Nhs A&E Nurse

If you thrive under pressure and want to help provide immediate care to seriously ill or unstable patients, an A&E Nurse position could be the ideal role for you. Everyday is different, and you will get the satisfaction of helping patients recover from serious illnesses and accidents. Secure healthcare have a lot of temporary positions available giving you complete flexibility on where and when you work.

Along with A&E Doctors, you’ll generally be the first point of contact for seriously ill or injured patients. It’s a fast-paced, high-pressure environment that requires you to think and act quickly to deliver the best possible care. Every day is likely to be very different, as you care for patients experiencing everything from heart attacks and strokes to broken bones or multiple injuries from traumatic events like car crashes.

Typically, A&E Nurses work in hospital emergency departments. They are part of the clinical team who help to stabilise patients who need a longer stay, or give patients the treatment they need to return home on the same dayA&E Nurses have a number of key responsibilities, including:

Taking over patient care from paramedics

Carrying out patient examinations to gain quick information about their conditions

Referring patients to the right departments

Taking basic observations, including pulse, blood pressure and oxygen saturation

Ensuring patients are comfortable

Writing detailed patient notes

Delivering news to patients’ loved ones

Giving medications prescribed by doctors and applying dressings or topical medicine

You’ll work with lots of different clinical and non-clinical staff, including:

Doctors

Paediatricians

Consultants

A&E reception staff

Specialists such as nephrologists, cardiologists, orthopaedics, toxicologists and oncologists