Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Staff Nurse Ward 4B

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Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, ambitious and motivated individual to join our team.

Ward 4B is a surgical assessment unit and an elective admissions ward.

Main duties of the job

Assisting in the delivery of patient-centred and clinically effective care as part of a dynamic team. You should be caring, compassionate, well organised with a positive attitude towards change and flexibility.

We offer full training and preceptorship periods for newly qualified nursing staff.

For further details on the role please see the attached job description and person specification.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Date posted

07 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

409-6962201

Job locations

Whiston Hospital

Prescot

L35 5DR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Detailed job description and person specification attached.

This is a fixed term contract covering secondment, with the potential to lead to a permanent position.

Closing Date - 17th March 2025

Job description

Job responsibilities

Detailed job description and person specification attached.

This is a fixed term contract covering secondment, with the potential to lead to a permanent position.

Closing Date - 17th March 2025

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse, with current NMC Registration

Desirable

Teaching & Assessing Qualification/Training or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role
Knowledge of current professional & clinical issues
Knowledge of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults procedures
Awareness of how audit may influence quality of patient care

Desirable

Substantial post registration experience
Substantial post registration experience within an acute hospital setting
Experience within General Surgery
Knowledge of and participation in audit

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills
Excellent time management, record management and organisational skills

Other

Essential

Motivated individual, commitment to personal & professional development
Flexible and adaptable approach

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse, with current NMC Registration

Desirable

Teaching & Assessing Qualification/Training or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role
Knowledge of current professional & clinical issues
Knowledge of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults procedures
Awareness of how audit may influence quality of patient care

Desirable

Substantial post registration experience
Substantial post registration experience within an acute hospital setting
Experience within General Surgery
Knowledge of and participation in audit

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills
Excellent time management, record management and organisational skills

Other

Essential

Motivated individual, commitment to personal & professional development
Flexible and adaptable approach

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Whiston Hospital

Prescot

L35 5DR

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Whiston Hospital

Prescot

L35 5DR

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)