Registered Nurse - Emergency Department
The closing date is 06 April 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for compassionate, motivated Registered Nurses to join our Adult Emergency Department (ED) at the Royal Derby Hospital.
As one of the busiest Emergency Departments in the country, we care for around 120,000 patients every year, offering a fast-paced and highly rewarding environment where no two days are the same.
We are committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming workplace, and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and identities. If you are passionate about delivering high-quality emergency care and working collaboratively within a diverse team, we would love to hear from you.
Our department has expanded significantly due to increased demand and now includes:
- 7-bedded Resuscitation Unit
- 13-bay Initial Assessment Area
- 27-bay Majors Area
- Ambulatory area with a main waiting room, 4 triage rooms and 7 assessment bays
- Emergency Nurse Practitioner area
- New Urgent Treatment Centre, seeing up to 100 patients daily
- On-site helipad, supporting our Trauma Unit status
We thrive on teamwork, adaptability and supporting one another in our demanding but incredibly fulfilling environment.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 5 Registered Nurse in our ED, you will:
- Care for a group of patients with the support of an experienced, multidisciplinary team
- Rotate through all areas of the department, including Majors A, Majors B, Resus, Ward 101, ambulatory, and assessment areas
- In time, undertake training in the Manchester Triage System, enabling you to work in Pitstop and Streaming
- Play a vital role in delivering safe, effective, person-centred care to patients with a wide range of emergency presentations This role offers constant variety, rapid decision-making and the opportunity to make a significant difference to patients during their most critical moments.
We are proud to be a supportive, learning-focused department. Our nursing workforce is strengthened by:
- Matron leadership
- 12 Senior Sisters/Charge Nurses
- 40 Sisters/Charge Nurses
- A dedicated Clinical Educator Team
We work closely with the Universities of Derby and Nottingham and are strongly committed to helping all staff grow, develop and progress within Emergency Medicine.
If you are an enthusiastic, resilient and patient-focused Registered Nurse who thrives in a busy, dynamic environment, we warmly welcome your application. We actively encourage individuals from under-represented groups and those with diverse experiences to consider joining our team. Together, we deliver exceptional emergency care--every patient, every time.
Closing date of applications: 6 April 2026
Interview date: 20 April 2026
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Details
Date posted
24 March 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year pro rata pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
320-MED-1786-A
Job locations
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
Employer's website
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