Job Description

Staff Nurse - Paediatric Emergency ( Band 5)



Full time and part time roles available.



An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint Band 5 staff nurses to join our friendly Paediatric Accident & Emergency department at Ormskirk Hospital.



The Paediatric Accident &Emergency department, has been rated good by CQC. The Department has undergone recent redesign and refurbishment and prides itself on providing excellent family centred care to children and their families in the local area.



We are looking for an enthusiastic Children's nurse, who is an excellent role model, self-motivated and committed to the delivery of high standards of quality care. Experience is preferred but not essential.



If you are a Children's nurse, committed to providing high quality care and would like to develop your clinical skills, this position could be for you.



The post is shift work, rotational to night duty and the ability to work as part of a team is essential.



We work closely with our Paediatric Ward, Assessment Unit and Neonatal Unit and rotational posts within the department are available for staff to gain experience in all areas.

Interview date:

19th June 2025



1. Assess, plan develop and implement programmes of care to patients, providing advice in a variety of settings.



2. Carry out nursing procedures in line with current NMC standards of proficiency.



3. Ensure the health, wellbeing and independence of patients and service users across healthcare settings, maintaining associated records, ensuring all patients always receive safe and effective care.



4. Supervision of junior staff and all learners.



5. Always understand and demonstrate the Trust values.



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



Please see and Person Specification attached.



1. A ssess, plan develop and implement programmes of care to patients, providing advice in a variety of settings.



2. Carry out nursing procedures in line with current NMC standards of proficiency.



3. Ensure the health, wellbeing and independence of patients and service users across healthcare settings, maintaining associated records, ensuring all patients always receive safe and effective care.



4. Supervision of junior staff and all learners.



5. Always understand and demonstrate the Trust values.