RCN accredited Preceptorship Academy at the QEH. This programme offers a supportive development transition into your new role as a registered member of the team. If you would like further information, please email the team Preceptorship@qehkl.nhs.uk"

• Ensure nursing practice is in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and any specific competencies for the role are completed.
• To have successfully completed the Trust's preceptorship programme (applicable only to newly qualified and return to practice Registered Nurses).
• Maintain a high standard of nursing care applying evidence-based practice.
• Carry out assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care and escalate any clinical concerns to a senior nurse as required.
• Carry out the daily personal individualised care of patients
• Maintain accurate records.
  
  There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond. At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs. We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships. We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.