Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Ward 4C team at Whiston Hospital.
We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to provide leadership and expertise to ensure the provision of a high quality service to colorectal and general surgical patients.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to provide care in with the best practice, local, regional and national guidelines.
To act as a role model and expert practitioner.
To ensure the safe, efficient and effective management of the service within allocated resources.
Responsible for risk in relation to matters pertaining to Ward 4C.
To provide managerial and professional support to the Colorectal and General Surgery service and undertake delegated responsibility in the absence of the Matron.
The post holder will work within the framework of the NMC Code, other NMC guidance and Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies and Guidelines.
The post holder will have responsibility for both clinical staff and governance issues and continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and development of care plans and will ensure optimal standards of care on a 24 hour basis.
About us
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for detail description of main responsibilities.
Closing Date - 17th March 2025
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for detail description of main responsibilities.
Closing Date - 17th March 2025
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level RGN
- Evidence of on-going professional development or a relevant diploma
- Recognised teaching certificate - mentorship or ENB 998.
- ILS Certification
Desirable
- Leadership/Management qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Five years post registration experience
- At least two years as Band 6 in an acute environment
- Evidence of quality improvement in patient care
- Previous management experience i.e. patient case load / ward sister / specialist nurse.
- Awareness of how audit may influence quality of patient care
- Knowledge of and participation in audit
- Awareness, understanding and application of current evidence based practices
- Evidence of teaching and education experience
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate evidence of effective leadership qualities.
- Demonstrate ability to set and establish priorities
- Ability to negotiate and demonstrate a sound problem solving approach to work issues
- Evidence of 'Change Management'
- Ability to demonstrate commitment to Clinical Governance Agenda
Other
Essential
- Effective organisational skills; ability to prioritise and manage time effectively
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Professional role model
- Enthusiastic and motivated
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level RGN
- Evidence of on-going professional development or a relevant diploma
- Recognised teaching certificate - mentorship or ENB 998.
- ILS Certification
Desirable
- Leadership/Management qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Five years post registration experience
- At least two years as Band 6 in an acute environment
- Evidence of quality improvement in patient care
- Previous management experience i.e. patient case load / ward sister / specialist nurse.
- Awareness of how audit may influence quality of patient care
- Knowledge of and participation in audit
- Awareness, understanding and application of current evidence based practices
- Evidence of teaching and education experience
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate evidence of effective leadership qualities.
- Demonstrate ability to set and establish priorities
- Ability to negotiate and demonstrate a sound problem solving approach to work issues
- Evidence of 'Change Management'
- Ability to demonstrate commitment to Clinical Governance Agenda
Other
Essential
- Effective organisational skills; ability to prioritise and manage time effectively
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Professional role model
- Enthusiastic and motivated
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such 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.
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).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such 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.
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).
