Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Staff Nurse - Ward 3F Paediatrics

The closing date is 19 June 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint Band 5 Staff Nurses to join our friendly, Paediatric nursing teams.

The Paediatric Department consists of a team of experienced and dedicated Nursing and Medical staff providing care to approximately 6000 children per year, in addition approximately 800 children are admitted for surgical procedures.

Ward 3F provides 25 in-patient beds including our 2 bed state of the art dedicated high dependency (HDU) facility. An 8 bedded Children's Assessment Unit (CHOBS), is co-located alongside the Paediatric Emergency Department along with a dedicated Paediatric Phlebotomy service and Children's Dressing Clinic.

The Hospital at Home nursing team provide an early discharge service for children and young people who do not require 24-hour medical care.

Applications are welcome from:-

Registered children's nurses with significant post registration neonatal or paediatric experience working within an acute hospital setting

Newly qualified registered children's nurses or student nurses who are due to qualify in the next 6 months and would like to develop their career in paediatric or neonatal nursing

An Enhanced DBS Certificate, with the checking of the Children's Barred Lists is required for this position.

Main duties of the job

KEY DUTIES

To be responsible in association with the team leader for the formulation and implementation of individual patient care plans.To participate in the holistic assessment of patients, and to formulate and review individual patient care plans and to act as 'named nurse' or associate for a group of patients from admission to discharge as determined by the Ward Manager.

To commence and participate in research/special projects as directed by the ward manager.

To contribute to the setting, maintaining and monitoring of standards of care within the ward.

Help to ensure that all equipment is in safe working order in conjunction with the department equipment controller.

Internal rotations onto night duty and twilight shifts are required.

To assist in the promotion of effective communication with all ward staff and other departments as required.

Promote the safeguarding of vulnerable patients in line with national and local policy

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

12 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

409-7263796

Job locations

Whiston Hospital

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 12th June 2025

Closing date: 19th June 2025

Shortlisting date: 20th June 2025

Proposed Interview date: TBC

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 12th June 2025

Closing date: 19th June 2025

Shortlisting date: 20th June 2025

Proposed Interview date: TBC

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Children's Nurse with current NMC Registration

Desirable

Teaching & Assessing Qualification/Training or equivalent
APLS Certified
RGN (Adult) with current NMC Registration
Evidence of on-going relevant education at Master Level

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role
Knowledge of current professional & clinical issues
Knowledge of Safeguarding Children procedures and the ability to implement relevant Safeguarding/Child protection procedures
Awareness of the national agenda for children including Children's NSF; Every Child Matters
Working Knowledge of and ability to implement Child Protection/Safeguarding policies, Child in Need procedures, Common Assessment Framework

Desirable

Shift management experience
Evidence of an area of particular interest relevant to general paediatrics e.g. breast feeding, high dependency, infection control, pain, mental health, asthma, diabetes, young people
Post registration experience in Paediatrics
Significant post registration experience within an acute hospital setting in Paediatrics
Mentoring students once qualified for significant years

Skills

Essential

Excellent written and verbal 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 Children's Nurse with current NMC Registration

Desirable

Teaching & Assessing Qualification/Training or equivalent
APLS Certified
RGN (Adult) with current NMC Registration
Evidence of on-going relevant education at Master Level

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role
Knowledge of current professional & clinical issues
Knowledge of Safeguarding Children procedures and the ability to implement relevant Safeguarding/Child protection procedures
Awareness of the national agenda for children including Children's NSF; Every Child Matters
Working Knowledge of and ability to implement Child Protection/Safeguarding policies, Child in Need procedures, Common Assessment Framework

Desirable

Shift management experience
Evidence of an area of particular interest relevant to general paediatrics e.g. breast feeding, high dependency, infection control, pain, mental health, asthma, diabetes, young people
Post registration experience in Paediatrics
Significant post registration experience within an acute hospital setting in Paediatrics
Mentoring students once qualified for significant years

Skills

Essential

Excellent written and verbal 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Whiston Hospital

Warrington Road

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

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

Employer's website

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