Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
About
Serving a population of over 618,000, with a workforce of around 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the UKs largest Trusts.
The Trust provides a wide range of healthcare services at 5 hospitals and 16 community sites.
surrounding areas.to people across St Helens, Knowsley, Halton, Southport, Ormskirk, parts of Liverpool and the
communities we serve should have equal access to the highest standards of quality care, whilstAs a Trust, our vision is to provide 5 Star Patient Care. We strongly believe that the
· Care that is consistently high quality, compassionate, and provides the best possible experience for our patients and their families.
· Safety that is of the highest standards, where staff feel empowered to further improve services and reduce the risk of harm.
· Pathways that reduce variations in care to improve outcomes, whilst respecting the individual needs of patients.
· Systems that are efficient, user friendly and reliable. Drawing upon best practice to ensure our processes support the needs of our patients.
· Communication that is open and inclusive. Always showing patients, their families and our colleagues, the dignity and respect we would wish for ourselves.
Hear more about how our staff deliver 5 Star Patient Care at the following link: https://cli.re/KxP94Q
national awards on a regular basis.Our valued workforce is recognised for their expert skills and talents, with our teams winning
Our Values
Underpinning our vision are the norms, rituals and expected behaviours within the Trust. Or in other words, our behaviours, and values at work.
embedded into the organisation. They are the essence of what Team MWL stands for:Following extensive engagement with staff across the Trust, our Trust values were developed and
· We areKIND
· We areOPEN
· We areINCLUSIVE
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Key details
Location
SiteWhiston HospitalAddressWarrington RoadTownPrescotPostcodeL35 5DRMajor / Minor RegionMerseyside
Contract type & working pattern
ContractPermanentHours37.5 hours per week (Rotation post nights/days)
* Full time
* Part time
Salary
Salary£28,407 - £34,581 per annum (pro rata if part time)Salary periodYearlyGrade(NHS AfC: Band 5)
Specialty
Main areaIntensive CareInterview date07/05/2025
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Job overview
An excellent development opportunity has arisen for Registered Nurses to join the Critical Care Team.
The Critical Care Unit is located on Ward 4E, and is a purpose built department with state of the art facilities. The Unit is funded for 14 beds – 8 level 3 patients, and 6 level 2 patients.
The department is committed to the ongoing development of its service, in supporting improvement within its service provision. The professional development of our staff is important to us, with an established programme in place for new staff supported by the Practice Development Nurse.
The post holder should be committed to providing first class care to all patients, and are desired to have previous experience or knowledge of working within the Critical Care environment.
Please note, this vacancy may close early should a sufficient of applications be received.
An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post.
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* To provide/develop skills and competence in caring for critically ill patients requiring level 2 and 3 care
* Adhere to the trust 5-star patient care, nursing strategy and the values of 6 C
* Promote a safe working environment in accordance with risk management principles
* Liaise with senior medical staff to provide a high-quality service to critical care patients and their families
* Following completion of critical care competencies (18 months) supervise staff, identify their development needs and act as a mentor
* Provide advice and clinical practice in advanced support systems within the critical care environment
* Support staff in noncritical care areas as required
* Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team and maximise the best use of resources
Working for our organisation
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.
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. 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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
KEY DUTIES
* To provide/develop skills and competence in caring for critically ill patients requiring level 2 and 3 care
* Adhere to the trust 5-star patient care, nursing strategy and the values of 6 Cs
* Promote a safe working environment in accordance with risk management principles
* Liaise with senior medical staff to provide a high-quality service to critical care patients and their families
* Following completion of critical care competencies (18 months) supervise staff, identify their development needs and act as a mentor
* Provide advice and clinical practice in advanced support systems within the critical care environment
* Support staff in noncritical care areas as required
* Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team and maximise the best use of resources
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
* Maintain Professional Registration
* Adhere to NMC Code of Conduct
* Provide/develop the skills in caring for critically ill patient requiring level 2 and 3 care.
* Ensure patient records are maintained and documentation reflects care that is given.
* Involve patients/carers/relatives in the planning and delivery of services within critical care.
* Promote and maintain effective communication, deliver sensitive/unpleasant/complex information in a caring compassionate manner.
* Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
* Liaise with the medical and multidisciplinary team to ensure a high-quality service for critically ill patients and their families
* Following completion of critical care competencies supervise staff identifying their development needs and act as a mentor.
* Provide advice and clinical practice in advanced system support within the critical care environment.
* Independently/under supervision perform comprehensive assessments of critically ill patients. Plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health needs and varying levels of complexity.
* Undertake/develop skills to undertake specialist nursing care in accordance with the Scope of Professional Practice
* Administration of intravenous drugs and titration of inotropic support
* Setting of ventilator parameters to optimise ventilation or weaning, including safe delivery of advanced respiratory support – IPPV, HFOV, BIPAP/CPAP
* Rotational therapy / proning
* Actively record and interpret observations, including performing blood gas analysis in accordance to patient condition and respond appropriately
* Effectively monitor haemodynamically, both non-invasive and invasive – performing and analysing cardiac output calculations
* Renal replacement therapy – including setting up / implementation / monitoring and completion of haemodialysis / haemofiltration / plasmapheresis.
* Ensure that equipment is in safe working order and complies to the Health and Safety at Work Act / HE1 98
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
* Ensure accurate documentation in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluating care of critically ill patients.
* Ensure completion of key patient electronic systems ie.CIS, ADT, e-discharge, e-VTE
* Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others.
* Report untoward incidents in accordance with trust policy and the datix system.
* Respond in accordance with trust guidelines to patient and relatives’ complaints
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
* Following completion of critical care competencies (18 months) supervise staff identifying their development needs and act as a mentor.
* Attend trust induction and mandatory training.
* Promote an effective learning environment.
* Clinically support staff in achieving their work-based competencies.
* Act as a mentor / preceptor to nursing staff.
* In role of mentor / preceptor, review staff performance and address issues of poor performance / competence.
* Continue to develop own knowledge through training, education and professional updates.
* Provide advice and clinical practice in advanced systems within the critical care environment
LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Act as an effective role model and demonstrate leadership skills.
* Report any untoward incident/complaint/concern liaising with the lead nurse as appropriate.
* Create a climate conducive to the practice of high standards of care. Ensure that the safety and care of patients, visitors and staff is a priority.
* Represent critical care in in external/internal meetings as required
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
* Ensure effective and efficient use of both physical and financial resources
RESEARCH & AUDIT
* Participate in activities that lead to service improvement, through benchmarking, audit or research.
* Encourage the use of new nursing techniques that are based on current evidence.
* Assist in research projects in conjunction with Lead Nurse / Clinical Director and research nurses.
Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.
Given sometimes we receive a high volume of applications to work for us, please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed. Therefore, you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience. We always aim for continuous improvement in our practice.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
As a, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.Disability ConfidentLeader
If you are having difficulty completing an online application, or require any disability reasonable adjustments, to the application process, please contact [email protected]
We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.
The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details are shared with the recruiting manager. No equality information is shared at any time during the recruitment process with the recruiting manager or other people involved in the decision-making process.
The equality monitoring information you provide is used in the following situations: to review our recruitment practices; where a job is limited to a specific person to verify their eligibility to apply; and to offer disability reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.
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) .
Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click here to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
If this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 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.
Please note if applicable, applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.
If you have not already done so, you are therefore encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service to which a small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
Flexible Working
We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL. Changes made to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook mean that:
· All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.
· There is no limit on the number of requests they can make.
· Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason.
At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we will consider requests for flexible working. We would also encourage you to also discuss flexible working options at interview stage.
Working for Team MWL
Staff recognition is especially important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Employee of the month. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
The Trust is a non-smoking across all our sites. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action. For more information, see the Smoke Free NHS website
You must ensure that your application, including personal statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated and will check all applications against AI detection software.
Additional Information
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are We are KIND, We are OPEN, We are INCLUSIVE, which can be found here .
An applicant guide to help and support you with your application and what to expect during your recruitment journey can be accessed in the supporting documents.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL very soon.
Applicant requirements
warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered Nurse with current NMC Registration
* IV Drug Administration Certificate or Competencies
Desirable criteria
* Post-Registration Qualification in Critical Care
* Teaching & Assessing/Mentoring Qualification, or equivalent
* Management & Leadership Qualification
* ALS/ILS Qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
* Knowledge of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Procedures
* Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role
* Knowledge of current professional and clinical issues
* Knowledge and understanding of how audit may influence quality of patient care
* Evidence of quality improvement in patient care
* Substantial post registration experience in an Acute Hospital
Desirable criteria
* Experience in Critical Care Nursing
Skills
Essential criteria
* Excellent communication skills
* Excellent record management and organisational skills
* Excellent time management and prioritising skills
* Ability to negotiate and demonstrate a sound problem solving approach to work issues
Other
Essential criteria
* Flexible in working pattern
Documents
* Job Description (, 176.6)PDFKB
* Person Specification (, 224.6)PDFKB
* Risk ID (, 229.2)PDFKB
* Important information for candidates (, 128.6)PDFKB
* Helpful tips to complete your application form (, 1.2)PDFMB
* MWL Recruitment Journey (, 884.1)PDFKB
* Staff Benefits at MWL (, 5.6)PDFMB
Further details / informal visits contact
NameSusan FrodshamJob titleLead NurseEmail address [email protected]Telephone number0151 430 1581Additional information
Bev Riley
Practice Development Facilitator
01514301842
[email protected]
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