Registered Nurse Associate - Emergency Surgical Unit

Transformationunitgm; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Blackburn is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse Associate for the Emergency Surgical Unit. This full-time role involves caring for surgical patients, completing assessments, and planning care. Candidates must possess strong communication skills, be eager to work within a supportive team, and meet essential qualifications including GCSEs in English and Maths. Join an exceptional team committed to delivering high-quality care with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Effective communication skills, both written & verbal.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Be able to listen actively.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the assessment of care needs.
• Caring for surgical patients requiring admission.
• Completing admission paperwork and assessing care.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Teamwork

Numeracy

Education

GCSE English Grade C or above or equivalent

GCSE Maths Grade C or above or equivalent

Job description

Main area Band 4 RNA - Emergency Surgical Unit Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent: Rotational, days, nights, weekends and bank holidays. Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Rotational, days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.) Job ref 435-S188-25

Employer East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital Town Blackburn Salary £27,485 - £30,162 per rota Salary period Yearly Closing 05/01/2026 23:59

Registered Nurse Associate - Emergency Surgical Unit

Band 4

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Job overview

Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development of programmes of care and/or the implementation and evaluation of these programmes. Carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision and demonstrate procedures to and supervise qualified and/or unqualified staff. Working as a staff nurse on a busy surgical assessment unit.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for caring for surgical patients requiring admission to the ward. To complete admission paperwork and assess and plan their care. To manage acute surgical patients that may need theatre or assessment form the surgical team. To work alongside a healthcare assistant caring for a team of patients during the shift.

Working for our organisation

We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 7,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

An opportunity has arisen for a staff nurse to join the Emergency Surgical Unit (ESU) at Royal Blackburn Hospital. The shift patterns are internal rotation including night shifts, 37.5 hours per week over flexible days, to include weekends and bank holidays, included as per rota.

The ESU at Blackburn is a busy, modern unit with a professional but friendly team delivering high standards of care. We are looking for highly enthusiastic, motivated and committed staff nurses to join our forward thinking and ever developing team. You should have good communication, numeracy and literacy skills. You should be able to work effectively as part of a team and deal with complex sensitive information in a professional manner.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for more information regarding this post.

If you are interested please contact the ward to have a look around and meet the team!

Person Specification

Disposition

• Be able to work in a team.
• Be supportive of team members.
• Able to communicate effectively to patients, visitors and colleagues
• Able to listen actively.
• Able to reflect on one's own work.
• Have effective interpersonal skills
• Be enthusiastic, conscientious and sympathetic
• Be able to work with minimal supervision within the job description
• Able to manage the care for a group of people and prioritise workload with minimal supervision.
• Able to write basic reports.
• Able to train others
• Able to present reasoned discussion
• Evidence of continuous development.
• Able to take on board new ideas, skills and knowledge
• Ability to problem solve
• Be numerate
• Registered 1st Level or equivalent as verified by NMC
• To have knowledge of current research applicable to the post's specialist area.

Circumstances

• Be able to fulfill; various shift patterns on the ward, inc. nights
• Able to adopt to change.
• Proven ability to keep information confidential

Person specification

• Effective communication skills, both written & verbal Promotes effective teamwork with own team and other members of the Multidisciplinary Team.
• GCSE English Grade C or above or equivalent
• GCSE Maths Grade C or above or equivalent

Dear Potential Applicant,

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date i f the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.

This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post

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The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.

We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone [phone] or email [e-mail] write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.