Registered Nurse: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

If you’re already working in Emergency Care or looking to bring your acute nursing experience into a fast-paced ED environment, Southmead Hospital is seeking exceptional nurses to join our expanding service.

Offering exposure to complex cases across a wide range of specialties, we are particularly interested in hearing from nurses with recent experience in Emergency Care, Acute Medicine, Critical Care or equivalent high-acuity environments.

As one of only two Major Trauma Centres in the region, you’ll manage high-acuity emergency & trauma cases, supported by expert multidisciplinary teams. Working alongside Consultants, Resident Doctors, Pharmacists, Physios and specialist teams, you’ll benefit from close collaboration with regional services such as neurosurgery, stroke, vascular surgery, renal medicine & transplantation.

Committed to professional development, you will have access to structured education programmes & bespoke rotational opportunities. You’ll gain experience across multiple specialties supported by a dedicated, award-winning Practice Development Nurse. A wide range of internal & external learning opportunities are available, including ACP pathways, ENP training & non-medical prescribing qualifications.

Based in our award-winning, modern Brunel Building, you’ll work in a purpose-built Emergency Zone designed to support efficient assessment, treatment & flow.

Main duties of the job

This role is best suited to NMC registered nurses with recent Emergency, Acute, Urgent Care or equivalent fast-paced clinical environment experience.

You will:

• Work within and lead a clinical care team.
• Take personal responsibility and accountability for ensuring that Trust and local policies and procedures are known, followed and will ensure duties are carried out in accordance with advisory guidelines and practice set out in the NMC code of Professional conduct.
• Be responsible for assessment, planning, provision, maintenance and evaluation of patient care.
• Take responsibility for the supervision and guidance of other staff including healthcare support workers and students on a daily basis.
• Actively contribute to the provision of a good learning environment by taking on the role of mentor/assessor for learners eg. Student nurses and support worker roles
• Work within our modern facilities including four-bedded triage bays, clinical assessment rooms, an ambulatory care unit, short-stay rooms, a dedicated ED entrance and ground-level helipad.

Please note:

We are unable to consider Preceptorship Nurses for this vacancy.

We are looking to appoint with a view to you starting in post within 3 months.

If invited to interview, you will be required to attend in person.

Please ensure all of this is feasible for you before applying.

Applications are reviewed weekly and interviews are offered throughout the campaign. Exceptional candidates may be interviewed shortly after applying.

Person Specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse/ Paediatric Nurse with current live NMC registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Interest in student/peer education

Work Experience

Essential

• A minimum of 12 months recent, post registration experience in an acute environment (ward area)
• Candidate will have undertaken training required by the ward/ department. i.e. IV drug administration, cannulation, venepuncture, ECGs, male catheterisation

Desirable

• Experience of working in an emergency department

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Essential

• Advanced communication skills, verbal & written, to include report writing and record keeping.
• Basic computer / IT skills and expectation to develop these in line with the needs of the service i.e. IHS, Acis, Email use.
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Sound knowledge of the guidelines set out in the NMC code of professional conduct and current nursing Issues

Closing Date: 13 September 2026