Staff Nurse - Emergency Department
The closing date is 16 April 2026
Job summary
Band 5 Staff Nurses - Emergency Department, Wexham Park Hospital
Are you a compassionate, motivated nurse ready to make a difference? Join our Emergency Department at Wexham Park Hospital, where we see around 12,000 patients each month, from minor injuries to critically unwell cases.
We're looking for enthusiastic Band 5 Registered Nurses--newly qualified nurses are very welcome! You'll be supported through a supernumerary period, structured in-house training, and our comprehensive Preceptorship Programme, with ongoing professional development to help you thrive.
Work as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, take responsibility for your own areas of practice, and gain hands-on experience across a diverse patient mix. If you're committed, eager to learn, and passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred care, this is the perfect opportunity to start or grow your career with us.
Main duties of the job
- To work within a multi-disciplinary team, in the delivery of high-quality patient care to patients & relatives.
- Support shift leader ensuring that all documentation is up to date and report any changes in the patients' condition.
- To contribute to the development and evaluation of nursing practice.
- To demonstrate effective communication skills both written and verbal between patients and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- To communicate effectively with patients and their relatives. Advice on the promotion of health & prevention of illness.
- To liaise with appropriate clinical specialists in relation to individual patient needs e.g. Doctors, Occupational therapists, physiotherapists and in-reach matrons.
- To assist medical staff, ensure that treatments are effective and advise on nursing priorities.
- To promote good working relationships with the ambulance service, police and other supporting agencies.
- To act as an advocate for patients and their relatives/carers.
- To communicate to colleagues' individual needs for support (through preceptorship programme)
- To understand how your role within the team and the core group impacts on those you encounter, both professional and non-professional.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Details
Date posted
09 April 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£33,677 to £40,996 a year per annum incl HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
151-KMU437
Job locations
Wexham park hospital
Wexham Street
Slough
SL2 4HL
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wexham park hospital
Wexham Street
Slough
SL2 4HL
Employer's website
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