Staff Nurse-Aspull Ward

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Full time
Location: Wigan
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Job offered by: Wwl
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Main area Specialist Services Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time Flexible working 37.5 hours per week (Working over 7 days, to include day and night duties, no on call) Job ref 302-25-6940205SS Site Aspull ward Royal Albert Edward Infirmary Town Wigan Salary £29,970 - £36,483 Per annum, Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 04/02/2025 23:59 Choose Well - Choose WWL

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Staff Nurse for 37.5 hours per week to cover a maternity leave for 12 months. The working hours would be Monday-Sunday day shifts and night shifts on internal rotation. You will be based on Aspull ward at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary. The ward is a 28 bedded unit based on the acute site. Candidates will only be shortlisted if they have a valid NMC registration. Main duties of the job

The successful candidate's duties and responsibilities will be to: Manage a bay of patients pre and post operative. Create and implement care plans. Administer medication, dressings and wound care and communicate with the MDT. Working for our organisation

Choose Well – Choose WWL Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’. WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs. Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide dedicated skill assistance to medical personnel within the department. Demonstrate the underpinning of theoretical knowledge within the clinical practice of infection control, health and safety, ethical and legal issues. Demonstrate adaptability of the role within departmental specialties. Recognise the appropriateness of transferable skills when providing high quality patient care. Demonstrate application of professional standards in all aspects of patient care delivery within the clinical environment. Demonstrate the ability to skill mix according to workloads. Demonstrate the ability to assess patients and act appropriately. Person specification

Additional

Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation. Flexible and positive approach to work. Knowledge

Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues. Knowledge of evidence based practice. Understanding of research/audit. Understanding of resource management. Understanding of education/student requirements. Skills

Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to maintain and improve standards of care. Ability to challenge unacceptable behaviour or practice in a professional context. Basic computer skills. Experience

Experience in the relevant specialty of which you are applying. Experience of working independently and as a member of a team. Experience of clinical supervision. Experience of audit research. Previous experience in a caring environment. Qualifications

RGN. Recent evidence of continuing professional development. Our Trust prefers candidates to submit applications online. Please contact the Recruitment Team on 01942 244000 if you have difficulty applying online. The Trust reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated closing date if there is a high volume of applications. We endeavour to inform all applicants of the outcome of their application by email or SMS text message. Guidance on Completing Your Application Applications are scored against the person specification; therefore we recommend that you use the supporting information section of your application form to demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role, providing illustrative examples where possible. On-Call Please note that some roles may require you to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational. WWL has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment and will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester Local Authority or NHS organisation; giving you access to our service-related benefits. Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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