Main area: Acute Medical Unit
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Full and part-time positions available)
Job ref: 409-6639909
Employer: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Whiston Hospital
Town: Prescot
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 29/01/2025
Staff Nurse - Ward 1B SDEC/Acute Medical Unit (Ward 1C)
NHS AfC: Band 5
We are looking for suitably qualified nurses to join our proactive team. Equally, if you are a newly qualified nurse who would like a career in acute nursing, we are happy to ensure you can work on the unit and support would be provided to ensure you flourish. We have dedicated Education Facilitators who ensure that all staff are trained and equipped to work within the ever-changing ward environment. Newly qualified nurses will have a 12-month preceptorship with one of our experienced staff. We require excellent nurses who want exciting, challenging roles, to deliver first-class high-quality patient care. We are a unique unit that has an Enhanced Care Area (ECA) where we provide care to Level 1 patients. Each Staff Nurse will get an opportunity for rotation to our ECA. These patients come directly from A & E. The ECA beds will take patients who require respiratory support, as well as cardiac monitoring in the acute phase of their illness, as well as other patients requiring a High Dependency Setting. Our staff have the opportunity to undertake blood gases, ECGs, and the Advanced Life Skills Course to maintain our highest standards of acute medical care. An Enhanced DBS Certificate with the checking of the Children’s and Adults’ Barred Lists is required for this post. Main duties of the job
The AMU is a fast-paced, busy environment. The successful candidates will be dynamic, enthusiastic individuals, who would like to further their career in this area of medical nursing. Commitment to undertake ongoing in-service training and development is essential. You should be motivated, keen to learn, and ready to embrace change. Our commitment to you is to provide the environment for this to happen and ensure that you are part of our defined preceptorship programme. We can offer ongoing professional development on the ward and training opportunities relevant to the clinical area. We also offer our nursing staff the opportunity to take up funds from our apprenticeship funding which will ensure funding to further develop in your chosen career pathway. Main Duties: To contribute to the delivery of quality patient care by participating in and providing the assessment, planning, provision, and evaluation of individualised care. To assist in the admission, transfer, and discharge of patients in accordance with local policy. To participate in the developing and monitoring of standards of care and other quality initiatives in a positive manner. To fulfil the role of the departmental triage nurse, utilising advanced skills of assessment, prioritisation, decision-making, risk management, and communication skills. To always be caring, approachable and display a consistently professional manner. Promote the safeguarding of vulnerable patients in line with national and local policy. Person specification
Qualifications
Registered Nurse with current NMC Registration (RGN) IV Drug Administration Certificate or Competencies Teaching and Assessing Qualification/Training, or equivalent Knowledge & Experience
Knowledge of the skills required to undertake the role. Knowledge of current professional and clinical issues. Knowledge of safeguarding procedures. Post registration experience within an acute setting. Previous experience in Acute Medicine. Skills
Ability to prioritise effectively. Other
Flexible approach to working pattern. Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL very soon.
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NHS AfC: Band 5
We are looking for suitably qualified nurses to join our proactive team. Equally, if you are a newly qualified nurse who would like a career in acute nursing, we are happy to ensure you can work on the unit and support would be provided to ensure you flourish. We have dedicated Education Facilitators who ensure that all staff are trained and equipped to work within the ever-changing ward environment. Newly qualified nurses will have a 12-month preceptorship with one of our experienced staff. We require excellent nurses who want exciting, challenging roles, to deliver first-class high-quality patient care. We are a unique unit that has an Enhanced Care Area (ECA) where we provide care to Level 1 patients. Each Staff Nurse will get an opportunity for rotation to our ECA. These patients come directly from A & E. The ECA beds will take patients who require respiratory support, as well as cardiac monitoring in the acute phase of their illness, as well as other patients requiring a High Dependency Setting. Our staff have the opportunity to undertake blood gases, ECGs, and the Advanced Life Skills Course to maintain our highest standards of acute medical care. An Enhanced DBS Certificate with the checking of the Children’s and Adults’ Barred Lists is required for this post. Main duties of the job
The AMU is a fast-paced, busy environment. The successful candidates will be dynamic, enthusiastic individuals, who would like to further their career in this area of medical nursing. Commitment to undertake ongoing in-service training and development is essential. You should be motivated, keen to learn, and ready to embrace change. Our commitment to you is to provide the environment for this to happen and ensure that you are part of our defined preceptorship programme. We can offer ongoing professional development on the ward and training opportunities relevant to the clinical area. We also offer our nursing staff the opportunity to take up funds from our apprenticeship funding which will ensure funding to further develop in your chosen career pathway. Main Duties: To contribute to the delivery of quality patient care by participating in and providing the assessment, planning, provision, and evaluation of individualised care. To assist in the admission, transfer, and discharge of patients in accordance with local policy. To participate in the developing and monitoring of standards of care and other quality initiatives in a positive manner. To fulfil the role of the departmental triage nurse, utilising advanced skills of assessment, prioritisation, decision-making, risk management, and communication skills. To always be caring, approachable and display a consistently professional manner. Promote the safeguarding of vulnerable patients in line with national and local policy. Person specification
Qualifications
Registered Nurse with current NMC Registration (RGN) IV Drug Administration Certificate or Competencies Teaching and Assessing Qualification/Training, or equivalent Knowledge & Experience
Knowledge of the skills required to undertake the role. Knowledge of current professional and clinical issues. Knowledge of safeguarding procedures. Post registration experience within an acute setting. Previous experience in Acute Medicine. Skills
Ability to prioritise effectively. Other
Flexible approach to working pattern. Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL very soon.
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