Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Staff Nurse - Ward 5C

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust View all jobs


North East England
Permanent
Registered Nurse/RN
GBP 32,073 - 39,043 per year

Posted 8 day(s) ago

Reference: 2362852


Job summary

An exciting opportunity has become available to join Ward 5C as a Staff Nurse.

The post-holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs, and the development of programmes of care and/or the implementation and evaluation of programmes. The post-holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision and may require to demonstrate procedures and supervise; qualified and/or unqualified staff.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role are as follows:

  • Assess, plan develop and implement programmes of care to patients, providing advice in a variety of settings.
  • Carry out nursing procedures in line with current NMC standards of proficiency.
  • Ensure the health, wellbeing and independence of patients and service users across healthcare settings, maintaining associated records, ensuring all patients receive safe and effective care at all times.
  • Supervision of junior staff and all leavers.
  • Understand and demonstrate the Trust values at all times.
About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

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. 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.
Details
Date posted

24 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

409-8275068

Job locations

Whiston Hospital

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

United Kingdom


Job description
Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description and person specification for main responsibilities and requirements.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description and person specification for main responsibilities and requirements.

Person Specification
Our Values
Essential
  • We are Kind
  • We are Open
  • We are Inclusive
Qualifications
Essential
  • 1st Level Registered Nurse (degree/diploma)
  • Current NMC Registration
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
  • Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
  • Experience of working in a clinical environment
  • Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
  • Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
  • An understanding of national, regional and local NHS issues
  • Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Skills
Essential
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels
  • Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own workload
  • Ability to de-escalate complex situations
  • Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
  • Awareness of the need for confidentiality at all times
  • Computer literacy e.g. experience of electronic patient record
Other
Essential
  • Frequent moderate effort for several short periods of time such as manual handling of patients and equipment
  • Frequent concentration required for drug calculation and administration
  • Dealing with frequent interruptions and competing demands
  • Ability to work within highly distressing or emotional circumstances e.g. end of life care
  • Ability to communicate distressing information
  • Ability to communicate in a challenging environment
  • Able to carry out direct clinical care as required on ward or department
Person Specification
Our Values
Essential
  • We are Kind
  • We are Open
  • We are Inclusive
Qualifications
Essential
  • 1st Level Registered Nurse (degree/diploma)
  • Current NMC Registration
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
  • Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
  • Experience of working in a clinical environment
  • Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
  • Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
  • An understanding of national, regional and local NHS issues
  • Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Skills
Essential
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels
  • Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own workload
  • Ability to de-escalate complex situations
  • Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
  • Awareness of the need for confidentiality at all times
  • Computer literacy e.g. experience of electronic patient record
Other
Essential
  • Frequent moderate effort for several short periods of time such as manual handling of patients and equipment
  • Frequent concentration required for drug calculation and administration
  • Dealing with frequent interruptions and competing demands
  • Ability to work within highly distressing or emotional circumstances e.g. end of life care
  • Ability to communicate distressing information
  • Ability to communicate in a challenging environment
  • Able to carry out direct clinical care as required on ward or department
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

United Kingdom


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

United Kingdom


Employer's website

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