Job overview

Love Life? Love Emergency Nursing at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston (UHBW).

UHBW is a dynamic and thriving group of hospitals set in Bristol and Weston.  As a tertiary cardiac centre we care for patients from across the South West of England and beyond. Join us and you will:

• Work in a busy city centre ED with a talented multi-disciplinary team
• Benefit from a Practice Development Nurse
• Gain opportunities for further training, research roles and promotion
• Work at an Award-winning Emergency Department (HSJ and BMJ) where wellbeing and your development is our priority
• Join a forward-thinking and innovative team – UHBW is the birthplace of the ‘Patient Safety checklist’

If you are highly motivated, hard-working, and have an interest in emergency medicine and feel you would like to join our friendly talented team here at UHBW then this is the place for you.

Find out more about what it is like to work in our Bristol Emergency Department by watching our film (created pre-Covid): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEeQZ68MebA

Main duties of the job

Clinical

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
• Communicate effectively and maintain confidentiality with patient carers and the multi-disciplinary team. Give written and verbal advice/teaching to patients and carers.
• Provide accurate timely contemporary records of care and treatment in line with UBHT record keeping policy and NMC
• Work within Trust Nursing policies and procedures and professional boundaries undertake all appropriate aspects of Nursing Care required including specific relevant clinical skills gained following appropriate training instruction.
• Promote and maintain a safe environment for patients: Administer medicines in accordance with Trust policy.
• Promote a clean environment and the prevention of hospital acquired infections.
• Respond positively and act promptly to resolve problems/issues for patients/carers, utilising complaints procedures and PALs where appropriate.
• Assist with the smooth running of the clinical area by carrying out other duties such as unpacking stores, tidying and cleaning up equipment.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, with a workforce of over 13,000 staff and 100+ different clinical services across 10 sites, serving a population of over 500,000 people across Bristol and Weston. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to patients. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust, committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.

Join us and you can enjoy city living, be in the countryside or by the seaside, with easy access to all the South West offers. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

As an equal opportunities employer, actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our community and are committed to designing our services around the needs of patients and their loved ones. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.