Job Description

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:

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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.



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



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 ensure you have read through the attached 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.